When you've finished your tapestry it's time for the next stage, the making up. Our team of skilled upholsterers can add the final flourish to your tapestry. We have three categories of fabric, all in upholstery weight: cotton, a wool mix, and velvet. Today we'll...
Hooray! You've finished your tapestry, so now it's time to have it made into a cushion. Before packing it up to post to the Jolly Red sewing team, here are a few reminders and suggestions: Check for missed stitches It's easy to miss stitches, particularly single 'dot'...
Our wool mix fabric provides a cosy and substantial backing for a cushion. It's hardwearing and has a slightly rustic feel. If you've finished a tapestry and need a sturdy and practical fabric for the backing, our woolly range may well be for you. We don't have as...
There are so many colours to choose from in our cotton fabrics. We stock many shades that have a 'faded bright' look to them, colours which work well with Jolly Red tapestry designs. We also have some lovely bright colours so if you're looking for a clean and crisp...
Hello tapestry friends! It's now really easy for you to order a Jolly Red printed tapestry canvas on its own (minus the wool). We have added a very smart 'Canvas Only' option for each kit on our website. Shown below is how the updated category pages on our website...
The summer months mark the official start of Christmas stocking season in our topsy-turvy tapestry world. We receive Jolly Redders' stitched Christmas stockings all year for our Making up Service, but from July onwards the pace really picks up. If you've just finished...
Hello tapestry friends! I have just returned from a wonderful trip to Guernsey in the Channel Islands and was delighted to be able to take my tapestry with me on the plane. When I say tapestry, I mean the canvas and wool, as well as the needle - and I took scissors...
Here at Jolly Red, we love tapestry frames and wouldn't stitch without one. Choosing the right size of tapestry frame can be confusing so we have some tips to help you if you're about to buy your first tapestry frame (for yourself or as a gift for a stitching friend...
Hello and welcome to our new Alphabet Garden tapestry. Teddy is a keen gardener and you'll often find him watering his plants or tending to his beehive. Everyone knows that bears like honey and this chap is no exception! Teddy is never short of company in the garden....
We all love robins, our favourite garden birds. Today we are delighted to bring you two new robin-themed tapestry kits. You can stitch them for Christmas, or take your time, relax, and enjoy stitching them through the autumn months and over the Christmas period. Last...
Relax and unwind with our new Indian Summer tapestry, perfect to stitch at home or to take with you on holiday. The bright flowers glow against their indigo blue background. Technical/canvas gauge Indian Summer is stitched on 10 holes per inch double thread canvas. We...
Spring is a busy time of year for stitchers who like to get a head start on their festive projects. If you'll be going on holiday or visiting friends and family a tapestry is the ideal project to accompany you on your adventures. Today we bring you two gorgeous new...
Spring is in the air and today we bring you fresh flowers! For your stitching delight we have a stunning new floral tapestry design in two very different colourways. Wildflower Meadow brings the sunshine in with its colourful flowers against a primrose yellow...
Our new Conkers tapestry kit will transport you to happy times of autumnal woodland walks, days with clear skies, bright sunshine, and crisp leaves underfoot. We moved from Bristol to South Somerset in the early 1990s and the village we were lucky enough to find...
Ding-a-ling! Sleigh Bells is the newest addition to our Christmas stocking tapestry kits. For those of you who like to keep count, Sleigh Bells is the ninth Christmas stocking in our range of 'slightly larger' Christmas stockings, the other size being a wee bit...
We have been so delighted with the response to our Apple Tree Wedding tapestry that we launched earlier this year that we have added a new colourway for you. Apple Season Wedding includes some adorable autumnal tweaks. Apple Tree Wedding was immediately popular...
Weddings are back for 2022 and love is in the air! We are thrilled to unveil our new wedding tapestry, Apple Tree Wedding, which joins Love Birds and Congratulations as a beautiful design to stitch for a romantic occasion. With our Apple Tree Wedding tapestry we've...
Grey Hearts is a Jolly Red tapestry that comes in regularly for our sewing ladies to make into a cushion. There are lots of different fabric options for your Grey Hearts tapestry if you've finished stitching one and are about to send it in to us for making up, so...
Hello! We're here today with an update about our Brighter Days Daffodils tapestry, a special design that we've created as a fundraiser for the people of Ukraine. We were keen to do something to help in however small a way but at first we weren't sure quite what to do....
...and Arts and Crafts Tiles! Today we'll take a look at some of the fabric options for Arts and Crafts Owls and its partner tapestry, Arts and Crafts Tiles. If you're about to send in a finished canvas for our Making up Service, it's hard to know which colour - or...
Dachshund Stripes is a fantastic new tapestry kit for lovers of the adorable diminutive dogs! Dachshunds are such popular dogs and when Janine, our in house sewing lady, bought herself a dachshund puppy it was inevitable that a dachshund tapestry would join our range...
Our A-Z Animals kits are fabulous not-too-big tapestries to stitch for a new arrival in your family. They also make wonderful christening gifts, and look great whether made into a cushion or framed as a picture, or made into a personalised book bag. Decisions,...
There's something magical about robins! These little birds are a cheery sight all year round in our gardens, especially at Christmas. We are delighted to present two festive robin tapestry kits, Jingle Bell Robins and Starry Sky Robin. These adorable designs are...
Hello, tapestry pals! Today we bring you a cheerful hen themed new tapestry to take you into spring, our new Lay A Little Egg kit. In the design hens and chicks scratch around in a sunny garden. There's a patchwork border of eggs and feathers, and a trio of little...
Christmas is very close now, and this year we need to be more organised than ever if posting gifts to friends or relatives. Our mail services are dealing with far higher volumes of parcels than they normally have, so please shop early if you can. Your local postie...
