Gloriosa Lily
A botanical study of a Gloriosa Lily (Gloriosa Superba), which is also known as the South African Flame Lily, being visited by a golden bee. This piece is worked in Goldwork and Stumpwork techniques to create a lifelike image of this stunning flower. It incorporates various padding techniques and the use of Colourstreams coloured sadi threads alongside the English purls and Pearsall’s silks to bring this exotic bloom to life. It measures 18 cm x 28 cm.

Kit Price: $130.00

Fuchsia Fantasy
This piece features both Stumpwork and Goldwork techniques to create a hummingbird coming to visit a spray of fuchsias. The piece utilizes both gilt and coloured purls and couching threads as well as kid leather and Pearsall’s silks. The featur e of the piece is the completely detached bloom, hanging freely from the stem. The design size is 21 cm x 28 cm and the kit costs $150.00.

Illuminated Floral
This piece is a gorgeous miniature design based on the flowers in a 15th Century Illuminated Book. It is embroidered over a hand painted satin background fabric in hand dyed Cascade House silk and English metal threads. It measures 12 cm s quare and the kit cost is $88.00

Cordelia - Jewel of the Sea
Cordelia is the delight of many a little girl. Worked in stumpwork, she features detached tail fins and a needle-lace bikini top. The background of the piece is hand dyed silk and various threads are included in the kit for decorating her tail ­ including gold and coloured goldwork purls, Kreinik threads, Rajmahal art silks, Needle Necessities Opalesence and Rainbow Gallery threads to name but a few. The kit contains all fabrics, threads, gold and coloured bullion, beads, organza ribbon, wires, needles, a photo and instructions. Her size is approximately 21 cm x 16 cm and the kit costs $80.00

Neptune - King of the Sea
Over Christmas, Cordelia got married to this fine chap. On request I designed him to complement Cordelia but still have his own personality. Utilizing many of the same threads as Cordelia ­ but in his own colour scheme of navy/olive green (Cordelia's is blue/purple), he is floating holding his tridant proudly. The kit contains all fabrics, threads, gold, silver and coloured bullion, beads, organza ribbon, wires, needles, a photo and instructions. His size is the same as Cordelia's and his kit cost is also $80.00.

Wisteria
The wisteria was created during an artist in residence program with the South Western Branch of the Embroiderer’s Guild, where the Guild members created two large panels combining Goldwork and Stumpwork embroidery roses and wisteria to remember Gwen and Edna Jones. This piece measures approximately 9 cm x 18 cm and is worked on black Delustered satin in Au Ver a Soie silks and English metal threads. Kit cost $50.00