Persephone's Promise

Hand-Stitched Embroidery
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This beautiful piece of hand stitched embroidery pays homage to the tale of Persephone and the pomegranate.

Featuring vibrant pomegranate flowers and leaves stitched on black fabric, this is a really eye-catching design. The pomegranate symbolises fertility and rebirth. In this deisgn, the flowers have been embellished with sparkling red glass beads to resemble the luscious seeds of the legendary underworld fruit.

Measuring 17.5cm x 12.5cm (outer frame: 19cm x 14cm).

Complete with a wool felt backing, it is ready to be displayed.

You can read more about Persephone in the 'more details' section below.

More Details

Do you know the story of Persephone?
In Greek mythology, Persephone, the daughter of Demeter (goddess of agriculture), was abducted by Pluto and taken to Hades, the underworld. Demeter's anger left the earth barren...no crops grew, no plants blossomed.

To restore the earth's life, Zeus ordered Pluto to return Persephone to the upper world. Pluto agreed, but before releasing Persephone he made her eat a pomegranate seed. This bound her to the underworld for four months of the year, while spending the other eight months with her mother in the upper world.

This myth explains the cycle of the seasons, with Perspehone's time in the underworld symbolising winter and her return to earth representing spring's renewal.

Key Features

* Hand-stitched pomegranate design.
* Glass beads for depth and impact.
* Framed and ready to hang.

Dimensions

Finished embroidery measures 17.5cm x 12.5cm
Outer frame: 19cm x 14cm

Colour

Vibrant greens, deep reds, delicate peach and light brown against a black fabric. Finished with glistening red glass beads.

Care

* Display away from direct sunlight to prevent colour fading.
* Dust gently with a soft, dry cloth or a clean, soft paintbrush.

Frame

Framed in an oval hoop frame with a dark wood grain effect.

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Packaging and products that are kind to the environment.

Packaging

All of the mailing boxes we use can be re-used or recycled.

Tissue paper and stickers can either be recycled or even composted. The tissue paper is logo free so feel free to re-use it for another gift.

Glassine bags can be re-used.

Embroidery & Art

The items we make are intended to last a long time, so that you can enjoy them for many years.

All pictures are mounted on cotton rag paper, and our instruction booklets are made from combinations of recycled materials, FSC certified paper, or by-products of other processes.

Gift Wrap & Fabric

Gift wrap paper is printed on recycled paper using vegetable oils. Ribbon is washable and re-usable.

The fabric bags are either made from leftover fabric from other projects or printed to order using water-based inks.