'Poinsettia' Stumpwork Embroidery Kit whitework

'Poinsettia' Stumpwork Embroidery Kit whiteworkTechniques Couching gold 3 D wired 'slips' Construction Fits 6 inch (15cm) hoop Suitable for all abilities Makes a lovely brooch or ornament The term stumpwork refers to three dimensional or raised embroidery. Technically this is a misnomer; the technique is more accurately called raised embroidery historically stumpwork means a very particular technique of using tiny pieces of wood to create the nose on an embroidered person! Raised embroidery

12 November

You have a choice of colour themes this year:

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14x14 inch Edinburgh linen (35 TPI)

counted satin stitch (where stitches are worked in a repeating pattern to add texture) and eyelets (small decorative holes)

coloured wire check

Mountmellick embroidery is originally from Ireland

7 decorative stitches

Areas of the design are usually filled with counted stitch patterns and then defined with outline stitches

Mauve and Sea Green

and fringing

The book features an introduction to the RSN and its prestigious heritage