A golden diving beetle worked on amethyst velveteen.
Instructions
This embroidery kit is designed to be worked with the diagrams and instructions contained in Inspirations magazine, issue 88, or downloaded from the "Beetlemania" instructions on the Inspirations website.
Kit Contents
This stumpwork embroidery kit contains all materials required to work this project:
- amethyst velveteen
- calico
- tracing paper
- organza
- vliesofix
- felt
- bronze leather
- coloured string
- beads and wires
- threads – Soie d'Alger silk, assorted polyester, metallic and nylon sewing threads, and all required metallic threads.
Equipment Required
- 6" embroidery hoop
- Needles:
- Crewel/Embroidery size 10
- Straw/Milliners (or Sharps) sizes 8 and 9
- Sharps sizes 10 and 12
- Sharp Yarn Darners 14 – 18 (or Chenille 18 - 24)
- Small embroidery scissors with fine sharp points
- Small sharp-pointed scissors for cutting metal threads
- Mellor or old metal nailfile (to ease threads and leather into place)
- Fine blunt-nosed tweezers
- Beeswax
Skill level
Experienced 
