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This course is running again with 50 spots starting on February 1st, 2025. 

Paying by Installment - click the blue link for PayPal subscription:

18-months at $38.75/month with USA Shipping 

18-months at $40/month with Canada Shipping 

18-months at $41.50/month with Rest of World Shipping

This 18-month course is going to take a very deep dive into the whitework/cutwork found on English band samplers of the 17th century. While we are attracted to the large geometry patterns, often called reticella, there are several other techniques which are characteristic and found on most samplers of the period in concert with these complex bands. Over 1/2 of the course will be devoted to the reticella techniques.

The course is a mix of learning techniques, projects and designing your own whitework band sampler. You are being given enough materials to work one to three small pieces of linen with trial stitches so you can feel confident with techniques and material choices. Then there are two sampler projects, each with one band of reticella to explore a mixed colored counted work band sampler with the cutwork. One is based on a sampler from the Winterthur Museum collection and the second is inspired from a favorite piece of mine in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. This piece is a unique example of colored silk threads being used for reticella and I think it is a unique project that combines ease of sight because of the colored threads but also technical challenges to hide the color changes and thus it provides a master class in this reticella technique on the whole.

The third project is a punta-in-aria length of lace.  A fourth project can be worked, a band sampler of your own design based on all the materials we will be looking at, provided patterns, and the real 16th-17th century pattern books.  In order to do this, the course is taking on the unique challenge that presented the 17th century teacher/embroiderer - the geometry and math of this type of work. When looking at band samplers, we will find that often the pattern didn’t quite fit the chosen width of the sampler the person had chosen to make and that had consequences that had to be filled in or not. It could make for awkward spots in an otherwise stunning piece. I wanted to solve that and answer the questions of how to scale the patterns, how wide to work the bands, over what count and if you were working all these bands with disparate scales of withdrawn threads, how to make them all fit exactly in the boundaries of the sampler without excess room left over in the band.

The course will include detailed photographs of at least five samplers to illustrate techniques. This will be augmented by Pintrest boards to go with the course as both a general reference and specific references in the course text to illustrate points.  

Each technique will be accompanied by many patterns which can be cut and arranged and used directly as patterns for your personal sampler. I will also be giving guidance on how to convert many of the patterns found in the 16th-17th century pattern books to the correct scale so you can use them as well as how to look at a pattern and determine the best stitch choices and progression of working the pattern.

Choices of materials is a big part of this course. You have three linen counts that the course has been designed to use. A 30ct, 40ct, and a 53/55ct linen have been provided with enough of each to be used for two projects - the one I intended and your choice of which for the personal sampler. So the ambitious will have extra linen for other projects of this type or can repurpose it.  Both silk and linen threads will be used for the samplers matching the thread to the original pieces.

The kits will include all three linens mentioned, silk threads, linen threads, needles, and special blue contact paper.

The course requires a basic understanding of counted work including running stitch, satin stitch, cross stitch and a willingness to explore other counted stitches such as alternating backstitch and Montenegrin stitch.  Full instructions for these stitches is included as well as diagrams specific for the motifs to enable a student to turn corners and make diagonals with these initially more challenging counted stitches.  

'I Write the Needles Praise' A century of Sampler Making, 1630-1730 is the 2022 catalog for the exhibition Nov 2022 by Witney Antiques.  If you are a lover of English band samplers, whitework samplers or spot samplers - this softcover book needs to have a space on your bookshelf.  144-book features a sampler and a page of research on it for 70 samplers.  All of which are either recently on sale (call to ask Witney Antiques if still available) or brought out of private collection for the one month exhibition.  

The research was done by Rebecca Scott and Isabella Rosner and covers both genealogy of the girls, new school information and comparable examples.  It is written in the format of the highly coveted Feller Collection and Goodhart Sampler books published a decade ago.  

This is being made available direct in the USA by Access Commodities who arranged for a special pallet of the books to be shipped here from the UK to make getting them easier as Witney does not have online ordering.  

This is the 2023 Christmas Ornament kit.   The instructions for the 4" diameter ornament with sampler stitches are available for free on the teaching site for download.  If you like buying ala carte, the spangles and trim are also currently available in the shop.  

The kit includes 40 ct Picadill White Linen, soie paris silks, five types of shaped spangles, beads, a needle and the gilt bullion/check cord or 9 OR gilt bullion/silver check No 6 needed for finishing.  Not included are fabric backing and card stock/felt for building the ornament.

NEW - a 4" die cut card stock/batting kit for finishing can be purchased (includes die cuts in matt board, poster board and three pieces of die cut batting) for easy and fast finishing.

Books in stock!

The 2024 Witney exhibition catalog is their second and larger hardcover book covering an extremely rare collection of treasures of the schoolroom from 1650-1750.  This catalog contains several essays on new research in the field of 17th century schoolgirl works.  

The book is anchored by an unusual decoupage cabinet adorned with cut out prints from well known prints published for schoolgirl works.  The collection is continued with many caskets and samplers, several of which are series by the same girl.  A few other outstanding pieces in rolled or quilled paper work are included to give a better idea of the breadth of school girl accomplishments.

The 220-page book has full page photography, including many views of the caskets and very magnified views of the smalls in the clear photographs you have come to expect from Witney's catalogs with an essay about each piece.  

This is the 2024 Christmas Ornament kit in limited release.  Kits are available for the project including full tubes of the silks, spangles, beads and trim to work one ornament.  The instructions for the 4" diameter ornament with sampler stitches are available for free on the teaching site for download.  If you like buying ala carte, the spangles and trim are also currently available in the shop.  

The kit includes 40 ct Picadill White Linen, soie paris silks, gilt mignardise trim, shaped spangles, beads, a needle and the gilt bullion/silver check No 6 needed for finishing. New - a 4" die cut card stock/batting kit for finishing is part of the kit for easy and fast finishing.  Not included are fabric backing

At least a half dozen embroidered cabinets are known to have small posies inside built out of silk braids and wire. The lacet braids are whip-stitched together at their edges in patterns to make petals while wires are wrapped with silk floss to make stems that can be attached to the braid petals. My reproduction lacets are made just for this purpose and come in many colors. 

Try these instructions to make your own pansy to place in a drawer of your casket - or use the instruction to inspire you to make a whole bouquet of flowers to display in a small bud vase.

Something to keep the lacet braid from raveling is useful.  You can use fray check or Japanese rice glue.  You can buy a tube from the pull down menu.

An elegant set of needlework necessities that are carried in their own silk basket, just in time for Easter!  The needlework is done in cross stitch over one on 36ct linen and complimented by Marsha Brown Smith's inventive finishing.  

The kit includes all the finishing materials including the wooden bottom and brass feet (except a manila folder and matt board).  A bunny shaped thread winder is included as well.   

A new addition is a 2% Gold version of the 9 drm tambour, which is a more durable gold thread because of a thicker gold layer.

9 drm Gilt and 90% Silver Tambours (used on the Plimoth Jacket) were designed as metal bobbin lace threads.  They can also be used as passings for small scale stitches.  The scale of the threads, when paired and twisted in bobbin lace, produces the perfect reproduction thickness.  90% silver is used to prolong the lifetime of the metal appearance, as tarnishing is a natural occurrence for metal threads and was during the 17th century as well.

The tubes are 25 grams each.  We used a little over three tubes of each of the 9 drm Tambours to make all the bobbin lace for the Plimoth jacket. The lace is 1 1/4" deep and runs over several yards in length. 

These are historically inspired bottles sized for our caskets.  The tops are made of brass and screw on and off the bottle top.  They are available in pairs or singles.  Order depending on the casket and the color of tape you are using.  These have been made using the same bottle making process as they were in the 17th century and are thus just as wonky as the originals.  We have taken care to match pairs as best as we can in height and appearance.  

Double Casket = pair of bottles

Flat Casket with Doors = pair of bottles

Flat Casket = pair of bottles

Short Flat Casket (Harmony) = single bottle.

If you are in the 2020/21 Harmony with Nature course, Four Seasons Project Course or Five Senses Project Course and will be sent a casket as part of these courses, then you will also receive a set of bottles as well as inkwells (if a double casket).  No need to purchase separately.  If you need a single bottle or installment for a single bottle, email me for a link.

Pair of TIN bottles USA Shipping 10-months ($28.75/month)

Pair of BRASS bottles USA Shipping 10-months ($28.75/month)

Pair of TIN bottles Canada Shipping  10-months ($29.35/month)

Pair of BRASS bottles Canada Shipping  10-months ($29.35/month)

Pair of TIN bottles Rest of World Shipping  10-months ($30.55/month)

Pair of BRASS bottles Rest of World Shipping  10-months ($30.55/month) 

This is a silk covered plate (approx 2 mm wide) that is couched onto your embroidery to fill spaces or add accents.  Each box is a 18" strip in cream

The back and edges of mirror frames were covered in silk velvet, most often burgundy in color.  I currently have a supply of burgundy silk velvet for use in covering my mirror frames.  The door frame requires a 1/2 yard cut and the fancy frame requires a 1/2 yard cut.  The width of the velvet is 55".

Two real metal woven tapes have been made in France for our caskets; a sterling silver tape replicating the original edgings for caskets as well as a gilt version. The sterling silver metal threads made for these tapes were made by wrapping cream silk at a 50% wrap coverage, like the originals. The silk was used to give a better hand to allow the tape to go over corners. The tape will tarnish over time and achieve a similar look to the originals, the gilt version will also darken with age. 

The width is 6.5 mm to match the originals.

A double casket requires approximately 14 meters

A flat top with doors casket needs approximately 9 meters.

A flat top casket needs approximately 9 meters

A short flat top casket needs approximately 7 meters

The tapes are sold by the meter and are cut to order in as long of continuous pieces as possible.  

There is a limited supply of these custom materials and they are reserved for students of Thistle Threads.

Every casket already comes with turned mahogany feet in its box.

These feet (which were an extra) are now discontinued.  

A set of antiqued gilt or silvered feet.  The feet are cast resin in a mold made from a perfectly carved foot in either a silvered or gold color and then gold or silver leaf is applied followed by an brown wash layer to help define the groves of the carving.  The feet fit all the casket forms; except for the trinket box.  Sold in a set of 4 to be glued in place once the casket is all finished.  Based off of a compilation of photos of carved period casket feet.

There are a few handles in stock which are extra from the casting.

When I started this quest, we had a full hardware set at my disposal to make molds from.  That included a set of handles for a double casket.  Some caskets had side handles and/or a top handle to use to carry the piece.  These are PURELY DECORATIVE and not to be used to carry the casket.

There are two handle sizes - small and large.  The small one is 2 3/8" long and the large is 3" long.  They come with the two escutcheons and the cotter pins to install as well as the four nails per escutcheons to nail them onto the box.

I will be offering the set of them on installment payments as well as they will be a pre-buy.  I want to do only one casting of these and so on November 1st, 2019 I will put in the casting order and then will fulfill any paid in full or installment orders once they arrive.  Tin and Brass are offered.

There is a long description on the blog of the handles, their installation and use, as well as pictures of them on different casket sides/tops and sizes so you can decide if and what you would be interested in ordering 

Chardon Coupe and Bouclette are trims that are made for the fluffy band above the skirt on a tassel.  When I first saw them being made, I recognized them as trims I had seen edging drapes on stumpwork which made me want a set in pinks or yellows.  Then I quickly realized that it would make amazing grass!  The texture could either be cut or looped and the passementerie maker convinced me that the best was made from two colors.  So I have made a series incorporating the whole green/yellow series as well as a new cream-4611 color!  

It is sold per the meter.

To use the bouclette, find the thin white nylon chain stitch on the loops and grab an end of it and pull down, it will unzip and release the loops that can then be fluffed up.  The silk is twisted between wires and these can be couched over to stitch the trim in place laying down or standing up (like grasses).  

To use the coupe, you only need to couch it down over the wires that bind the cut silk loops together.  I used it to make the grass under my flower urn inside the Harmony with Nature Casket.  It took just minutes to do that whole mound!

While we have the cream-4611 color, there is very little of the green/yellow family left.  I like it so much we are returning it to manufacturing.

I am recovering from a hand injury and so new 2025 courses are dependent on recovery speed.  

Details Coming Soon.  If you want to get first notice that this class is registering, sign up on the interest page.

A new sampler design using a combination of counted stitches and free embroidery using crinkle silk.  Crinkle silk was an American invention on the East Coast at the end of the Colonial Era to the 1830s.  Made by unraveling or untwisting thread the twist caused the filament silk to kink and this wave in the silk was retained when working long satin stitches.  The technique seems to have started in northern Massachusetts or Boston and traveled around the colonies and early United States as a way to work samplers.  The light play that the use of crinkle silk gives makes it a worthwhile technique to learn how to use to make your samplers more authentic looking.  Learning to work with the untwisted thread will be the focus of the project.

The design is small, about 7" x 10" and features a large flower display at the bottom.  Worked in colors of blue, green, red, yellow and pink with neutral browns it is inspired by many different samplers of the period.

This is now discontinued

The Door Escutcheon is approximately 2.5" long x 3/4" wide and is placed over a Type 2 Door Lock. The escutcheon comes with three tinned pins to attach it to the casket. 

Note: These are available to purchase if you are building your own casket. If you are purchasing one from Thistle Threads, all hardware is included. 

This is now discontinued

The Door Hinge is approximately 3" long x 1.5" wide and is used to attach doors lids to the casket body. The Double Casket uses four door hinges. Each door hinge comes with eight tinned pins to attach it to the casket. Each hinge is three separate castings and is assembled by hand in England. It is cast from brass and then tinned like the originals.   Four door hinges are required for a set of doors.

Note: These are available to purchase if you are building your own casket. If you are purchasing one from Thistle Threads, all hardware is included.

This is a finishing kit for the double casket as a convenience for those who haven't purchased any finishing materials.  

Installment payments (includes shipping):

9 months Gilt Double Casket Finishing Kit ($113.68/month)- USA

9 months Silver Double Casket Finishing Kit ($113.68/month) - USA

9 months Gilt Double Casket Finishing Kit ($116.13/month) - Canada

9 months Silver Double Casket Finishing Kit ($116.13/month) -Canada

9 months Gilt Double Casket Finishing Kit ($118.43/month) - Rest of World

9 months Silver Double Casket Finishing Kit ($118.43/month) - Rest of World

Kit includes: 

9 cream papers

18 cream with gold or silver edging papers

4 meters interior gold or silver edging tape

14 meters gold or silver woven tape

3 wheat paste

1/2 yard cream silk ribbon

2 blued tacks (3/8" size, for carpets and in every hardware store)

What is NOT included:

mirror

lining silk/velvet (these are still available in a choice of colors)

brush, reemay, micro spatula and plastic card

1 marbled paper - your choice, I can give you resources

hardware (it is included in your casket)

casket feet (turned feet were included in your casket. 

Note:  These materials can be individual bought on the site if you already have some of them.  If you were planning for purple papers, please contact me as there are a limited number of purple papers and I need to have the edging papers made to order as I am discontinuing both.

Because my cabinet maker is retiring in 2020, this course is being offered as a bundle because I would not be able to supply a casket later:

- a Double Casket

- all finishing materials needed to assemble the casket

- threads to complete the Four Seasons design (see B&W diagram) for the casket in stumpwork as well as the lid insert and the inner doors (see silk purl floral baskets).  Pictures of 12 finished panels are shown.

- mirror, inkwells, and bottles

All you need is to provide the labor to make your dream casket.  This is the last opportunity for a double casket.  My cabinet maker has committed to the last numbers of pieces he is making and our last hardware has been cast and locks made and delivered.  

NOTE:  The video is of a different casket and not the one for this course - it is only an example of what a finished casket looks like.  The black and white drawing is the design for the course.  It will be embroidered in stumpwork.

If you want installments - click the BLUE text not the drop down menu. 

$30/month for 24-months instructions only (Instructions will be posted over 36 months, PayPal can't do subscriptions longer than 24-months)

THIS COURSE IS ONLY OPEN TO THOSE COC STUDENTS WHO ALREADY OWN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CASKETS:

• Double casket
• Flat Casket with Doors
• Flat Casket

There will be a version of this course for new people - after the piece is stitched and so the price is known.  If you want to be on the wait list for this - email tricia@alum.mit.edu

This 36-month online course is open for reservations - instructions start Jan 1st, 2023.  This will be run exactly like the stitch-along for the Harmony casket.  Students will pay for monthly instructions for the sides and will provide all threads and materials.  It is assumed that the student has the required casket already as there are no more to sell.

The design is shown in the black and white diagram.  It will be worked in stumpwork in a variety of COC threads with an emphasis on raised work - dresses, detached flowers, feet peaking out, etc. Thread bundles will be periodically offered for those who want to 'kit' the class as they go.  If you are thinking of 'kitting' the project with the thread bundles I will offer - please let me know (tricia@alum.mit.edu) so I can put the correct numbers aside.  This isn't a commitment, it just helps me choose threads for the project as I go so I don't choose one so rare that it can't be supplied in those approximate numbers.  

Design drawings will be available for those who own a flat casket or flat casket with doors.  People are encouraged to mix their own elements in or just use a few panels for their casket to make it more their own.  

There will be an insert for the tray and a set of panels for the inside of the doors that are embroidered.  The pictures of the flowers in the baskets are the inside of the doors already finished.  This pattern, instructions and thread kit will be made available soon separately for those COC students who are already working on a design of their own and want to incorporate these inner doors into their design.  The instructions and thread kit for the insert will also be available separately for those who aren't doing this casket design.

Please email me at tricia@alum.mit.edu for any questions.

 NOTE:  The video is of a different casket and not the one for this course - it is only an example of what a finished casket looks like.  The black and white drawing is the design for the course.  It will be embroidered in stumpwork.

This gimp thread has a pair of gimps wrapped around the core giving it a really regular but bumpy texture.  It is delightful to couch in place for stems, grass, trees, and flowers.  I have alternated it with regular gimp to get really textural effects.

The spools have 5 meters on each no matter if the spool is large or small (spools are running low so we are using what we can).  There will be some more of many of these colors when the new batch of spools arrives.

The Drawer Pull is approximately 1" long x 1/4" wide and is attached to the drawer fronts of the three small drawers and one long drawer of the Double Casket.  (Note that the other small drawers are designed to have thin silk thread pulls, like the originals).  Each pull is two separate castings and is assembled by hand in England with the custom cut cotter pin. The pull is shown installed on a historic casket as a replacement. The bottom pull is an original 17th century pull. Both the original and reproduction is made from brass that is then tin plated or left original. 

Note: These are available to purchase if you are building your own casket. If you are purchasing one from Thistle Threads, all hardware is included.  

If you are building a double casket, 4 pulls will be required

Purple papers are being discontinued.  If you need, please email to order while supplies of purple paper last

The same lining papers are being used to make the stamped edge strips. These strips can be used in their entirety for thick edges or cut in half to use on thin edges, effectively doubling the edge length covered by a strip. I am stocking purple and cream with either silver or gold stamping. Many students will want to pair the color of the stamping with the woven trim and hardware color. 

Like the originals, the stampings sometimes have edges that are doubled or faintly stamped. These artifacts on the originals are a result of the thin nature of the media being stamped. My bookbinder takes almost 20 minutes to cut and stamp each strip to reduce artifacts that are natural to the process on paper. Excessive wiping of the edge when moist can rub some of the stamping off, so be careful that your fingers are dry when doing this step. 

Each strip has a useable stamped length of 73 cm (146 cm if halved). It will take 6 strips to cover the edges of a Flat Casket.  I was exuberant in the edgings on my double casket and used 17 strips.  You can get away with less if needed.

There is a limited supply of these custom materials and they are reserved for students of Thistle Threads.

This is a convenience bundle for those with a Fancy Mirror

Installment payments:

9 months Fancy Mirror Finishing ($99.12/month) - USA

9 months Fancy Mirror Finishing ($101.58/month) - Canada

9 months Fancy Mirror Finishing ($103.87/month) - Rest of World

Includes:

4 Cream paper

2 Gilt on cream edging papers

2 wheat paste 

1/2 yard burgandy velvet

14 meters gilt woven tape

18" silk ribbon 

2 blued tacks

What is not included:

Mirror and Hardware - they were included with mirror.

1 marbled paper - your choice, I can give you resources

Reemay, micro spatula, brush and plastic card

These faux threads are my favorites for working 17th century metal stitches such as the plaited braid, reverse chain, ceylon, ladder and the like when learning. The faux set is great for learning the stitches before you progress to working with the more expensive real metal threads. 

These threads should be used with a Japanese needle as it will both keep the thread from shreading in the needle and will open a nice hole in your linen to pull the thread through. The #9/10 Japanese needle works well for the all these Wyres. 

There are 15 meters per tube

New - Antique Silver Woven Faux Tape

A straight woven tape (3/16" wide) is now available in both antique gold and silver for use on the edges of caskets. If using the woven faux tape, use two widths to edge a casket to give the right proportions. The faux tapes are sold in per yard.

The picture compares the Antique Silver and Antique Gold Woven Faux Tape to the real gold woven tape woven to match the edges for 17th century caskets.  Two widths of the faux tape give the right proportions.  

This is a set of tools needed when finishing your casket and may only be needed once.  They are included in the Harmony Finishing kit but NOT in the rest of the casket or mirror finishing kits.  Reemay fabric is a smooth bonded fabric that is used between your embroidery and towels used to cushion them while gluing.  The smooth reemay keeps your embroidery from catching and pulling in the loops of toweling.  

1/2 yard or reusable reemay fabric 

1 brush for wheat paste

1 microspatula

1 plastic card for smoothing paper

This is ONLY if you already own a casket.  There are no more caskets available for purchase.

These are the graphs for the Five Senses Casket. The graphs are provided for all three sizes of caskets (Double Casket, Flat Casket with Doors and Flat Casket). There are several options:

 1) Buy the graphs to go with the 24 ct Montrose linen and casket you have

2) Buy the graphs and 24 ct. Rain Barrel linen (reproduction of the Montrose linen).  Use your soie paris from stash and supplement it to work it for your casket

3) Buy the graphs, 24-ct Rain Barrel linen, and all 165 tubes of soie paris needed.

4) Buy the 165 tubes of soie paris

A slate frame (16" rollers with 14" or 16" slats) is suggested for working.  It is strongly suggested that you sign up for a finishing kit as soon as they are available again.

Your user/password will be activated for the graphs folder.  The graphs for each side are presented in order of the casket stitch along.  A full graph and then close up graphs in color with symbols superimposed as well as only symbols are included.  

This project was inspired by the pincushion in the Martha Edlin casket using a different pattern but a similar color scheme.  A small piece, 2" x 2.5", it is worked on 24-count Rain Barrel with Soie Paris threads.  A piece of wonderful real silk velvet is included for the backing.  A perfect quick project as it requires very little counting and is large scale!   

The instructions are free and available for download

This is a finishing kit for the flat with doors casket as a convenience for those who haven't purchased any finishing materials.

Installment payments (includes shipping):

9 months Gilt Flat/Doors Casket Finishing Kit ($92.18/month)- USA

9 months Silver Flat/Doors Casket Finishing Kit ($92.18/month) - USA

9 months Gilt Flat/Doors Casket Finishing Kit ($94.63/month) - Canada

9 months Silver Flat/Doors Casket Finishing Kit ($94.63/month) -Canada

9 months Gilt Flat/Doors Casket Finishing Kit ($96.93/month) - Rest of World

9 months Silver Flat/Doors Casket Finishing Kit ($96.93/month) - Rest of World

Kit includes: 

9 cream papers

15 cream with gold or silver edging papers

4 meters interior gold or silver edging tape

9 meters gold or silver woven tape

3 wheat paste

1/2 yard cream silk ribbon

2 blued tacks  (3/8" size, for carpets and in every hardware store)

What is NOT included:

mirror

1 marbled paper - your choice, I can give you sources

lining silk/velvet (these are still available in a choice of colors)

brush, reemay, micro spatula and plastic card

hardware (it is included in your casket)

casket feet (turned feet were included in your casket.  Gilded ones are here as supplies last)

Note:  These materials can be individual bought on the site if you already have some of them.  If you were planning for purple papers, please contact me as there are a limited number of purple papers and I need to have the edging papers made to order as I am discontinuing both.

These bundles are threads only and are for the students of the course only. The bundles are cumulative, meaning that if a thread spool was provided in Lesson 1-3 bundle and then used in later lessons, it is not duplicated as it is assumed that students have all the previous bundles. Purchases outside of the course students will be refunded.

If you are working this casket as a flat top, I suggest you purchase the threads needed independently to reduce excess cost for friezes you won't stitch.

Lesson 1-3:  All Silk Purl No4/2, Silk Scallop Trim, Tiny Silk Purl, TIRE silk, plain gold check, Gilt 1 1/2 twist, 2124 Laid down Trim, and all Chardon Bouclette and Coupe.  No Linen/Ground Fabric or needles

Linen - 1 piece of 36" x 71" 40 ct Restoration White Linen (enough for full casket)  This is the new linen that reproduces the Old White Linen.

Lesson 4-5:  All Soie Paris, Soie Gobelin, Silk Gimp, Soie Ovale, Tiny silk purl, crenelated plate, Tresse d'Soie 1/6, Soie Perlée, wire, wool roping, contact paper, muslin, and crinkle gimp.

Lesson 6-12: All Tiny silk purl, silk gimp, soie paris, soie perles, striped silk gimp, crinkle gimp, tiny silk laid down trim, soie gobelin, tresse de soie 1/6, silk cordon, beads, cream silk coil, wool stuffing, muslin and contact paper, silk soutache, soie ovale, very tiny silk laid down trim, silk cordon, gilt silk twist, tresse de soie 1/6, lace, metal threads, linen thread, and mica.

Lesson 13-16: All Tresse de Soie 1/6, Soie gobelin, Small Silk Laid Down Trim, Silk Soutache, Crenelated plate, Facette, #4 Silk Purl, Lacet, Silk Serpentine, Muslin and contact paper, wool stuffing, stumpwork forms and eyes.

Lesson 17-24: All Silk soutache, Soie gobelin, silk gimp, double twist gimp, silk wrapped wire, soie ovale, soie paris, cordon, soie perlee, tiny silk wrapped purl, #4 check purl, small silk laid down trim and small silk scallop trim, silk scallop trim, muslin and contact paper, wool felt, cotton batt, stumpwork eyes, tire silk, gilt scallop trim, skewer, duchenesse silk satin, balsa wood, black beads, mica, Japanese rice glue, lace, stumpwork forms, and silk braid.

Lesson 25-28: Silk soutache, soie gobelin, soie paris, soie ovale, small silk laid down trim, tiny silk purl, gilt sylke twist, lacet, chard bouclette, striped silk gimp, muslin and contact paper, stumpwork eyes, stumpwork forms

Lesson 29-33:  Silk soutache, crenelated plate, silk serpentine gimp, facette gimp, soie perlée, soie gobelin, tiny silk purls, silk purl #2, silk purl #4, striped silk gimp, small silk scallop trim, silk scallop trim, muslin and contact paper, stumpwork forms, eyes, gilt russian rococo, bead, seed pearls, mica, silk lace, soie ovale

Lesson 34-36:  Silk Cordon, Chardon Coupe, Silk Gimp, Lacet, small laid down trim, silk facet gimp, silk wrapped wire, stumpwork forms, nail, muslin and contact paper, woven interior tape, wood garden insert

Thread kits for Lessons 1-33 complete the exterior of the casket.

Finishing kit for the casket can be purchased under finishing materials.

This is the most amazing silk purl - it is frosted by having a gilt strip wrapped around the purl such that you can still see the color of the thread.  It matches the line of silks used for my tiny silk purls and silk check in all sizes so can be used in concert with them for interesting layered effects.  Add a glitter to your silk purl work!

The size is #2 which is close to the silk purl #2 using the Au Ver a Soie line of silks so they can be used together but are bigger than the tiny silk purls and so needles slide in and out easier.