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Medieval Butterfly
This cheeky little butterfly is inspired by one from a medieval illuminated
manuscript. He is embroidered with Au Ver a Soie Silks and English Goldwork
Purls on a background of old gold silk dupion. Design Size: 7.5 cm x 7.5 cm.
Kit Cost: $35.00
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Leafy Seadragon
The Leafy Seadragon is the marine emblem of South Australia
and both it and the weedy Seadragon are only found in Australian
coastal waters from South Australia, around Victoria and up to
New South Wales. This chap is happily floating through a background
of hand dyed kimono silk amongst hand dyed silk seaweed. He is
made up of English metal threads and metallic organza. Design
Size: 24 cm x 35 cm. Kit Cost: $100.00
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Jacobean Splendour
Another Jacobean inspired design featuring English Goldwork
threads and Gumnuts hand dyed silk threads. This piece uses
an assortment of items including Grecian, #1 Twist, Smooth
Purl, Rough Purl, Bright Check Purl, Pearl Purl, Metallic
Organza, kid leather, coral, garnets and paillettes. Design
Size: 19 cm x 24 cm. Kit Cost: $110.00
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Australian Wildflowers
This piece features a Kangaroo Paw, Sturt Desert Pea and
Grevillea worked in tones of Chocolate, Butterscotch and Gold.
A range of luscious threads have been used including English
metal threads, Threadworx Overdyed braid, Colourstreams and Hannah
silk ribbons and Gumnuts Silks on a hand dyed wool background. The
piece also utilizes kid and cane toad leathers. Design Size:
21 cm x 26 cm. Kit Cost $150.00
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Elizabethan Christmas Decoration
Using a beautiful Christmas print fabric and as assortment of English metal
threads, some paillettes and some garnets, create this stunning Christmas
decoration for your tree or to give to a friend. Measuring approximately
6.5 cm x 11 cm (not including the hanger or tassel), the kit costs $20.00.
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Beadazzled Dragonfly
A new dragonfly for those who were asking for one to go with Bejewelled
Dragonfly. This dragonfly is worked in Gumnuts silk and English metal
threads on a background of royal purple Delustered Duchess satin.
It also features crystal marguerites and Mill Hill seed beads.
Design size: 10.5 cm x 7.5 cm. Kit Cost: $45.00
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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 feature 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.
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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 square and the kit cost is $88.00
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