This kit is designed to be worked with the instructions contained in Japanese Motifs in Stumpwork & Goldwork (Page 136)
A praying mantis, with detached metallic wings and wrapped-wire legs is the star of this small embroidered panel. Inspired by a Japanese family crest of a stylised lotus plant – this design also features a lotus flower and bud, with wired detached petals, and padded seed pods, all worked with silks and metallic threads on a piece of antique kimono silk.
This stumpwork embroidery kit contains all materials required to work this project.
Kit Contents
- Ivory Duchess satin or Vintage kimono silk, quilte's muslin, tracing paper, felt, paper-backed fusible web, beads and coloured wires.
- Threads – Soie d'Alger silks (5 whole skeins), assorted silks, rayon,nylon and metallic threads, Benton& Johnson Couching Thread.
Equipment Required
- 10 inch embroidery hoop, slate frame or stretcher bars
- 6 inch embroidery hoop
- Two 4 or 5 inch embroidery hoops
- Needles:
- Crewel/Embroidery sizes 9 and 10
- Straw/Milliners size 9
- Sharps sizes 10 and 12
- Chenille size 20
- Sharp Yarn Darners sizes 14 - 18
- Small sharp-pointed embroidery scissors and paper scissors
- Fine blunt-nosed tweezers (to shape wire)
- Small wire cutters or old scissors (to cut wire)
- Post-it (Sticky) notes
