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The fourth session of the Frostings Club (What is the Frostings Club??) a lovely box containing 46 threads suitable for embroidery of caskets and stumpwork as well as other 17th century embroidery. There are 10 different types of threads or trims, in multiple colors each (a total of 46 threads/trims). This box is heavily slanted towards complex trims that are used to give texture to 17th century stumpwork.
This club is a way to get new threads manufactured or imported that weren't part of the original slate for the Cabinet of Curiosities and Stumpwork Courses. During the 17th century, the embroiderer had a variety of threads that is unequaled today. This has one shipment.
The boxes will be shipped via priority mail for USA shipments and first class mail for Canada and the rest of the world. If you want installment payments via paypal, click the blue link above for the region of the world you live in. The boxes will ship after the 4th payment for installments or in October for payments in full.
Of the threads in this box, many are limited to one manufacturing run for others, with leftover threads from the manufacturing run to be sold after the Frostings Box is delivered. The threads are provided in 'useful' quantities, such as what would be sold retail and are not samples. That means that a specialized gimp would be 2 meters, a trim would be between 18" and 1 yard, and so on. The length was chosen to allow use in multiple places in your work according to the envisioned uses in 17th century embroideries.
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The thirds session of the Frostings Club (What is the Frostings Club??) a lovely box containing 46 threads suitable for embroidery of caskets and stumpwork as well as other 17th century embroidery. There are five different types of threads, in multiple colors each. These are heavily slanted towards trims that are used to give texture to 17th century stump work.
This club is a way to get new threads manufactured or imported that weren't part of the original slate for the Cabinet of Curiosities and Stumpwork Courses. During the 17th century, the embroiderer had a variety of threads that is unequaled today. This has one shipment.
The boxes will be shipped via priority mail for USA shipments and first class mail for Canada and the rest of the world and all shipping costs are included in the club pricing.
The next installment is in the works in manufacturing and those who subscribe to Session 3 will be given first choice on Session 4, which will also be a single box.
Of the threads in this box, many are limited to one manufacturing run for others, with leftover threads from the manufacturing run to be sold after the Frostings Box is delivered. The threads are provided in 'useful' quantities, such as what would be sold retail and are not samples. That means that a specialized gimp would be 2 meters, a trim would be between 18" and 1 yard, and so on. The length was chosen to allow use in multiple places in your work according to the envisioned uses in 17th century embroideries.
There will be only 300 boxes for Frostings 3 due to manufacturing quantities
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Frostings 2 is discontinued
The second session of the Frostings Club (What is the Frostings Club??) a lovely box containing 39 threads suitable for embroidery of caskets and stumpwork as well as other 17th century embroidery. What is in this Frostings Box? Check out this blog to see the threads that are included.
This club is a way to get new threads manufactured or imported that weren't part of the original slate for the Cabinet of Curiosities and Stumpwork Courses. During the 17th century, the embroiderer had a variety of threads that is unequaled today. This 3-month subscription has one shipment .
The boxes will be shipped via priority mail for USA shipments and first class mail for Canada and the rest of the world and all shipping costs are included in the club pricing. If you are interested in a monthly payment plan, click on the blue links above. For those choosing a monthly subscription, the boxes will be sent out after payment 3. Full payment is by the drop down tabs above
The next two installments are in the works in manufacturing and those who subscribe to Session 2 will be given first choice on Session 3, which will also be a single box.
Of the threads in this box, 3/4 are limited to one manufacturing run for others, with leftover threads from the manufacturing run to be sold after the Frostings Box is delivered. The threads are provided in 'useful' quantities, such as what would be sold retail and are not samples. That means that a specialized gimp would be 5 meters, a trim would be between 1/2 and 1 yard, and so on. The length was chosen to allow use in multiple places in your work according to the envisioned uses in 17th century embroideries.
The first 450 boxes will be complete. One color tube was shorted in manufacture and the last 50 boxes will be prorated for the missing tube.
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ALL OF FROSTINGS SESSION 1 is sold out.
The long awaited Frostings Club (What is the Frostings Club??) containing over 60 threads suitable for embroidery of caskets and stumpwork as well as other 17th century embroidery. This club is a way to get new threads manufactured or imported that weren't part of the original slate for the Cabinet of Curiosities and Stumpwork Courses. During the 17th century, the embroiderer had a variety of threads that is unequaled today. This 6-month subscription will have two shipments, one in early December 2015 and one in early March 2016. The boxes will be shipped via priority mail for USA shipments and first class mail for Canada and the rest of the world and all shipping costs are included in the club pricing. If you are interested in a monthly payment plan, click on the blue links above. For those choosing a monthly subscription, the boxes will be sent out after payment 3 and 6 respectively. If you want to pay in two lump sums, email me at tricia@alum.mit.edu. Full payment is by the drop down tabs above
The next two installments are in the works in manufacturing and those who subscribe to Session 1 will be given first choice on Session 2.
Of the threads in the boxes, many will be limited to one manufacturing run, for others, this box series was the impetus to get them into production and they may have a slightly longer lifetime. The threads are provided in 'useful' quantities, such as what would be sold retail and are not samples. That means that a specialized gimp would be 5 meters, a trim would be between 1/2 and 1 yard, and so on. The length was chosen to allow use in multiple places in your work according to the envisioned uses in 17th century embroideries.
$ 10.00 - $ 360.00
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This is an INSTALLMENT ONLY purchase to help me deal with the uncertainty of the last thread shipping. So the button above will show out of stock as I can't make it say anything else.
4-months ($63/month) Frostings 5 - USA Shipping
4-months ($64.38/month) Frostings 5 - Canada Shipping
4-months ($66.25/month) Frostings 5 - Rest of World Shipping
The fifth session of the Frostings Club (What is the Frostings Club??) a lovely box containing 35 threads suitable for embroidery of caskets and stumpwork as well as other 17th century embroidery. There are 8 different types of threads or trims, in multiple colors each (a total of 35 threads/trims/linen). This box is heavily slanted towards complex trims that are used to give texture to 17th century stumpwork. When I state trims, I am meaning metal heavy threads and not ribbons or laces.
This club is a way to get new threads manufactured or imported that weren't part of the original slate for the Cabinet of Curiosities and Stumpwork Courses. During the 17th century, the embroiderer had a variety of threads that is unequaled today. This has one shipment. The boxes will be shipped via first class mail for all regions.
Of the threads in this box, many are limited to one manufacturing run for others, with leftover threads from the manufacturing run to be sold after the Frostings Box is delivered. The threads are provided in 'useful' quantities, such as what would be sold retail and are not samples. That means that a specialized gimp would be 2 meters, a trim would be between 18" and 1 yard, and so on. The length was chosen to allow use in multiple places in your work according to the envisioned uses in 17th century embroideries.
There are 200 boxes to sell, about 50% of them will be 100% and the rest will have 1-2 trims missing as the base silk has run out while we have been making them and in this time of a pandemic, there is no reasonable chance of making a new dyeing for at least 18 months. Therefore, I will fill orders in order of receiving and will refund for those 1-2 trims for the rest of the purchases.