Platinum Jubilee hoop embroidery from my Cotton Clara Hoop Club Box 21. The subscription box contained two hoops projects, an embroidery sampler featuring hearts, and the Platinum Jubilee hoop embroidery. I really liked the Platinum Jubilee hoop. I was pretty restrained with the amount of money I spent on Jubilee memorabilia and ended up with a lovely souvenir tin from M&S and a limited edition tin of Tate & Lyle’s Golden Syrup which I couldn’t resist. After the contents are consumed I can re-use both to store sewing notions and pens, so nothing will be wasted. We had a lot of fun with our Platinum Jubilee crafts, our pup even won the local dog dressing up competition with his homemade London bus outfit!

Platinum Jubilee hoop embroidery

The subscription kit contained the pre-printed fabric panel, wooden hoop and embroidery threads.

The stitches were quite simple – just back stitch and split back stitch. I didn’t make much progress in the run up to the Jubilee weekend as we were away.

But I was able to finish it this week. I followed the colour guide although I was tempted to swap the pink of the crown to purple, being the traditional colour of the monarchy. Did you know Elizabeth I forbade anyone except close family from wearing purple!

I finished the souvenir Platinum Jubilee hoop embroidery last night and will enjoy it for a week or two before putting it away. The subscription box also contained a sweet heart sampler but I’m going to keep it until February as it looks like a fun seasonal project.