October Meeting: Saturday, October
15th
Lynn Payette's "Dragon" and Tanya Berlin's "Blackwork Etui Box"
Meeting Site: Linda Berry's Home at 203 Tunxis Road, West
Hartford
We will be starting off the new stitching year with two possibilities for
you. We will offer two classes. Lynn Payette, our local celebrity
teacher, will join us to teach her "Dragon". This first day will get
us started on the design, and a second day of instruction will take place
on February 11th. A second group led by Julia and made up
of those members who would like to stitch Tanya Berlin's "Etui" will work
together to begin that project. A second gathering for this group will
also take place on February 11th. We invite you to bring
one or both of these projects to our meeting in December. We would
love to see your progress and find answers to any questions that may have
arisen. All of the teaching fees and other costs of the class will
be paid by the chapter. Your only cost is the price of the kits.
It is possible to be a member of Lynn's class and purchase the kit for Tanya's
project.
The schedule for the day will be: 10 AM to 12:30
PM Class
12:30
PM to 1:30 PM Lunch and Meeting
1:30
PM to 3
PM Class
Bring something for show and tell, maybe the stitching you have been working
on since our June meeting. You are all welcome to attend the meeting,
even if you do not wish to participate in the class. Bring your stitching
and listen as we learn.
Students in Lynn's Class --
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STUDENT SUPPLIES: Needles (a variety of sharp and blunt, including
a beading needle); invisible thread; white sewing thread; and very sharp,
small scissors (for trimming sheers); a piece of fabric at least 14" x 18"
or a garment, on which to stitch. A complete list of supplies and suggestions
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Students in Tanya's Class -- Please bring the following:
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Material - 16 count Hardanger fabric or a 32 count linen OR any type
of counted fabric as long as the count is either 16 Aida or 32 threads to
the inch. The fabric needs to be 24" long and 54" wide to cover all
the panels.
Thread - DMC embroidery floss as follows:
DMC 3362
DMC 3347
DMC 931
DMC 433
A 4" or 5" embroidery hoop, needles, embroidery scissors are needed for project.
For the October class each student should bring a pair of shears for cutting,
4 plastic bags to be used for the cut pieces, and the above supplies so we
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A new challenge was handed out in June. You may still join in,
so look for the information at this meeting. Our plans are to have
a display of the results at next year's annual meeting in April.
The descriptions of October's projects below tell you more:
Lynn's
Dragon
PROFICIENCY LEVEL: Basic/Intermediate
TIME: Two Days (October 15th and February
11th)
PRICE OF KIT: $52.00
GROUND FABRIC: Student's choice
Can be worked on fabric {14" x 18"}, or a
garment (See student letter included)
SIZE: 6 1/2" x 8 1/2"
DESCRIPTION:
A "bejeweled" and "bedecked" black and gold winged Dragon with piercing red
eyes is stitched on a student's choice of background; (the pictured
model is worked on greeny gold silk dupioni). He is worked in
a variety of surface stitches, appliqué (of both sheers and opaque
fabrics), beading, and (gold) metallic techniques. Though he is stitched
mostly in black and gold, tiny touches of teal, blue, green and rust iridescent
beads and metallic threads can be sprinkled here and there. The student
will be given a complete materials list prior to the class so that color
embellishment choices may be made, if desired. The kit, however, contains
enough embellishments in black and gold to complete the Dragon.
His body sections are padded (with felt) and are then covered with velours,
and metallic (fabrics). These are then overstitched with a variety
of threads, fibers, metallics, beads and techniques. Several types
of edgings (for fabrics) will be taught, including couching of silks, metallics
and novelty threads, buttonhole on a back stitch, twisted cord, and whipped
back stitch. Overstitching will include buttonhole, raised chain, couching.
The Dragon's wings are first worked in sheers in "stitch and cut" appliqué,
or are applied with a bondable web. They are further defined using
a variety of stitches, threads and fibers. Stitches taught include
raised chain, raised outline, couching combinations (mixing techniques, threads
and metallics), and bead work (including stitching on beads using fly
stitch). His claws are worked in beads (these can be stitched into
the "Orb", or worked on fine wire, if the student chooses to use a large
bead for the "Orb"); and his nails are black metallic stitches. His
face and "ears" are worked in split, outline, chain and couching with flosses,
silks and metallic threads.
Many techniques and ideas for working the Dragon will be demonstrated, and
the student will be encouraged to choose from these to use on their own
Dragons. No two Dragons in the class will be alike; at the end of the
second day, a "show and tell" will be held, so that all the students will
be able to see what others have done.
KIT CONTENTS: Working frame (mounted with muslin backing fabric);
sheer and opaque black and gold fabrics, netting, silks, and velours; felt;
fibers and threads (flosses, pearl cottons, novelty threads); beads, black
and gold metallics (including Japanese gold, pearl purl, metallic braids,
Cresta d'oro, metallic ribbons.
Tanya's
BLACKWORK ETUI BOX
The Etui Box is for all levels of
embroiderers. This kit has a 13 page Instruction Booklet (8 1/2 by
11 or A4 size sheets) with diagrams for the Blackwork stitches. The
instructions are detailed and concise, written with the beginner in mind
and intended to guide embroiderers of any level through the embroidery from
beginning to end.
Working the
embroidery: A thirteen
page Instruction booklet guides you through each stitch with diagrams and
concise instructions.
The
four outside panels and the lid of the box are
knot garden designs. The hedges of the knot gardens are
worked in cross stitch, in-between the hedges different Blackwork
patterns are embroidered. Included in the
kit are 83 different Blackwork patterns to choose from and
16 different border designs that can be worked around
the rim of the lid.
The kit can be worked in
traditional black on white or with colored threads and fabrics
depending on the embroiderer's preference. The inside panels of
the box can also be worked with Blackwork patterns or they
can be covered in a complimentary fabric.
This Blackwork project is suitable for beginner to advanced
embroiderers. Tanya is offering free
correspondence and free on going critique for this kit, for more details
go to -
Free on going critique.
EMBROIDERY SIZE Height: 5 inches (13 cm) Width: 4 inches (10 cm)
KIT
CONTENTS Thirteen page
Instruction Booklet | Pattern for knot
gardens | Blackwork
patterns | Cardboard
templates to make the box | Instructions
to construct box.
You will need to provide fabric, threads and tacky glue.
KIT COST $40.75
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