Books
The following kits are designed to be worked with the instructions, diagrams and photographs contained in The Stumpwork, Goldwork and Surface Embroidery Beetle Collection (Book 4)
These kits contain all materials required to work the projects except the DMC stranded cottons which you may already have in your collection. All other threads are included.
How to order
- The Stumpwork, Goldwork and Surface Embroidery Beetle Collection
- by Jane Nicholas, Sally Milner Publishing, 1995 Hardcover, 190 pages.
- Code: BK4 Price: $69.95
- This book explains, in a clear and comprehensive manner, how to work traditional stumpwork techniques including wired, detached embroidered shapes and padded appliqué. It provides full instructions and step-by-step illustrations for working over forty flowers, fruits and insects, and 18 projects featuring these motifs.
- Peacock, Grapevine and Beetle
- Code: BK4.1 Price: $68.00
- A vine of beaded grapes with wired tendrils, a peacock embroidered in silk and metallic threads, beads and a peacock feather, and a copper beetle with raised elytra worked in couched metallic thread.
Skill Level: 2
- Crocus, Clover and Jewel Beetle
- Code: BK4.2 Price: $59.50
- Purple saffron crocus with detached petals, stems and leaves, red clover with padded heads worked in bullion knots, and a glittering jewel beetle with raised elytra worked in couched metallic thread.
Skill Level: 2
- Fritillary, Fennel and Scarab Beetle
- Code: BK4.3 Price: $66.50
- The snake's-head fritillary, with detached flower petals worked in surface darning to form a chequer-pattern, and narrow detached leaves, fennel embroidered with beads, and a scarab beetle worked in bronze leather.
Skill Level: 3
- Beetle and Boysenberries
- Code: BK4.4 Price: $36.50
- Embroider a scarab beetle, with raised elytra worked in bronze leather and wrapped wire legs, inside a garland of embroidered leaves and beaded boysenberries.
Skill Level: 2
- Dark Green Scarab Beetle Brooch
- Code: BK4.5 Price: $29.80
- Embroider a scarab beetle, with raised elytra worked in dark green leather and wrapped wire legs, on a rich burnt-orange silk background.
Skill Level: 1
- Pomegranates, Snail and Gold Beetle
- Code: BK4.6 Price: $73.50
- A pomegranate tree, outlined in gold thread, raised and beaded pomegranates and leaves, a padded snail worked in buttonhole stitch, and a gold beetle worked in leather, beads and gilt smooth purl.
Skill Level: 2
- Goldwork Beetle Sampler
- Code: BK4.7 Price: $75.00
- This goldwork embroidery kit contains all the metal threads, leather, beads and padding required to work this collection of five gold beetles. Work the beetles on the background fabric of your choice.
Skill Level: 3