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| Amethyst Pavilion |
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| Kit Cost: $75.00 Proficiency Level: Intermediate Ground: congress cloth Size of Piece: 9 Length of Class: 2 days | |
| Amethyst Pavilion evokes all the mystery of the Orient. A lovely tranquil pagoda sits atop a small bridge and its every detail is reflected in the peaceful lake below. The sun is setting behind the pagoda, radiating the sky with gorgeous hues ranging from peachy pink through the violets to a dusky blue. | |
| Angel with Lute |
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| Kit Cost: $30 Proficiency Level: Intermediate Pulled Thread Ground: white congress coth Size of Piece: 8 Length of Class: 2 days | |
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Angel with Lute depicts a lovely angel clad in feminine lacy pulled thread and other whitework embellishments. The major elements of the figure are worked in pulled thread stitches ranging from the intermediate to two advanced composite stitches. Students will advance their command of pulled thread stitches and thechniques, and create an attrative piece for their homes. | |
| Autumn Topiary |
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| Kit Cost: $80.00 Proficiency Level: High intermediate to advanced Ground: Beige congress cloth Size of Piece: 6" x 14" on 12" x 18" bars Length of Class: 2 days | |
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Enhance your home and your life with this exquisite needlework rendition of a designer?s topiary tree. The bounty of the autumn is depicted in this magnificent creation worked in silks and metal threads: coppery pine cones, golden apples, highly textured seed pods, iridescent grapes, frosted eucalyptus, plus additional floral enhancements are growing from an antique brass cachepot. The topiary is embellished with a shaded bow which simulates todays?s very popular French ribbons. Students will learn to work with fabulous flat silk and to couch Japanese gold in a circular fashion. The topiary measures about 11? x 6? on a 12? x 16? piece of cream congress cloth. | |
| Blossom Cottage |
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| Kit Cost: N/A Proficiency Level: Intermediate Ground: congress cloth Size of Piece: 8.5 x 11 inches Length of Class: 2 days | |
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The quaint English thatched roof cottage is depicted in this charming piece of needlework which delights the eye and the stitcher's fingers besides. The house is made of stucco plastered over half-timbers. The roof is worked in rows and rows of stem stitch to achieve that thatched effect. The piece de resistance is the bounty of flowers which surround any self-respecting English country home. A wild profusion of brilliant flowers tumble from the yard, down the walkway; they beguile the eye. Morning glories climb the wall. Roses proliferate along the fence. Daisies dot the walfway. A flowering hedge embraces the cottage and the blue sky completes the springtime effect. | |
| Bluebird and Dogwood |
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| Kit Cost: $55 Proficiency Level: Intermediate and up Ground: Blue Congress Cloth Size of Piece: 7 x 11 Length of Class: 2 days | |
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It's spring and a lovely Bluebird in full mating plumage perches amid some full blown dogwood blossoms. The bird is worked in numerous hues and values of the characteristic colors of this species, blue and its complement, a light orange. Dogwood blossoms proliferate about the bird, announcing that the vernal equinox has arrived. All these elements are worked in Soie d'Alger French silk; techniques include needlepainting and soft shading. This is an exercise in re-creating reality; students will learn to produce in thread what they see in nature. To complete the effect a trellis like blackwork pattern is stitched. An added bonus: the stitcher should be almost finished with this composition by the end of the two days. | |
| Cardinal & Pine |
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| Kit Cost: $50 Proficiency Level: Intermediate and up Ground: Sage Green Congress Cloth Size of Piece: 7 Length of Class: 2 days | |
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It's winter and a glorious cardinal in full mating plumage perches on a lacy pine bough. The bird is worked in numerous shades and tints of the characteristic colors of this species. The pine tufts proliferate about the bird, announcing that the hibernal solstice has arrived. A lone pine cone adds to the composition All these elements are worked in Soie d'Alger French silk; techniques include needlepainting and soft shading. The embroiderer will learn to blend the threads to produce a realistic effect. The background fabric is the new sage green congress cloth, which has been enhanced with a blackwork pattern subtly applied to the canvas. As an alternative the student may choose white congress for a background. This small project works up fairly quickly | |
| Christmas in the City |
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| Kit Cost: $80 Proficiency Level: Intermediate and above. Fun for everyone Ground: Congress Cloth + 30 count silk gauze Size of Piece: 17 Length of Class: 4 days | |
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Description: Christmas in the City is inspired by the the numerous Christmas villages so popular with collectors today. Charming business establishments line festive city street, and beckon the shopper to come inside to make her Yuletide purchases. Or . . . she can indulge in lunch at the tiny French cafe or stop for some quiet time at the city church. The town's folk have erected a Christmas tree to illuminate the chilly winter day. Shop windows are decorated for the season with Christmas trees and wreaths and garlands and many glowing candles. Each building is richly adorned with fancy windows and doors, and charming fences and wrought iron work. Picturesque lamp posts complete this lovely cityscape. Stitches chosen to depict the buildings are appropriate both in color and size, and the texture seeks to express bricks and stucco. Much attention is given to small details which serve to make this a most winsome project. | |
| Christmas Topiary |
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| Kit Cost: $80 Proficiency Level: High Intermediate to Advanced Ground: White Congress cloth Size of Piece: 14" x 17" on 18" x 12" stretcher bars Length of Class: 2 days | |
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A perfect embellishment for the Yuletide season Christmas Topiary will become one of your favorite holiday decorations. The centerpiece of the design is a fabulous red poinsettia, delicately shaded to give it a three dimensional effect. The poinsettias are accompanied by Christmas balls worked in bargello, sparkly candy canes, beaded pears, and a number of other wonderful ornaments. Sprigs of cedar fill in the design, which is further embellished by by holly leaves, shiny hearts, and spiraling gold tendrils. All are contained in a copper cache pot, which is further enhanced by golden beads. Students will experiment with a number of fun and interesting canvaswork stitches, including Criss Cross Hungarian, Venetian, a simple Bargello, Rhodes Heart, Sprats' Head Heart, Fly stitch, Fishbone, Rumanian, Encroaching Gobelin, Split Gobelin, and Alicia Lace. In addition the student will learn soft shading on canvas in an easy and non-threatening method. Threads include Silk Mori, Ribbon Shimmer Floss, French Flat Silk, Kreinik Braids, Blending Filament, and Jaçeron. Christmas Topiary is worked on white congress cloth. | |
| Emerald Temple |
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| Kit Cost: $80.00 Proficiency Level: Intermediate Ground: white congress cloth Size of Piece: 9 Length of Class: 2 days | |
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Emerald Temple From the mysterious island nation of Bali we have the shimmering many storied pagoda known here as the Emerald Temple. Rising toward the heavens on a small peninsula in a peaceful lagoon Emerald Temple evokes all the wonder of fabled Asian lands. The beauty of its pleasing shape is reflected in the calm of the waters beneath. We view the scene from behind a grove of bamboo trees. The temple is interpreted in beautiful silks and metal threads. the palette is mostly monochromatic, ranging from the deepest emeralds through lively teal tones and shading into the palest of aquas for the sunset sky. the composition is cheered by a bit of yellow and gold. The temple iteslf is worked in diaper pattern couching on gold braided thread. Travel is my passion, and the mystic lands of Asian beckon especially to me. Emerald Temple is the third in a series of embroideries expressing the Asian theme; the others are Amethyst Pavilion and Garnet Torii. | |
| Garnet Torii |
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| Kit Cost: $80.00 Proficiency Level: Intermediate Ground: Congress Cloth Size of Piece: 10 Length of Class: 2 days | |
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Peaceful and serene, the famous Floating Torii, (a Japanese gate) at Myajima is interpreted in the loveliest silks and metal threads in a gorgeious garnet color scheme which ranges from the palest pinks to a deep true garnet. The Torii itself first commands our attention as it is worked in French Flat Silk and Krienik Braid in a beautiful flat stitch which shows off the properties of each thread. The water is at high tide so the entire Torii is reflected in the lake beneath, by the clever use of the Gobelin Weave Stitch. The mountains recede into the distance. These are interpreted by the choice of appropriate stitches, texture, and color value. Most spectacular , after the Torii itself, is the sky which is composed of a variety of tones and hues to depict the rising sun. | |
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