Embroidery Project Packs: Dave

Price range: R179,02 through R1915,54

Ordering Notes:
This website is structured so that you don't have to order a full kit if you don't want to. Choose the various components or packs, adding them to the cart //one at a time. Scroll down to the product description to see the contents of the packs. If you want a full kit, order all of the packs.

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Description

The common pheasant, whilst not the brightest of the species, combines colours that are challenging and were too tempting to resist. This colourful project uses of a wide range of interesting techniques and stitches as under:

  • 29 embroidery stitches/stitch variations
  • 7 bead embroidery stitches
  • 1 needle lace pattern
  • 5 needle weaving patterns

Finished size is 310 x 280 mm

All of the stitches and techniques are to be found in the Crewel Birds book.  There are also detail instructions, often with the video clips, in the Resources area in the workroom.

Contents of the full kit are as under:

Print Pack

  • There are no instructions in the kit.  Contractual obligations dictate that you need to own the book to gain access to the instructions.
  • You can buy the South African edition of the book here.  World English editions are available at amazon.com.
  • The line drawing of the design screen-printed onto 450 x 450 mm natural-coloured cotton linen blend backed with cotton voile
  • The ink is indelible

Materials Pack :

Threads and Special Threads:

  • 33 skeins of DMC stranded cotton, solid colours: 9, 309, 311, 315, 407, 436, 498, 517, 632, 640, 642, 644, 647, 779, 943, 975, 976, 3033, 3772, 3726, 3760, 3781, 3782, 3790, 3802, 3842, 3847, 3848, 3850, 3851, 3860, 3861, 3865
  • 2 bobbins of DMC Diamant thread: D316, D3821
  • 2 bobbins of DMC Special Dentelles #80 thread: 437, 712
  • 4 bobbins of Presencia Finca perle #16: 7656, 7944, 8742, 8756
  • 4 bobbins of Presencia Finca perle #12: 4000, 8026
  • 2 bobbins of Madeira Glamour #12 thread: 3037

Miyuki Beads:

  • 4 x 2 gram pack size 15° beads: 4243, 4245, 4247, 4249

Preciosa Crystals:

  • 2 x 5-pack 20ss Flatback:  Smoke Topaz AB, Emerald AB

Needle Pack:

  • 2 x size 7 embroidery needles
  • 2 x size 10 embroidery needles
  • 2 x size 26 tapestry needles
  • 2 x size 11 bead embroidery needles

The original of this project was worked through batting.  If you choose to do the same thing, you will require 450 x 450 mm polyester batting.

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