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Thin Stitchable Passings
$ 36.00 - $ 90.00
Visit product page →These threads are my current favorites for working 17th century metal stitches such as the plaited braid, reverse chain, ceylon, ladder and working backgrounds in Gobelin stitches.
Gilt Special Tambour (on cotton), Gilt 6-end silk and 90% Silver 6-end silk. The 6-end silk is slightly thinner than the special tambour. These are all 25 gram spools.
These three threads were made for me so I could work goblin stitch for the backgrounds of 17th century pieces. Many sweet bags have this treatment. The Gilt Special Tambour also makes a very fine and pleasing plaited braid.
A note on amounts. The finer threads are sold by grams and I do not know the exact number of meters for each. I can give a guide: A tube of Special Tambour will cover approximately 26 square inches of linen in half cross over two. -
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Tiny Silk Purls (1/2 yard lengths)
$ 5.00 - $ 10.00
Visit product page →This product line is being discontinued.
These are tiny silk purls, compared in the photo to our normal silk purl collection. Available to buy as individual colors.
Individual boxes of tiny silk purl are available in 18" quantities.
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Tire Couching Silk
$ 6.00
Visit product page →This is a very fine, tightly twisted filament silk that is extremely useful when couching silk wrapped purls, gold threads, and attaching spangles. The neutral gold color blends in with any metal thread couching and its small size (yet strong) enables it to disappear when using it with silk wrapped purls. I find that I would rather use one thread for all these uses than continually change the thread in my needle. Each spool has 109 yards on it.
There is gold (either #86 or it's replacement #74) and silver (#28).
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Tresse De Soie 1/6 (meter)
$ 2.00
Visit product page →Tresse De Soie 1/6 is a small round silk braid, approximately 1/2 mm in diameter, that is useful as a trim on stumpwork for small loops, edgings and which can be couched down to fill shapes with an interesting bumpy texture. Birds lend themselves to this treatment well to emulate the feathers. The braid also works well for finishing on smalls where larger cords are often too big for the project. Available in 21 colors of the historic color line. Sold in 1 meter lengths.
This line is being discontinued
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Tresse de Soie 1/8 Braid
$ 3.00 - $ 12.00
Visit product page →These lovely 1/16" braids come in red (945) and black (Noir) with either gold or silver braided into them.
They are useful for small accents on embroidery or finishing cords for projects. Sold by the yard.
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Trinket Box
$ 70.00 - $ 80.00
The Trinket Box is 3" x 5" x 3" in size with a recessed lid and turned wood feet. The escutcheon is placed on the front for decoration as there is no lock for the box. Each trinket box comes with either the brass or tin-coated brass escutcheon and its tacks. The form of this box is taken from a number of small 17th century embroidery covered trinket boxes that range from 2" x 3" x 4" up to 4" x 8" x 5" in size. During the Cabinet of Curiosities course, this box is used to work the embroidery covering and then attach it to the paper covered trinket box, giving each student practice with the techniques. Students may want to purchase additional trinket boxes to try out other ideas or to work as gifts. Templates for the sides as well as the covering materials are given in class.Visit product page → -
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Waste Canvas Linen
$ 3.50
This 30ct linen is perfect as a waste canvas for working counted stitches on the Duchesse Silk Satin. It is available in 8" x 6" size, the right size to fit on the large casket sides or be cut into smaller strips for the freezes or small pieces for spots.Visit product page → -
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Wheat Paste
$ 5.00
Visit product page →The conservation glue that is used to adhere paper and textiles to the wood carcass is wheat paste. I have had this bookbinding paste buffered with calcium carbonate (10:1) to a neutral pH to protect the metal threads. The starch has been pre-cooked so you only need to add four parts cold water to one part powder. The paste is mixed until smooth and then sieved to take out lumps. It can be kept in the refrigerator for several days. The paste is brushed or tapped onto the wood, paper, and fabric with bookbinding brushes. One packet is enough for a mirror frame. About 3-5 will be needed for a casket.
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Whitework Supplies
$ 6.00 - $ 11.00
Visit product page →The thicker thread needed for doing satin stitch work on whitework samplers is 35/2 linen thread by Bockens in 1/2 Blanc color.
Blue contact paper for backing the patterns for whitework samplers. The package is 5 sheets of 8" x 8", enough for a whole band sampler.
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