Vintage Coat of Arms Lion Eagle Linen Needle Textile 1969 Crewel Erica Wilson

Description

A completed Crewel work(unframed but tacked into wood frame) Vibrant colors red, blue, yellow, black and gray. Rampart Lion and … more A completed Crewel work(unframed but tacked into wood frame) Vibrant colors red, blue, yellow, black and gray. Rampart Lion and Eagle on coat of arms.


This was a textile "kit sold" sold by Erica Wilson. The person who completed it is unknown.

Kit Maker-Erica Wilson Coat Of Arms Shield 10 x 12 Linen
100% Wool Crewel
circa 1969

MORE INFO- Erica Wilson (1928-2011) was arguably the most successful embroidery designer, teacher, and entrepreneur in America during the second half of the 20th century. Her highly successful business included books, kits, a television program, and retail shops. Erica’s presence as the expert on all things needlework was larger than life, and her embroidery designs were well suited to the sensibilities of the 1960s, ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s.

Erica Wilson: A Life in Stitches delves into the life and work of the “Julia Child of needlework.” Wilson’s successful 1970s television program that taught needlework was one component of business ventures that included embroidery kits, books, newspaper and magazine columns, public appearances, and a store bearing her name on New York’s Madison Avenue. less