Embroidery Project Packs: Shirley

Description

Native to two continents, the African elephant can be identified by its larger ears which, in this project, have been highlighted with Jacobean elements and 3-dimensional bead-work flowers. Finished off with a circle of daisy chain, a traditional Zulu bead-work technique, this project features a variety of stitches and techniques as under:

• 20 embroidery stitches/stitch variations
• 5 bead embroidery stitches
• 2 x 3-dimensional beadwork elements
• 1 needle lace filler pattern
• 3 needle weaving patterns

Finished size is 315 x 255 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 line drawing of the design screen-printed onto 600 x 450 mm natural-coloured cotton linen blend backed with cotton voile
• The ink is indelible

Materials Pack :

Threads and Special Threads:

• 14 skeins of DMC stranded cotton, solid colours:  Ecru, 315, 316, 520, 522, 523, 524, 646, 648, 778, 844, 3072, 3726, 3782
• 2 bobbins of DMC perle #12: 524, 778
• 2 bobbins of Presencia Finca Perle #12: 4000,  1984
• 1 bobbins of DMC Special Dentelles #80: Ecru
• 2 bobbins of fine nylon beading thread:  Burgundy, Grey
• 1 pack 2 mm Di van Niekerk silk ribbon: 134

Beads & Crystals:

• 6 x 2 gram packs Miyuki Beads: 15°650, 15°2442, 11° 4557, 11° 4571, 8°4557, DB11-108
• 1 x 5-pack flatback Preciosa Crystals: 20ss Smoked Topaz AB

Needle Pack:

• Size 7 Embroidery Needles
• Size 10 Embroidery Needles
• Size 11 Sharps Quilting Needles
• Size 12 Long Beading Needles
• Size 26 Tapestry Needles
• Size 24 Tapestry Needles