Australian Homespun - February 2016_

Materials

Q Two squares, 40cm

(16in) light blue linen

(background)

Q DMC Perlé 5 Cotton in

Light Coral (352), Very Light

Avocado Green (471), Violet

(553) and Light Topaz (726)

Q Small wool felt pieces in

light and dark turquoise

(appliqué)

Q5mm (^11 ⁄ 4 in), 8mm (^5 ⁄ 1616 in)

and 10mm (^3 ⁄ 8 in) diameter

sequins in assorted colours

(feathers)

Q Clear seed beads

Q White machine-sewing

or beading thread

Q Needles: beading, milliner’s

(straw) and crewel

Q 30cm (12in) embroidery

hoop

Q Two 20cm (8in) square

stretched canvas frames

Q Two squares, 20cm (8in)

white polar fl eece or

thin batting

Q 1.8m (2yd) of 25mm (1in)

wide grosgrain ribbon

(neatening the back)

Q Erasable fabric-marking pen

Q Freezer paper

Q Craft glue

Q Staple gun

Q General sewing supplies

Stitches used: Backstitch,

bullion stitch, chain stitch,

French knot, open detached

chain stitch, satin stitch,

split stitch, straight stitch

Design sizes:Owl 14 x

11.5cm (5^1 ⁄ 2 x4^1 ⁄ 2 in); peacock

15 x 19cm (6 x 7^1 ⁄ 2 in)

Note: Read the instructions

before starting the project.

Pre-wash the fabric and iron

it well. Use one thickness of

Perlé 5 thread throughout – it is

not divisible. Work in the order

given for each design. Instructions

are given for using the printed

Pattern Sheet in the magazine,

but you can also download

the digital patterns from

http://www.homespun.net.au and

print them out.

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