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59-page article on 17th century boarding school embroidery
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Project Size
4” diameter ornament
Kit Contents
The kit includes 40 ct Picadill White Linen, five full tubes of soie de paris silk, gilt folien die cut spangles, red beads, a needle, die cut circles, and the gilt bullion/silver check No 6 needed for finishing. Not included is a fabric backing. Download the free instructions.
Description and Techniques
Use filament silks in a selection of sampler stitches (tent, cross stitch, eyelet, smyrna cross and Montenegrin stitch) to stitch a Christmas tree that is hung with golden ornaments formed from gilt folien held on with red-beads.
Needlework Nibble - Downloadable Project
Needlework Nibbles are projects with free downloadable instructions. Christmas Sparkles is the 2025 Christmas Ornament and the third in a series exploring interesting new gold threads and spangles. For a period after introduction, kits for the needlework nibbles are available.
