It’s mid-July, the official start of Christmas stocking season in our topsy-turvy tapestry world. We receive Jolly Redders’ stitched stockings all year for our Making up Service, but from July onwards the pace really picks up. If you’ve just finished a festive masterpiece, the chan...
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Fabric choices for your Christmas stocking
July 11th 2020
Noah, Puppies, Santa and Dreaming
December 29th 2017
Now for a look at some of the smaller Christmas stockings that you’ve been busily stitching this year. We present a very happy gathering of Noah, Puppies, Santa and Dreaming Christmas stockings. First up, Puppies Christmas stocking, demonstrating that the name panel has plenty of space for a l...
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Choosing the right size tapestry frame
October 9th 2017
Ah, tapestry frames. The ‘Marmite’ topic of the stitching world! If you love them then you will already appreciate the benefits of using one, but if not…well, that’s fine too. We at Jolly Red are definitely in the ‘love’ camp. Today we have some tips to help you i...
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Service with a smile in Langport
January 14th 2017
Our Christmas Photo Competition finished at the end of December. In the competition we asked stitchers to send in a photograph of a completed or part-stitched Jolly Red tapestry, or a new kit if they were receiving their first kit as a Christmas gift. Some lovely pictures came our way, with Christma...
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Choosing a tapestry frame
June 12th 2016
Attention, please! We’ve spoken before about tapestry frames but as we receive calls and emails every week about tapestry frames we think a refresher course might be in order, to explain the different sizes. The frames that we sell are clip frames (hence the CF< clip frame). With these you ...
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