Avlea Embroidery Kits

These Avlea Folk Embroidery kits help you take traditional folk embroidery and stitch it on any Folkwear pattern, garments, or household item you are making or already have! A hybrid between cross stitch and visible mending, the technique is easy to learn, and works up quickly. Great for personalizing your clothes and giving as gifts!

Each kit includes a 12x12" piece of 26ct waste fabric, DMC floss (8 yards each of 5 colors), a John James size 24 cross stitch needle, and complete instructions (kit does not include an item to embroider).

The Folk Flourish GARDEN kit is a delightful bouquet of floral and vine motifs from traditional folk embroidery sources. Worked in a fresh palette of greens, pinks, and warm blue, it includes 4 motifs and 6 borders.

The Folk Flourish GEOMETRICS kit features scrolls, knotwork, and geometric motifs from traditional folk embroidery sources. Worked in a fresh palette of greens, pinks, and warm blue, it includes 4 motifs and 6 borders.

The Folk Flouirsh WOODLANDS kit nature-themed group of motifs and borders from traditional folk embroidery sources featuring trees, birds, and deer. Worked in a woodsy palette of greens, copper, gold, and warm blue, it includes 3 motifs and 6 borders.

Suggested patterns and items to embroider: Frankly, just about any Folkwear pattern would be wonderful, but these come to mind as particularly good for adding these folk embroidery motifs: 102 French Cheesemakers Smock, 109 Little Folks, 110 Little Kittel, 148 Black Forest Smock, 117 Croatian Shirt, 126 Vests of Greece and Poland, 128 Russian Settler's Dress, 203 Edwardian Underthings, 223 A Lady's Chemise, 303 English Cottage Kitchen.  Also 146 Six Bags from Around the World.  Stitch on a cuff or collar or placket; add a border to a hem; or stitch a motif on a corner or edge or center of a garment.
Add this embroidery to any shirts, pants, shorts, bandanas and scarves, children's clothing, baby items (bibs, etc), tote bags, napkins, kitchen towels, etc. 

LEARN MORE:  How I used a kit to add embroidery to my Folkwear dress.