Knepp Turtle Doves Hand Embellished Cushion
Bring a piece of Knepp's wildlife into your home with this exquisitely hand-embellished turtle doves cushion. This original illustration features a pair of turtle doves balanced on the branch of an oak tree, with delicate hand stitches picking out the birds' plumage.
This hand-embellished cushion is part of our Knepp Rewilding collection, imagined by Knepp's design lead, Lia Brazier, and stitched in prison by Fine Cell Work stitchers.
The Knepp Rewilding Project in Sussex was co-founded by the pioneering Isabella Tree, the daughter of Fine Cell Work's founder Lady Anne Tree, and the collection, inspired by the creatures roaming the estate, celebrates our rich history together. Turtle doves are just one of the endangered species now thriving in Knepp’s estate, which is home to more than a quarter of the UK’s 80 turtle dove territories.
Made from fabrics generously donated to Fine Cell Work, the Turtle Doves Cushion is hand-embellished in shades of soft blue, vibrant copper and antique violet, backed with a grey organic cotton, and piped with a denim blue trim.
See the full range in collaboration with Knepp, and pair your Turtle Doves with our Beaver and Stork designs.
• Size (inches): 20x20
• Size (cms): 51x51
• Hand-embellished, Global Organic Textile Standard-certified organic cotton.
• Feather cushion included. Dry clean only.
UK delivery starts at £2 and is completely free for orders over £200.
We also offer international delivery.
We hope you'll be delighted by your new Fine Cell Work items, but just in case you're not, there are several circumstances in which we will refund your purchase, subject to the item being returned within 30 days of receipt.
Knepp Rewilding
Fine Cell Work and Knepp are threaded together through family legacy and vision. The revolutionary Knepp rewilding project, a 3,500-acre estate in Sussex, was co-founded by Isabella Tree, the daughter of Fine Cell Work’s founder, Lady Anne Tree.
Inspired by Knepp’s extraordinary rebounding wildlife and stitched by hand in UK prisons, the collaboration features original illustrations by Knepp's designer, Lia Brazier. Represented in the collection are species which play a vital part in the rewilding project at Knepp: beavers, white storks, turtle doves and Exmoor ponies.
The collection is available exclusively from Knepp's Wilding Kitchen & Shop, and the Fine Cell Work website.
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