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	Beadwork and Jewellery		Crochet
	Embroidery		Fashion
	Felt		Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing

Embroidery Projects

Machine embroidered greetings card - by Anne Kinniment

This project will show you how to make a machine embroidered poppy meadow greetings card, designed by machine embroiderer Anne Kinniment. This card can be used for any occasion, or you could turn it into a framed picture for your wall. Difficulty rating: Easy Materials needed: Unbleached calico Medium sized wooden embroidery hoop with inner ring bound with tape Setasilk dyes in gitane blue, primary yellow, iris and moss green Acrylic paints in cadmium yellow, titanium white and cadmium red Medium-sized paint brush, cocktail sticks Machine embroidered threads in a range of greens Small bits of red fabric, preferably silk ‘Supermend’ for bonding bits of fabric to back To download the instructions to make your machine embroidered greetings card please click on the link below: Download the Instructions.

Flower Fairy Flowers

Search Press have published a gorgeous book called Flower Fairies in Ribbon and Stumpwork, based on the books by Cicely Mary Barker. These books have captivated children and adults alike for more than 85 years and now, for the first time, five of the beautiful fairies are translated into exquisite ribbon and stumpwork embroideries. To give you a taster of the projects covered in the book, we have a section of the White Clover Fairy pattern for you to try. The pattern below will take you through creating the two beautiful clover flowers she is holding in her hand. Difficulty rating: Hard Materials needed: 25 x 25cm 10in. block of fine cotton lawn Small embroidery hoop 4mm silk antique ribbon – colour Brown Art Silk thread – colour Fresco Oil 4mm silk ribbon – colour White Clover Chameleon stranded silk – colour Elephant Gumnut stranded silk – colour Rainforest Light Chameleon stranded silk – colour Camellia Wadding To download the pattern, please click on the link below: Download the Instructions.

Children's Keyrings

This pattern will show you how to make funky stitched keyrings and is ideal for children to get involved in. The pattern here uses a heart template but you can download different template shapes, including stars, flowers, dogs and cars, by clicking here. The keyring pattern was supplied to us by Alison at Stitchclub, an organisation that runs beginner sewing classes for children across the country, you can find out more about them here. Difficulty rating: Easy, suitable for children Materials needed: Fabric Stuffing Key chains To download the keyring instructions please click on the link below: Download the Instructions.

Butterfly Brooches

This pattern will show you how to make a unique butterfly brooch and comes courtesy of designer Vikki Lafford. These butterflies will make the perfect addition to any item of clothing or why not add them to a bag or purse for extra sparkle? Difficulty rating: Medium Materials needed: Silk dupion Beads Machine embroidery thread A beading needle Sharp pencil Sheet of paper Marker pen Silk paints Embroidery hoop Backing fabric An iron A sewing machine with darning foot Paint brush Wire Brooch pin To download the butterfly brooch instructions please click on the link below: Download the Instructions.

Flower Design Greetings Card

This pattern will show you to how to make a gorgeous embroidered greetings card, and was supplied to us by embroiderer Claire Hurd www.clairehurd.co.uk. This card can be adapted using any type of flower you likes best and is guaranteed to bring a creative touch to the mantelpiece. Difficulty rating: Easy Materials needed: Blank card and envelope the size I used was 10.5cm x 14.8cm 4 brightly coloured co-ordinating papers Co-ordinating adhesive ribbon Small beads and sequins Spray mount Sticky tape Flower punches in three different sizes optional Quilting Rule optional  Sewing machine optional To download the instructions please click on the link below. Download the Instructions.

Fabric Heart

Why not create your own tokens of affection with these wonderful fabric hearts, designed by Amanda Luke of Amanda Luke Designs? This is a great pattern that can be adapted to suit your own colour schemes by using different fabrics. Difficulty rating: Easy Materials needed: 1 piece of A4 card Sewing machine Small length of decorative or plain ribbon Fabric pins 1 piece of red felt 1 piece of vintage/vintage style fabric Stuffing or wadding Thread Fabric scissors 1 chop stick! To download the pattern, please click on the link below: Download the Instructions.

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