I've always loved crewel embroidery. It's sort of the textile version of paint-by-numbers, a little mindless, but also satisfying. Embroidering with wool makes for a quick project, although I started this one early in the pandemic, put it down, and just now finished it.
I think I bought this kit on EBay, it's from 2007. The heyday of crewel is probably the 1970s, but you can find plenty of vintage and new kits online.
After I finished my embroidery, I auditioned home dec fabrics for the back and for the front edges so I could size it up to fit a thrifted feather pillow I had.
I love how cheerful and bright it turned out, for now the pillow is on a chair in the living room.
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