Derwentwater DesignsFour More New Designs For The AutumnTHE THREAD MILLSupplying organised thread cards for crossstitch, to your personal specifications.ONLY topQuality thread isused from:AncorDMCMadeiraMisty Mornings - MM5 Frosty DeerMisty Mornings - MM6 Snowy SheepOrders are welcome for quantities from 25 cards.Cards can be printed with colour numbers, symbols tomatch patterns and logosOr do you prefer twists?Silken Longstitch - SLS9Courtyard WindowSilken Longstitch - SLS10Lavender FieldsOrder Line: 017684 83119Fax: 01768 895031Email: sales@derwentwaterdesigns.co.ukFor more information or a quote,call Tony on 01924 420882thethreadmill@btconnect.com
embroiderylight and colour from DMCDMC has a wonderful selection of Embroidery kits andthreads suitable for all tastes and abilities from beginnersto experienced stitchers.Threads include Stranded Cotton, Pearl Cotton, ColorVariations & Special Embroidery. DMC’s range of handembroidery threads have been, loved by designers and stitchersfor years. Stranded Cotton, DMC’s premium hand embroiderythread, has been madE by DMC for more than100 years.DMC’s 36 colour-enhancing Light Effects threads are designedto add light and sparkle to embroidery The range consists ofmetallics, sparkly jewels, pearlescents, glow-in-the-dark andfluorescents. Color Variations threads see colours change withjust a few stitches. The range of 36 tonal colours consists of amultitude of colour changes all working in harmony with eachother to give beautiful results.Satin Thread has a wonderful silky finish and gives a glamorousfeel to designs. The colour range has the same numbers asstranded cotton and can easily be substituted in an embroideryproject. DMC’s kits offer variation too: stitches used in theirembroidery kits create subtle and dramatic effects: backstitch,couching, chain stitch, and bullion stitch, French knots, long andshort stitch and satin stitch are just a few recommended.DMC, T: 0116 275 4000 , W: www.dmccreative.co.ukvisit the zoo with Bothy ThreadsBothy Threads are delighted to introduce you toCotton Zoo, a beautiful parade of characters with atruly tactile and hand-finished touch. Perfect for newbornsand young children, these colourful, welcoming charactersare sure to make everyone smile.All the designs are worked on 14 hpi Zweigart fabric usingthe ‘petit point’ range with pink or blue spots and come with anembroidered Cotton Zoo logo. They are great fun and easyto stitch, using full cross-stitch and bold back stitching.Bothy Threads, T: +44 (0)844 8000221E: info@bothythreads.comknow your stitchesHand embroidery begins with a few basic stitches. Once thesesimple stitches are mastered, it’s very easy to move into otherspecific embroidery techniques. Here’s a guide to some ofembroidery methods you may be asked about in-store.AppliqueApplique is used as a decoration technique in quilting, clothing, flags andin church work such as alter frontals. Applique involves sewing individualpieces of fabric into a design and then the edges of the fabric piecesare decorated with surface embroidery stitching such as couching, cords,stem stitch and buttonhole stitch.BlackworkBlackwork is a counted form of embroidery in which diagonal, horizontaland vertical stitches are worked on counted fabric. A blackwork designcan be worked from a chart in a similar method to cross-stitch and fromindividual graphed patterns in which the stitches are mapped out.BrazilianBrazilian is a surface embroidery technique in which a range of embroiderystitches are worked using rayon thread on a silk, polyester or cottonbackground fabric. Brazilian thread has a shiny surface and the rayonthread is washable so makes the technique suitable to be worked onclothing, pillow covers and linens.Cross-Stitch and NeedlepointNearly everybody new to hand embroidery will begin with cross-stitch orneedle point – it’s a simple form of counted thread embroidery workingdiagonal stitches over one or two threads of a counted fabric.Cross-stitch can be worked from a chart or directly onto printed fabricssuch as table cloths. Cross-stitch is most commonly worked in embroideryfloss. Designs are easily attainable from craft-stores, local needlework storesand many on-line stores. Needlepoint (half cross-stitch) can be a coarse ascrewel wool worked on a canvas.Jacobean and Modern JacobeanJacobean and Modern Jacobean are surface embroidery techniques thatuse a wide range of hand embroidery stitches. Jacobean is used to decoratehome furnishing such as curtains, cushion covers, seat covers, fire screensand as pictures. Modern Jacobean uses the traditional Jacobean designmotifs such as the tree of life but is scaled down and worked withembroidery floss on a silk ground fabric.Stump WorkStumpwork is a raised form of hand embroidery in which motifs i.e. petalsand leaves are sewn individually and then cut out and sewn down togetherto form a dimensional embroidery. Often motifs are padded or stitched overwire so that they can be molded into shapes. Stumpwork embroidery isworked in embroidery floss or silk threads.craftfocus 83
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