{"title":"Needlewoman Catalogue 1966 Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eA few weeks ago a lovely person, D, alerted me to a piece of Nordiska history that I had not seen before: it was a 1966 catalogue for Needlewoman Shop, Nordiska's flagship retailer in the UK. This much loved store on Regent Street in London presented and shipped out Nordiska kits to UK embroiderers for many years. \u003cbr\u003eWe had collected all the other catalogues, but this one was missing, until now. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis catalogue showed that Woodland Deer and Yellow Sparrows were sold in the UK at the same time as Apple Tree, Sunflowers, Summer Joy and the others.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly one of these kits were missing from our own collection: the Blue Birds. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original 1960s Blue Birds was found in Sweden just days after the catalogue discovery. Today we have it in Bristol and now it's here to ship out, 60 years after this catalogue was first available in the UK. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI've added this collection today to show how these kits were presented in the 60s: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSunflowers, Apple Tree, Enchantment (the blue birds), Bouquet, Reindeer (Woodland Deer), Yellow Sparrows are ready to ship: there are just a few kits per design in stock until more fabric arrives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoves, Jungfruburen and Summer Joy we'll work on and have ready for the summer season. Welcome to send an email if you are interested in these kits, \u003cbr\u003eor check back in May\/June when we hope to have more ready. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blue-birds","title":"Enchantment \/ Blue Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e”Enchantement” \/ The Needlewoman Shop Catalogue from 1966. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003edesigner: Ingrid Bjernefors-Dahlman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded in this kit:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% linen panel, 50 x 50 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7 colours of linen thread and a chenille needle\u003cbr\u003eAn archive poster in A4 with a stitch card on the reverse\u003cbr\u003eA card with a brief history of the pattern origins. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe pattern measures circa 24 x 32 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLots of fun stitches are noted for this pattern: \u003cbr\u003eSatin stitch, stem stitch, split stitch, lazy daisy, y stitch, couching stitch, twisted chain stitch, long and short stitch, cross stitch and French knots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe poster is a facsimile of the 1960’s instructional sheet, with a detailed drawing showing the colours and stitches used in the 60’s. We add a colour copy of the 60s original too. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you'd like the original 1960s linen to embroider with, just select an additional \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Studio Flax","offers":[{"title":"Favourite Linen","offer_id":57218981757308,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Dark Blue Linen","offer_id":57218981790076,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0094\/3561\/1241\/files\/4A84E737-E8C4-4E7D-AE81-78FE957F1BFC.jpg?v=1777920264"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0094\/3561\/1241\/collections\/C2AAC55C-F7E0-43FF-A7AE-C7B22B51F63B.jpg?v=1777920047","url":"https:\/\/studioflax.co.uk\/collections\/needlewoman-catalogue-1966-collection.oembed","provider":"Studio Flax","version":"1.0","type":"link"}