The William Morris Society St Swithin Tea Cloth Hand-Embellished Cushion
Based on an original watercolour by May Morris from the William Morris Society archive, The St Swithin Tea Cloth Cushion has been worked in a colour palette in keeping with the Morris & Co. oeuvre to create a bold, fluid and dynamic design full of textural contrasts.
Our in-house design team have retained the essence of the original watercolour, with the background of the cushion mirroring the colour of the archival paper. The fluid foliage and floral shapes lend themselves perfectly to stitch - perhaps because May Morris was herself an accomplished embroiderer - and a rich interplay of textures is worked across the canvas in French knots, chain, scroll, heavy chain, pearl, stem and blanket stitch.
Backed with a luxurious dark terracotta velvet and finished with damask rose pink piping, this cushion coordinates perfectly with other designs across The William Morris Society range.
- Size approx. (inches): 25 x 11.5
- Size approx. (cms): 63.5 x 29
- Backed with dark terracotta velvet
- Piped in damask rose pink linen. Pure duck feather cushion included.
- Hand-embroidery on 100% linen. Dry clean only.
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The William Morris Society
William Morris was a revolutionary force in Victorian Britain. His work dramatically changed the fashions and ideologies of the era and he remains as influential and important today as he was in his own time.
The William Morris Society was founded in 1955 to share knowledge of the life and works of William Morris amongst our members and the wider public.
The Society is based in the Coach House of Kelmscott House, Hammersmith, Morris’s London home for the last eighteen years of his life and where there is now a charming museum and event space.
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“Stitching allows me to use a totally different part of my brain and personality. I can move away from the more difficult reflections and anxieties and feel creative and purposeful. This means I no longer feel that my life has come to a halt and that I am of no use to anyone else.”- Tom, FCW Stitcher -
