{"product_id":"waitlist-hill-top-garden-embroidery-kit","title":"Waitlist for Hill Top Garden Embroidery Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘I do not remember a time when I did not try to invent pictures and make for myself a fairyland amongst the wildflowers, the animals, fungh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ei, mosses, woods and streams, all the thousand objects of the countryside.'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBeatrix Potter\u003c\/em\u003e Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 to 22 Dec. 1943) barely needs an introduction. Known and celebrated worldwide for her exquisitely illustrated children’s story books, featuring the likes of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck and Tom Kitten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e However there was so much more to this woman than her story books. This design is inspired by Beatrix's beloved home Hill Top Farm, Sawrey, in the Lake District, where she sought solace following the untimely death of her beloved publisher Norman Warne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Here she found peace and a chance to live life as she saw fit, the farm and contents becoming the subjects of many illustrations for her books. Her garden at Hill Top to me reflects all she lived for, with its lively, untamed cottage garden planting, creating a painting in foliage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The flowers are juxtaposed with the productive vegetable garden, all providing food for the artistic mind and for the body, mirroring Beatrix as a woman of intrinsic artistry and practicality. In this design, I have tried to capture the joy of this garden, working with delicate threads and soft wools and fabrics, on a base of silk organza pre-printed with my watercolour of Hill Top, echoing Beatrix’s love of this medium.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e She could draw with immense realism and detail but she also managed to create a delicate softness to her illustrations which is endlessly appealing. Hence my use of muted English wool tweeds and flannels, fine English crewel wools, delicate silks and needle-felted wool tops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The design includes iconic features from the Hill Top garden which also appeared in some of Beatrix’s famed illustrations: geraniums from ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’, and the green gate and rhubarb from ‘The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck’. The design composition is also inspired by a long case clock from Beatrix's collected treasures at Hill Top, and which was featured in illustrations for ‘The Tailor of Gloucester’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I love the way in which the border of the clock draws you into the scene in the painted dial behind, just as Beatrix’s illustrations draw you in to their story. Hence using a clock face border as a frame for my design, hoping that it will draw you in to her story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jennyadin-christieembroidery.com\/product\/2819\"\u003efretted brass surround\u003c\/a\u003e has been hand engraved by my friend Adam Mills, clockmaker, silversmith and hand-engraver. This was worked to my own design inspired by the original clock, depicting roses and strawberries, together with the Beatrix quote above and a sneaky bunny!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jennyadin-christieembroidery.com\/product\/wooden-box-to-fit-beatrix-potter-hill-top-garden-design\"\u003ewooden box\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jennyadin-christieembroidery.com\/product\/2819\"\u003eengraved surround\u003c\/a\u003e can be commissioned if required to display your finished embroidery. I do hope this embroidery will take you on a lovely journey into the world of Beatrix the woman; artist, illustrator, writer, gardener, farmer, conservationist, entrepreneur and down-to-earth countrywoman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jenny Adin-Christie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54363387101526,"sku":"KITBEATRIX","price":240.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1037\/5318\/7670\/files\/415-whole_a25aa271-d8d6-44c5-97c9-9dd45fae7b19.jpg?v=1782573984","url":"https:\/\/jennyadin-christieembroidery.com\/products\/waitlist-hill-top-garden-embroidery-kit","provider":"Jenny Adin-Christie Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}