Cottages on the Green, Cavendish

300 X 210 stitches

Cavendish is situated in West Suffolk, and this group of old thatched, pink-washed almshouses on the village green is featured in most books about English scenes. The pink was originally made by mixing pigs blood with the whitewash!

Ferryboat Inn, Felixstowe Ferry

205 X 126 stitches

Felixstowe Ferry is situated at the mouth of the beautiful River Deben in East Suffolk. Well known amongst yachtsmen, the hamlet is still the base for local fishermen and boatbuilders. The combination of an extremely strong ebb-tide. very steeply shelved beach, and a constantly shifting sandbar across the mouth of the river often results in disaster for the unwary.

200 X 140 stitches

Made famous by John Constable, whose father owned Flatford Mill, Willi Lott was a miller employed by the family. The cottage also features in Constable`s most famous painting - "The Haywain".

Church of St. Peter & St Paul, Old Felixstowe

255 X 159 stitches

With Saxon origins, this old church has been much added to over the centuries, resulting in a pleasing mellowed patchwork effect caused by the different building materials used in various repairs.

Butt & Oyster Inn, Pin-Mill

251 X 179 stitches

The Butt and Oyster Inn has seen many changes over the years. PinMill was the haunt of smugglers, and is well known in the tale of Margaret Catchpole, the lover of Will Laud, one of the said smugglers. My Grandmother was born in Pin Mill, one of the boatbuilding family who still maintain a boatyard there. Another Hamlet wellknown amongst yachtsmen. The old barges were once very common visitors too.

150 X 200 stitches

Situated on Market Hill, Woodbridge, the Shire hall has led a long and distinguished career since the late fifteenth/early sixteenth centuries. Originally a market hall, until recently a courthouse, and now a museum.

Kersey Village Street and Watersplash

276 X 156 stitches

Kersey is one of our old "Wool Towns". You can always tell a Wool Town by the splendour of it`s church, financed by the old wool merchants. Another much photographed and painted scene, this design was developed from a water-colour by a local artist and architect, Derek Woodley, A.I.B.A. As well as having to negotiate the watersplash, you have to avoid the ducks who are always about!

"Kersey" is also a type of cloth, made from wool and linen, used a lot in the Middle ages. The blue flax fields studded with scarlet poppies are a beautiful sight in early summer.