Embroidery Project Packs: Gladness

Description

Despite being the tallest animal in the world, the giraffe is graceful. This project is a labour of love, with much of it being worked with a single strand of thread to accommodate the detail of the patches that are so typical of this creature.   This colourful design also uses:

• 16 embroidery stitches/stitch variations
• 1 bead embroidery stitches

Finished size is 280 x 200 mm

Dictionary of Stitches and Techniques

There is a video dictionary for this design is in the workroom. In this dictionary you will find video clips of all the stitches and techniques used in this design.  Along with each video clip on the page there is a downloadable and printable document that gives you step-by-step written instructions with illustrations.

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 French edition is also available on 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:

• 23 skeins of DMC stranded cotton, solid colours: ECRU, 165, 300, 340, 341, 347, 352, 353, 580, 581, 760, 761, 922, 951, 975, 3032, 3712, 3746, 3747, 3782, 3819, 3825, 3826
• 4 skeins of DMC stranded cotton, variegated: 4120, 4124, 4126, 4220

Preciosa Crystals:

• 1 x 5-pack 20ss Smoke Topaz AB

Needle Pack:

• 2 x size 9 embroidery needles
• 2 x size 10 embroidery needles
• 1 x chenille needle