Halley’s Comet Embroidery Kit: Learn the stitches of the Bayeux Tapestry with this step-by-step kit & embroidery guide

Come to Peterborough Museum for a workshop on Bayeux stitch on 8th August. £55.
Learn how to embroidery Bayeux stitch with the Halley’s Comet kit from Yelling Tree Press

BRAND NEW EMBROIDERY KIT

Embroider a bespoke cushion, inspired by the comet on the Bayeux Tapestry, and learn the stitches of the Bayeux Tapestry with the Halley’s Comet step-by-step Embroidery Kit

£55 (includes UK p&p)

£60 (includes Rest of World shipping, but not tariffs. Please email yellingtreepress@gmail.com and we can advise)

Includes a selected palette of Appleton’s wool threads! embroidery needles, printed fabric, and step-by-step instructions in the embroidery kit guide booklet.

The Halley’s Comet kit is on pre-order & and will be posted from 5 August.

What’s included in the Halley’s Comet embroidery kit?

Learn how to do Bayeux stitch as used on the Bayeux Tapestry with the Halley’s Comet embroidery kit from Yelling Tree Press
Learn how to do Bayeux stitch as used on the Bayeux Tapestry

Everything you need to embroider a bespoke cushion cover (or wall art).

  • Printed fabric 70% cotton/30% linen
  • 8 skeins of Appleton’s crewel wool
  • 2 needles
  • Embroidery kit instruction booklet with detailed step-by-step instructions
  • A swatch piece of fabric for practice sewing

Cushion pad not included (fits a 40 x 40 cushion pad).

Bayeux stitch is economical with thread but with a glorious end result. Add it to your embroidery skill set with our Halley’s Comet kit!

Who is the embroidery kit aimed at?

Being a guided-creativity kit, it is suitable for many levels of embroidery enthusiast – novice … to stellar.
We’ve taken away the daunting prospect of the ‘blank canvas’, by providing a printed outline design, and we’ve included detailed instructions to help you learn the stitches and step by step instructions to help you complete the kit.

Find out more about the intention of the Yelling Tree Press kits here.

And find out about the Bayeux Tapestry inspiration behind the Halley’s Comet embroidery kit here

Buy embroidery kit

Halley’s Comet embroidery kit: £55 (includes UK p&p)

Halley’s Comet embroidery kit: £60 (includes Rest of World shipping, but not tariffs. Please email yellingtreepress@gmail.com and we can advise)

The Halley’s Comet kit is on pre-order & and will be posted from 5 August.

Come to Peterborough Museum for a workshop on Bayeux stitch on 8th August. £55.

Artist James Tovey has designed this Halley’s Comet embroidery kit using a palette of 8 Appleton’s yarns, and solely using Bayeux stitch, Stem stitch, and a little bit of Straight stitch.