Our Embroidery Studio feels very privileged to be able to work on inspiring and exceptional pieces of embroidered art.  A recent piece worked on by our expert embroiderers was an extraordinary hand embroidered town scene.

Our customer caught the embroidery bug early at the age of 12 when she was gifted her first Cross Stitch kit by her mother.  Upon seeing the Sunbury Millennium Embroidery, on display in The Sunbury Embroidery Gallery, this talented self-taught embroiderer decided to create her own scene, inspired by her home town of Teddington in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

The beautiful scene features many local landmarks including Teddington Hockey Club and the Bushy Park Run, alongside many personal details, including family members.  One very special figure that has been lovingly stitched is the embroiderer’s mother, holding her grandson. Her grandson was born at the start of April 2020, but embroidered into the scene before she actually met him due to the government’s pandemic restrictions at the time.

The building facades have been accurately reimagined from drawings created by her father, who was an architect and would send the drawings to her whilst she was studying at university. There are a number of subtle touches, including the initials of local authors in front of the library and a tiny physics logo amongst the daffodils to represent the National Physical Laboratory, to name a few. The National Physical Laboratory is the national measurement standards laboratory for the United Kingdom and based in Teddington.

Our Embroidery Studio was captivated by the piece and, upon looking closely, the expert team has really enjoyed spotting features they recognise locally and were awestruck by the wonderful use of mixed stitches to bring these different elements to life.

It took the customer ten years to bring this composition to life and every ounce of time and love radiate from every single stitch. On completion of the embroidery, our Embroidery Studio was commissioned to mount the piece ready for framing. We began by adding fabric extensions around the edges, so that the piece could be mounted on an acid free conservation grade mount board.

This piece captures so many significant details and will serve as a poignant reminder of a moment in our living history for many future generations to come. We hope you enjoy reading the story and seeing the piece, and find it as inspiring as we have.

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