New! Hand Dyed Woven Wool
This high quality, hand dyed woven wool is made by Tonja of Blackberry Primitives in America.
These textiles are dyed by hand, lending to the creative process and variegation of the colour throughout the finished product.
Only natural dyes are used in the dying process, avoiding harmful chemicals and reducing environmental impact.
Wool Packs
Hand dyed woven wool packs are available for a selection of the designs for which I have produced patterns.
The wool is used for the applique, adding depth, interest and luxury to hand made textiles.
- x -Running In the Meadow Quilt Pattern - x -
Through tumbling leaves and grassy meadows full of flowers, the hares run.
This beautiful design was inspired by my love of the countryside, botanicals and the seasons that offer us an ever changing landscape.
This project is whimsical, folksy and primitive in design, and incorporates my love of mixing different fabric types and hand stitching techniques.
I use a mixture of cottons and hand dyed woven wool, and include my favourite past times of hand appliqué, embroidery and English paper piecing.
Finished size 40 x 46 inches.
- NEW 2026 - Lapboard and Stitching Accessories
This beautiful design features my favourite Hare and Daisy design, complete with some Englsh Paper Piecing and Embroidery.
This Lapboard has become an essential tool for my stitching; it acts a t table when seated away from a table and keeps the tools and stitching together on one surface so it can easily be moved around. It is also very
useful for taking to workshops as it also acts a portable ironing board.
The matching 'Large Pincushion' and 'Mini Pincushion Scissor Fob' complete the usefulness of this useful and pretty collection.
Full templates and instructions are given on how to make each object, including template transfer from pattern to fabric, Applique and English Paper Piecing.
Lapboard Finished Size 17 x 13 inches
Large Pincushion Finished Size 7 x 5½ inches
Mini Pincushion Scissor Fob 2½ x 2½ inches
-NEW 2026 -A Pocket Bag: The Journey from Coast to Country
This was an exclusive design for the Blackberry Primitives Retreat in 2025.
A 17th Century Pocket design combined with a more modern bag design to carry about you a purse, a thimble, a pincushion, a pencil and a pair of scissors or a phone! There are two openings and the strap is adjustable; to hang from your shoulder as a bag or to tie around your waist as a traditional pocket.
The Design Story:
It is springtime in England; nature wakens from its sleep, birds sing, and flowers begin to bloom. During this season of hope and optimism, we travel from the rugged cliffs overlooking the Atlantic and quaint fishing harbours, to the rolling hills of the English Countryside.
The Pattern:
Includes detailed instructions and templates for making the pocket, and the techniques used which include English Paper Piecing, Applique and Embroidery.
- x - Autumn & Halloween Stitching - x -
The Crow & The Hare in The Pumpkin Patch
The Crow & The Hare in The Pumpkin Patch
The Crow & The Hare in The Pumpkin Patch
Pincushion, Scissor Fob and Needle Minder.
The Crow sits proudly on the generous pumpkin pincushion holding his acorn, whilst the Hare runs around the spool through the Pumpkin Patch. The mini spell book scissor fob will mind your needles.
The pattern will include all elements to this design, and if you do not have an old spool the Hare running through the Pumpkin Patch can be used as a mat on which to sit your Crow and Pumpkin. There are many creative opportunities to incorporate all elements of this design.
The design includes applique, embroidery and English paper piecing, and full instructions.
The pattern is available as a Paper copy and Digital PDF Download
Halloween 31st Oct Pillow
This Halloween counted cross stitch pillow is one of a new collection of small celebration pillows, perfect to display in the Autumn and at Halloween.
The hare and the cat sit next to the cauldron making their pumpkin brew. It is a primitive and whimsical design and uses warm autumnal overdyed embroidery threads.
The model is stitched on 36 count and is approximately 4 x 4 inches in size, with a stitch count of 59 x 59.
The pattern contains the full Counted Cross Stitch chart and finishing instructions.
New Release Coming September
As we enter the last month of Summer, it is still very hot here in England and the sun is shining, but I know many of us are starting to look towards our Autumn sewing projects.
This project bag pattern was an exclusive for the Whitchurch Silk Mill Autumn Retreat last year. It is a mixture of techniques including appliqué, embroidery and some English Paper Piecing.
The Georgian Silk Mill sits proudly on the front amongst Hares, Pumpkins, Acorns and Mulberries. For the cross stitch lovers among you, the design carries a sampler theme.
It will be available in my Etsy store WillowHareStitching from 1st September!
I hope you will enjoy stitching this as much as I enjoyed designing it
Becky - x -
- x - Christmas Stitching - x -
Two Christmas Patterns
Each pattern for these design contains detailed instructions on the techniques used, and construction. They contain a requirements list, which specifies products and colours used in my original design, and I have included photographs of the original design for reference. The patterns contain templates and pattern transfer instructions..
If you would like to purchase these patterns, you can find them in my Etsy shop by clicking the button below
The Holly, The Ivy and The Hare Quilt
This design was inspired by my love of the countryside, and collecting berries and foliage to make my Christmas wreath, one of my favourite past times, and very nostalgic.
Finished size 14 x 17 inches.
The Giving of Holly & Mistletoe Primitive Christmas Decorations
This is a small stitching project perfect for the festive season. It is whimsical, folksy and primitive in design. Two hares hold a either a sprig of Holly or Mistletoe. When hung together they give each other a festive botanical gift for the season. They can be hung on a Christmas Tree, on a Christmas Wreath, sit on a mantle, shelf or the Christmas dinner table.
The two Hare decorations are each approximately 4 inches long.
Hand Dyed Woven Wool
Hand dyed woven wool packs for the quilt or individual Fat Sixteenths (approx 9 x 11 inches) are now available to purchase in my Etsy shop.
I use the wool for my wool applique pieces in my designs. This high quality, hand dyed wool is made by Tonja of Blackberry Primitives in America. These textiles are dyed by hand, lending to the creative process and variegation of the colour throughout the finished product.
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Cross Stitch Designs by Willow and Hare Stitching
Jane Austen House: Birthday Celebration Pillow
Cross Stitch Jane Austen's House with her Birth Date and complete as a Pillow with Diamond English Paper Piecing.
Located in small rural village of Chawton, England, this inspiring Hampshire cottage is where Jane Austen lived for the last eight years of her life. Here genius flourished and she wrote, revised and had published all six of her globally beloved novels; Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.
The pattern contains the full Counted Cross Stitch Chart, instructions and a Guide to English Paper Piecing.
Finished size approx. 4x4 inches
Halloween Oct 31 Celebration Pillow
This Halloween counted cross stitch pillow is one of a new collection of small celebration pillows, perfect to display in the Autumn and at Halloween.
The hare and the cat sit next to the cauldron making their pumpkin brew. It is a primitive and whimsical design and uses warm autumnal overdyed embroidery threads.
The model is stitched on 36 count and is approximately 4 x 4 inches in size, with a stitch count of 59 x 59.
The pattern contains the full Counted Cross Stitch chart and finishing instructions.
Christmas Dec 25 Celebration Pillow
Christmas Dec 25 Celebration Pillow
This Christmas counted cross stitch pillow is one of a new collection of small celebration pillows, perfect to display in the Winter and at Christmas.
The two hares sit next to a pretty vase of holly. It is a primitive and whimsical design and uses warm festive overdyed embroidery threads.
The model is stitched on 36 count and is approximately 4 x 4 inches in size, with a stitch count of 59 x 66.
The pattern contains the full Counted Cross Stitch chart and finishing instructions.