New England Region Seminar
May 2 - 4, 2003
 
Two-Day Class

Margaret Kinsey

Butterfly In Grass is a study in the use of silk and metal threads on Congress cloth. The threads used are a variety of silks, such as Soie Platte, Soie Perlee, Soie d'alger, Pearsall or other silk brands available in the market place. Pearl cotton #8 will be used in the background darning pattern. The gold threads used are Japanese #1 gold and a gold braid. The techniques include couching, laid work, slanting gobelin, and a Kogin darning pattern for the background.

This class is designed to acquaint the beginner/intermediate stitcher with working with silk and metal threads on Congress cloth, to explore the use of different silks on Congress cloth, to manipulate metal threads on Congress cloth, to pad certain sections, to use surface stitches as well as canvas stitches on Congress cloth, and to encourage a relatively novice or more in the use of these wonderful threads!

Technique: Silk and Metal Thread Embroidery on Congress cloth

Proficiency Level: Basic to Intermediate

Design Size: 5-1/2" x 7"

Kit Fees/Contents: $55; Congress cloth (10" x 10"), needles, braid, Japanese Gold, and all threads to complete the project, and a color reproduction instruction booklet.

Student Supplies: Stretcher bars (10" x 10"), frame weight or holder, scissors for cutting metal thread, scissors for cutting silk thread, stroking needle (a tekobari, trolley needle, a mellor, whatever is your favorite -- even a #13 tapestry needle will work), thumb tacks, beeswax (for waxing couching thread), HB or 2H pencil, magnifier/light, ruler, notebook and pencil for note taking.