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"...Item one foreparte of white Satten
embrodered with Dolphins and Butterflies of black silke..." The Folger Inventory of Elizabeth I's wardrobe
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| Lady Audley,1538,Holbein |
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| Royal Collection, UK |
Embroiderers have always used scraps of expensive fabrics and threads to made little "fancies"
- sweet bags, pincushions, needlecases, even the squares of a chessboard - all manner of small objects embellished with needlework.
Our "Small Fancies" patterns are designed for these things, and include a "large" (about 50
stitches square) two-sided design, a "mini" (about 22 stitches square) two-sided design, and a band design.
Small Fancies patterns
are 2 pages, printed double-sided on premium #65 cardstock. $5.00 ea plus
postage. Also available in PDF format. To order, contact grnvixen@yahoo.com
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Ackhorne "Autumn Dance" stitch count 50x50 #SF01
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Bostocke
"Blossoms in Snow" stitch count 52x52 #SF02
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Cinquefoil "Briar Rose" stitch count 50x50 #SF03
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Dragonfly "Kaleidescope" stitch count 54x54 #SF04
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Eglantine "Flowerdewe" stitch count 46x46 #SF05
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ffraser "Rebato" stitch count 44x44 #SF06
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Gillyflower "Turquey Carpet" stitch count 51x51 #SF07
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Jerusha "Columbine" stitch count 45x45 #SF08
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Katherina "Quene's Crown" stitch count 60x60 #SF09
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Pinks "Sops-in-Wine" stitch count 44x44 #SF10
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stitch count 52 x 52 #SF11
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| "SImon George", 1537 Holbein |
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| Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt |
More
to come.....
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