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EXAMPLE
OF A NEEDLE PAINTING KIT
My
kits come with an Instruction Booklet
approximately 12 - 24 pages long and with approximately 20
- 50 diagrams
depending on the difficulty of the embroidery.
The instructions are very comprehensive and are intended to guide any
level of stitcher through the embroidery with out external help. I
try to include the answers to all the common questions and problems
that have been encountered in this technique.
The
kits also include a piece of fabric
with the design hand drawn, needle and a range
of DMC floss's that are numbered on a floss template so you
do not have to guess which colour you need to use.
Opposite
and below are examples of diagrams that you will see when you
purchase one of the needle painting kits.
The
diagrams shown are from a kit I made up of Greize the cat, who is
owned by my friend Pauline Garratt. Greize had recently passed away
and Pauline wanted to work an embroidery of Greize in her memory.
For
each stage of the embroidery there are diagrams and clear
instructions to work the stage, explaining the stitch used and a
diagram of that stitch process. Typical stitches used in a needle
painting kit are long and short stitch, split stitch and satin stitch i.e.
Stage 1.
Stage
1. is of one of the feet. A split stitch line has been worked around
the foot, further explanation of why a split stitch line is used in
the embroidery is explained in each kit. The diagrams above shows
stage 1. broken down into simple diagrams to show the stitch process
of the foot.
Stage 2, 3, 5
and 6.
Clear
diagrams of the method of working the long and short stitch are
shown in the diagrams of the stages above. From these diagrams the
embroiderer can see the direction in which the stitches should be
worked and how the long and short stitch splits the stitches of the
previous rows.
Stage 7.
Even
small areas such as the ears have diagrams and instructions to guide
you through the area.
The
kit I made of Greize has a 10 page instruction booklet with about 30
diagrams covering the different stages of the embroidery.
The
booklet guides the embroiderer through many aspects of needle
painting, a few of the important aspects are detailed below:
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The
proper way of starting and ending threads.
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Instructions
to guide you through the embroidery in a certain order to create a 3-dimensional
picture.
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How
to work long and short stitch so that the stitches blend beautifully
creating a realistic picture.
The
kit of Greize consists of the detailed instruction booklet and the
fabric with Grieze drawn on and a suggested range of DMC or Anchor
embroidery floss.
I
am offering free correspondence and free on going critique for all
my embroidery kits, for more details go to - Free
on going critique.
EMBROIDERY SIZE
Most
of my needle painting designs are between 3 inches and 6 inches wide
or high. The embroidery is worked with one strand of floss and can
take many hours to embroider so it is best to keep the designs small.
KIT CONTENTS
Instruction
Booklet
•
Piece
of 100% Cotton Fabric With the Design Hand Drawn on
•
No.
10 Crewel Embroidery Needle
•
Range
of DMC or Anchor floss to embroider the design or a suggested range
of DMC or Anchor floss that can be used to embroider the design
KIT COST
Sorry I am not taking any custom kit orders at present
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