101: Celebration Bowtie by Mike Parr CANCELLED
102: Dragonfly Opulence by Alison Cole FULL
Dragonfly Opulence is embroidered in stumpwork and goldwork in elegant navy and gold – worked in English gilt metal threads, specialty threads and antique beads on navy silk organza and silk dupion before being mounted on a Japanese tea canister. The kit includes all fabrics, threads, beads, wires and the tea canister – there are two different tea canisters to choose from Navy/Gold Fan design or Gold/Blue Cherry Blossom. The tin size is 7.3cm in diameter and 3.2cm high, not including the embroidery.
Technique: Stumpwork :: Skill Level: All Levels :: Pre-Work: None :: Size: 6cm x 7cm (not including the canister) :: Kit Cost: $60
103: Floral Broach by Kim Beamish CANCELLED
104: Furoshiki Wrapped Pin Cushion by Barbara Gilbert CANCELLED
105: We Remember II • Indigenous Beaded Poppy by Naomi Smith FULL
This raised beaded embroidered poppy will be worked on a heavy beading foundation of black deer hide and can be completed in class.
Technique: Raised Bead Embroidery :: Skill Level: All Levels :: Pre-Work: None :: Size: 2 1/4” x 2 1/4” :: Kit Cost: $58
106: Victorian Elegance by Kate Barlow
This pretty design has been inspired by a beautiful pair of ladies’ embroidered boots dating from the late 1800s. The design is stitched using stranded silk threads from Au Ver à Soie, which work beautifully set against the dark blue silk dupion ground. Satin and stem stitches are used to create the sinuous stems and tendrils, while the leaves and flowers are worked in long and short, split and trellis stitches.
Technique: Surface Embroidery :: Skill Level: All Levels :: Pre-Work: None :: Size: 6” x 3 1/2” :: Kit Cost: $70
