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Sturbridge, MA - July 17-18, 2008
Buttons a Bounty
Designed by Jackie du Plessis
of It’s Fine-ally FInished
“What to do with Grandmother’s buttons? Why not join me for a weekend of fun, stitching and friendship in Sturbridge. Together we can create a tiny silk box that sorts Grandma's treasured buttons. This darling buttons box slides in and out of an acorn stitched Nécessaire. Stitches we will use are Queen, Cross, Brick and Back stitches. Working with three hand dyed silk fibers and hand dyed ribbons we will adorn this New England inspired project with beautifully carved mother of pearl buttons. Once the Necessaire unrolls, the silk taffeta interior shows a tiny fabric acorn needle page, storage section of needle work tools as well as a pocket to store your favorite scissor.
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We will discuss all the finishing techniques, including making the binding, applying the binding, mitering the corners and finishing the binding seam neatly, adding structure to needlework without adding bulk, along with embellishing with ribbons and buttons. We will complete the acorn shaped needle page, and practice our ribbon hedebo ribbon stitch. I hope to see you there.” ~ Jackie
Supplies included in this kit:
34ct Legacy linen as well as doodle cloth to make coordinated fob, hand dyed fibers - one specially created for this project, hand dyed ribbons in rich New England fall colors, carved mother of pearl buttons, skirtex, iron-on interfacing, heat resistant MYLAR, needle page linens - hand dyed 48ct Dower linen, treats - buttons to start collection, acorn waxer, stitching instructions with diagrams and graphs, finishing instructions with pictures.
Optional items include scrims ruler, bodkin and thread winders as well as gold Dovo scissor, which may be ordered through the retreat registration form. (The acorn waxer pictured below is included in the kit.)
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