Mermaid Song
STITCHERS POCKET, SCISSOR FOB, SCISSOR CASE AND NEEDLESHELL
Exclusive Cyberclass
Design Area Pocket Front: 102w x 90h (7.25”
w x 6.4” h) Model: 28ct Light Amsterdam Blue Cashel Linen:
(Cut fabric: 11 “w x 10.5”h for pocket finishing)
Materials for all four pieces are included in your student kit.
Enjoy taking this online Needlework
Cyberclass! There are careful detailed instructions, photographs, and
diagrams that are easily printed for your convenience. To give you a total
class experience, you will have an opportunity to ask questions and write
comments in a special "Mermaid Song" discussion group online!
A Needle pocket shaped like a shell,
how very elegant! Originally designed for a Victoria Sampler Retreat, this set evokes
the siren song of mermaids at sea...
 Wendy Causer from Engand, our VS teacher and VS CyberAngel, with the help of Marietta our other CyberAngel, will teach this
Cyberclass!
Details:
A lovely Mermaid sings her siren song on this nautically inspired set of needlework
smalls. The collection includes many different pieces. The gorgeous Mermaid Stitcher’s
Pocket, with Hardanger flap is finished in the shape of a shell. An adorable Needlecase
shaped like a miniature version of the Needlepocket and a matching Scissors Fob
as well as a Mermaid Scissors Case, with another Hardanger flap closure, complete
the entire assembly. Four unique silver charms add a nautical flavor to your stitching.
This design is stiched with the colours of the ocean. The luscious overdyed silks
and regular silks, the overdyed cottons, the sparkling metallic threads and beads
are all specially pick ed
to delight the eye. There is a wonderful bargello design that outlines the scallops
of the pocket ‘shell’ shape, and you’ll find it in the needlecase as well. Bargello
is easy and so much fun, and you’ll pracitce and learn a lot about this lovely technique
in this design. The Hardanger flaps are counted slightly differently, and the silk
ribbon ‘seaweed’ is just so real..it practically swims off the linen! Be prepared
to learn some new techniques, as well as stitch the easy Cross Stitched areas so
you can relax and stitch together without losing your concentration. This sampler can be finished as a needlework pocket, but it can also be framed and hung on a wall, or turned into a pillow top! I hope this collection captures your heart and
that you take them along on many future stitching retreats. Hope you enjoy this class, and that you learn lots while enjoying old and new friends online! :) - Thea
Sorting The Threads in the Student Kit.
Remember to sort in daylight near a window, not under artificial light indoors.. as the colours change with the colour of the lightbulbs we use. There is also some guidance in the Cyberclass for sorting.. so if you're
not quite sure, wait for the Cyberclass to sort your threads. Below I have listed the total yardage of each colour in your pack.
Access Soie
Perlee #crème - cream (16m spool) - 16yards
Kreinik #4 Braid - #002 metallic gold (12m spool) - 12yard
Gentle Art - Sampler T. - Tin Bucket - 3yard
Gloriana Silk Floss - #045 "Lacquered Gold" - 1.5yard
Kreinik #4 Braid - #684 - turquoise - 5yard
Kreinik Mori #0923 - yellow - 1yard
Kreinik Mori #3017 - red - 1yard
Kreinik Mori #4164 - green - 1yard
Kreinik Mori #5055 - blue dk - 1.5yard
Kreinik Mori #8000 - white - 2yard
Caron Wildflowers #121 - "Evergreen" - 12yard
Gloriana 4mm silk ribbon #046 "Fallen Leaves" - 3.5yard
Kreinik #4 Braid - #041 - multi - 5.5yard
Kreinik Mori #0103 - flesh - 2yard
Kreinik Mori #0414 - green lt - 1yard
Kreinik Mori #4046 - turquoise dk - 4yard
Kreinik Mori #5053 - blue lt - 1.5yard
Kreinik Mori #8050 - black - 1.5yard
Gentle Art - Sampler T. - Wood Smoke - 1yard
Gloriana Silk Floss - #50 "Blue Grass" - 2yard
Kreinik Mori #4044 - turquoise - 3yard
Needlepoint Inc. #0964 - grey brown - 2yard
Needlepoint Inc. #0945 - bright pink - 1yard
Access Soie Perlee #58 - mint green - 8yard
Access Au ver a Soie/Soie D'Alger #5024 - green dk - 1yard
DMC Perle #12 Cotton #white - 9yard
SJ Designs petite beads #1805 white - 40bead
SJ Designs petite bead #1848 - sea green - 80bead
SJ Designs white 2mm pearl beads - white - 3 beads
clam shell charm - matte silver ox - 3 charms
mussel shell charm - matte silver ox - 1 charm
sand dollar charm - matte silver ox - 1 charm
star fish charm - matte silver ox - 2 charms
Below you'll see the strands in each of the different silk flosses. Each floss has a different number of strands in each thread length. This helps you differentiate the different colours in your pack.
The Needlepoint Inc has 8 strands per length
The AVASoie has 7 strands per length
The Kreinik Mori has 6 strands per length
The Caron Waterlilies has 12 thin strands per length
FYII opened a pack myself, and noticed that some colours have been divided into two lengths. This can happen if a colour requires 1.5 yards. Our kitmaker might include one 1 yard length and one 0.5 yard length, so don't get confused if one colour has more than one length of thread. Hope this helps our students in class!
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