WHATS NEW? Please find below the newest embroidery kits and embroidery merchandise on my website. New items will remain on this page for 3 months. New Merchandise:  Goldwork/Snipping Scissors  |  Thread Spool Holder  |  Rectractable Clip-On Scissors Holders Antique Laying Tool  |  Rosewood Handle Stiletto  |  Lizerine  |  Copper Standard Lurex Thread No. 371 Kreinik Holographic #4 Braids  |  Kreinik Gold 1/8th of an inch Ribbon New Kits:  Jack Rabbit Needle Painting Kit  |  Goldwork Still Life Kit You can also view the new embroideries that I will be teaching at up coming National Seminars for the Embroiderers Guild of America and the Embroiderers Guild of Canada. Upcoming National Seminar Embroidery Classes: Goldwork Tulip  |  Wild Rabbit  |  Blue Bonnet Flower Eastern Blue Bird on Blossom Branch  |  Goldwork Or Nue Peacock Feather   View Shopping Cart  |  Home Page!

Jack Rabbit Close of the Face Click on images for enlargements

JACK RABBIT - NEEDLE PAINTING Added 1st July 2010 The Jack Rabbit is an intermediate to advanced needle painting technique. For a complete explanation of the technique and relative difficulty of the embroidery Click Here!. The Jack Rabbit has detailed instructions and lots of diagrams to guide your through the embroidery. The fabric comes with the design hand drawn on so there are no worries about transferring the design and the threads come wrapped on long floss bobbins and numbered so you know exactly which colour to use. Working the embroidery: The Jack Rabbit is worked in a single strand of DMC embroidery floss in the needle at one time, embroidering the design in straight stitches. These stitches are either long and short or are all the same length but alternate in positions so that the colours blend together. I recommend working the Baby Burrowing Owl or Red Fox embroidery first to gain some experience in the long and short technique. The result will be a better looking Jack Rabbit.  If you have any questions as you are working the embroidery you can email me at any time and I will be happy to help you. I am offering free on going critique for this kit, for more details go to - Free on going critique. EMBROIDERY SIZE Height: 5 inches (12 1/2 cm)     Width: 3 ½ inches (8 3/4 cm) KIT CONTENTS Instruction Booklet  |  A range of 28 different coloured DMC embroidery floss  |  No. 10  embroidery needle  |  A piece of 100% cotton fabric 11 inches square (28 cm square) with design hand drawn on the fabric. KIT COST Jack Rabbit Needle Painting Kit: $52.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart You can purchase an extra piece of fabric with the Jack Rabbit design drawn on which you can use to practice the long and short stitch. Sold with kit purchase only. Extra Piece of Fabric with the Jack Rabbit Design: $12.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart I recommend stretcher bar frames to work Needle Painting in as you can get excellent tension on all four sides of the embroidery resulting in smoother stitches. For information about the frames visit my Embroidery Frames webpage. (Parcel Mail costs apply to stretcher bar frames). 10 Inch Stretcher Bar Frame and Thumb Tacks: $15.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart All Needle Painting kits come with one No. 10 embroidery needle. As these fine embroidery needles can be difficult to come I have given you the option to order extra needles below. Packet of 15 Crewel Embroidery Needles Size 10: $2.50 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart Packet of 3 Metal Top Wire Needle Threaders: $1.39 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

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GOLDWORK STILL LIFE Added 1st July 2010 The Still Life is an intermediate metal thread and silk shading technique. The instructions are detailed with lots of diagrams. The fabric and felt padding comes with the design hand drawn on so there are no worries about transferring the design. Working the embroidery: The grapes, cherries and leaves are worked in satin stitch and stem stitch using Au Ver a Soie Silk threads. The body of the pineapple is padded with felt and then worked over with Japan threads, pearl purl, spangles and milliary wire. The leaves of the pineapple are padded with crochet cotton and worked over with smooth and bright check purl gold beads. I am offering free correspondence and free on going critique for this kit, for more details go to - Free on going critique. EMBROIDERY SIZE Height: 4 ¾ inches (11 ¾ cm)     Width: 4 ¾ inches (11 ¾ cm) KIT CONTENTS Instruction Booklet  |  Off white silk fabric with the design hand drawn on 12 inch by 12 inch (30 cm by 30 cm)  |  Muslin fabric  |  Felt with the design hand drawn on  |  1 Reel of polyester sewing thread  |  A range of metal embroidery threads  |  24 shades of Au Ver a Soie silk embroidery floss  |  2  No. 10 embroidery needles  |  1  No. 18 chenille needle  |  1 Curved Needle I recommend that you have a pair of tweezers to work the goldwork embroidery, I have excellent fine pointed tweezers that can be purchased below in Tools. KIT: TYPE OF METAL AND FABRIC COLOUR Still Life Kit with Gold 2% Threads: $95.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart Still Life Kit with Gilt Threads: $80.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart TOOLS TO WORK THE STILL LIFE EMBROIDERY Stainless Steel Tweezers with Precision Tips - Important tool for bending and positioning metal threads: $5.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart Goldwork and Beading Pad 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch: $2.50 Canadian Dollars Quantity: Colour: Pink View Cart Beeswax - To wax and strengthen sewing thread: $1.50 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart 10 Inch Stretcher Bar Frame and Thumb Tacks: $15.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

Goldwork Tulip Click on Image for Enlargement

GOLDWORK TULIP The embroidery is worked in the technique of Goldwork. Areas of the embroidery are padded with felt and crochet cotton. The embroidery is worked in a range of gold threads which are sewn down over the padding so that a dimensional embroidery is created. Click Here to see work in progress pictures of the Tulip. I will be teaching the Goldwork Tulip at EGA Seminar, May 2010, Stitching on the Barbary Coast in San Francisco, California, USA as a two day class. Registration forms available on the EGA Website. Dates of class September 9th and 10th 2010. Kit will be available after December 11th 2010 EMBROIDERY SIZE Height: 7 1/2 inches (18 3/ 4 cm)     Width: 3 3/4 inches (9 1/2 cm) PREPARATION TIME Tracing the design, prick and pounce method of transfer, and placing the fabric into the stretcher bar frame: 1 hour EMBROIDERY TIME 48 hours BACKGROUND FABRIC USED Dark Green Cotton Velveteen Fabric and Yellow Felt THREADS USED Burnished Gold No. 7 Japan Thread, No. 1 /12 Twist, Fine Rococco, Super Pearl Purl, No. 1 Pearl Purl, Spangles, No. 7 Rough Purl, No. 7 Smooth Purl, 6 Shades of Au Ver A Soie Silk Threads, Yellow Polyester Sewing Thread.

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WILD RABBIT - NEEDLE PAINTING The Wild Rabbit is worked in the method of needle painting which is the blending of straight long and short stitches using different shades of DMC floss. Click Here to see work in progress pictures of the Jack Rabbit. I be teaching the Wild Rabbit at EGA Seminar, September 2010, Stitching on the Barbary Coast in San Francisco, California, USA as a two day class. Registration forms available on the EGA Website. Dates of class: September 6th and 7th 2010. Kit will be available after December 11th 2010 EMBROIDERY SIZE Height: 5 3/4 inches (14 cm)     Width: 4 1/4 inches (10 3/4 cm) PREPARATION TIME Tracing the design, prick and pounce method of transfer, drawing on the design and placing the fabric into the stretcher bar frame: 2 hours EMBROIDERY TIME 32 hours BACKGROUND FABRIC USED Smooth good quality 100% cotton muslin Fabric: Southern Belle THREADS USED 15 shades of DMC embroidery floss, using one strand in the needle at one time. Gutterman's 100% Cotton Thread for Whiskers.

Blue Bonnet Close up of the Flowers Close up of the Leaves Click on Images for Enlargements

BLUE BONNET The blue bonnet is worked in the method of needle painting which is the blending of straight long and short stitches using different shades of DMC floss. The embroidery is worked on a off white muslin fabric in a 9 inch by 9 inch stretcher bar frame. The fabric is pinned onto the stretcher bar frame so that it is drum tight. I will be teaching the Blue Bonnet flower at the "Blue Bonnet Studio Time" Needle Arts Retreat set for February 19-22 2011. The retreat will be held at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa, 575 Hyatt Lost Pines Road, Lost Pines, Texas.  The Blue Bonnet embroidery will be a two day class for intermediate to advanced embroiderers. Registration forms will be available on the Blue Bonnet Studio Website No date for kit release yet. EMBROIDERY SIZE Height: 6 1/4 inches (15 1/2 cm)     Width: 3 1/2 inches (8 3/4 cm) PREPARATION TIME Tracing the design, prick and pounce method of transfer, drawing on the design and placing the fabric into the stretcher bar frame: 2 hours EMBROIDERY TIME 56 hours BACKGROUND FABRIC USED Smooth good quality 100% cotton muslin Fabric: Southern Belle THREADS USED 24 shades of DMC embroidery floss, using one strand in the needle at one time.

Eastern Blue Bird on Blossom Branch Close up of the Head Click on images for enlargements

EASTERN BLUE BIRD ON BLOSSOM BRANCH - NEEDLE PAINTING The Eastern Blue Bird on Blossom Branch is worked in the method of needle painting which is the blending of straight long and short stitches using different shades of DMC floss. Click Here to see work in progress pictures of the Eastern Blue Bird. The embroidery is worked on a off white muslin fabric in a 9 inch by 9 inch stretcher bar frame. The fabric is pinned onto the stretcher bar frame so that it is drum tight. I will be teaching the Eastern Blue Bird at the EAC Seminar, 2nd of May to the 7th of May 2011 Strait Stitches A Maritime Event in Sackville, New Brunswick Canada as a two day class. Registration forms will be available on the EAC Website. No date for kit release yet. EMBROIDERY SIZE Height: 3 inches (7 1/2 cm)     Width: 3 1/4 inches (8 cm) PREPARATION TIME Tracing the design, prick and pounce method of transfer, drawing on the design and placing the fabric into the stretcher bar frame: 2 hours EMBROIDERY TIME 35 hours BACKGROUND FABRIC USED Smooth good quality 100% cotton muslin Fabric: Southern Belle THREADS USED 24 shades of DMC embroidery floss, using one strand in the needle at one time.

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GOLDWORK OR NUE PEACOCK FEATHER The embroidery is worked in the technique of Goldwork. The head of the feather is padded with felt. Very Fine Rococco is couched down over the felt using Kreinik Metallic Threads and Au Ver A Soie Silk threads. The barbules (side strands of the feather) and the shaft are worked in passing thread and Fine Rococco. The eye is worked in passing thread and turquoise dull check purl chips. Click Here to see work in progress pictures of the Peacock Feather. I will be teaching the Goldwork Peacock Feather at the EAC Seminar, 2nd of May to the 7th of May 2011 Strait Stitches A Maritime Event in Sackville, New Brunswick Canada as a two day class. Registration forms will be available on the EAC Website. No date for kit release yet. EMBROIDERY SIZE Height: 3 ¾ inches (9 ¼ cm)     Width: 4 ½ inches (11 ¼ cm) PREPARATION TIME Tracing the design, prick and pounce method of transfer, and placing the fabric into the stretcher bar frame: 1 hour EMBROIDERY TIME 35 hours BACKGROUND FABRIC USED Dark Blue Velveteen Fabric and Muslin Backing Fabric and Yellow Felt THREADS USED Gold Very Fine Rococco, Red, Blue and Green Passing Thread, Turquoise Dull Check Purl, Red and Blue Au Ver a Soie Silk Threads, Gold, Turquoise and Green Kreinik #4 Metallic Braids, Gold Cord.

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