The Illumintated Collection

Shop/SeasonalCollections&LimitedEditions At the base of cold medieval stone walls, moving along dark passages and through arched doorways, the air is heavy with the smell of old books, dying embers, and dark shadows. Skittering in the corners, are those mice…? Or perhaps they are the mythical creatures come to life, emerging from an illuminated manuscript left open on a long, wooden table and illustrated with mysteries of the centuries. Three colourways come together in the Illuminated Collection, inspired by the dark, academic shades of ancient scribes and the creatures they created – kelpies, gryphons, dragons – and infused with hints of gilt and mist, a sense of brooding, and lingering intrigue. In soft rose gilded with golds, deep amethyst tinged by oxblood, and gentle sage awash with emerald, these are glorious colours to delight you stitch by stitch.  Dyed on SpaceCadet Nebula (mohair/silk), Callisto (alpaca/silk/linen fingering), Celeste (merino fingering), Lyra (merino sp