Spring

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Blue Tulips

This  is exciting 'blackwork.' The light-dancing touch of metallic thread mingles with the soft solid color (yes, color! blue!)  of silk.Thin versus thick threads spin around each other to  give a sense of depth and dimension. Stitches combine to  create pattern that delights the eye. (But the best part is  the light play from the metallic thread.)  Enjoy this intermediate-level project designed to experience blackwork-style embroidery with a variety of  threads.

Materials needed:

• Silk  Mori® 5055 Medium Slate Blue, 5057 Dark Slate Blue
• Silk  Serica® 5057 Dark Slate Blue
• Kreinik  Blending Filament™ in 014HL Sky Blue
• Dritz  Mark-B-Gone pen (blue 'temporary' pen)
• Suggested  fabrics: Zweigart 22-count antique white Hardanger or 25-count antique white Lugana

Instructions: 

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Silkberry

Designed by Mary Polityka Bush
Skill Level: Intermediate

This adorable needlepoint design, a strawberry scissors charm, can be made so quickly, you'll want to make several for gifts. It's also a fun project for a monthly group meeting, guild chapter, women's group, craft club, or in-store class. The Silk Mori and Silk Serica makes it lusciously rich looking!

Materials needed: 

• 5m skeins of Kreinik Silk Mori in colors 1057 and 4036
• 10m spools of Kreinik Silk Serica in colors 1057, 2024, and 4036
• Zweigart 18-ct white interlock canvas, 6" x 9"
• #24 Tapestry needle
• laying tool like a Bent Weaver's Needle or Tekobari
• stretcher bars, 1 pair each: 6" and 9"
• Fiberfill or cotton balls
• Tacky
• Glue

General Information: 

Use 3-ply of Silk Mori (plied) and single strands of Silk Serica (unplied) throughout. For maximum sheen, use a laying tool when working with Silk Mori and maintain a consistent twist when stitching with Silk Serica. Work two motifs on canvas (for the strawberry front and back), leaving 1" between each strawberry.

Printing Instructions: 

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Bunny Hop Ornament

Needlepoint painted canvas design by Kathy Schenkel

Stitch guide by SHEAR Creations

This fun little ornament can be stitched in no time. The new holographic blue metallic thread makes the background have depth and dimension. It creates a truly spectacular stitched night sky.

Materials needed:

• one 5m skein Silk Mori 8000
• one reel Fine #8 Braid 001L
• one reel Fine #8 Braid 002L
• one reel 1/16" Ribbon 033L
• Kathy Schenkel canvas LP044 Bunny With Moon Heart, http://www.kathyschenkel.com/Gallery/Holiday/14/Easter-and-Spring/42/60.html
• Tapestry needles

Instructions:

Find the Kathy Schenkel canvas in needlepoint stores. Google search "Kathy Schenkel Needlepoint" or "LP044 Bunny With Moon Heart"

Download the PDF here: 

https://www.kreinik.com/PDF/schenkel_bunny.pdf

1. The rabbit tale is worked in French Knots. use 3 strands of Silk Mori 8000. The white rabbit is worked in the Nobuko stitch. Use 3 strands of Silk Mori 8000.

2. The stars are worked in a Star Filling stitch variation. Use 1 strand of Tapestry #12 Braid 001L.

3. The moon is worked in Interlocking Gobelin. use 1 strand of Fine #8 Braid 002L.

4. The sky is worked in Byzantine #2. use 1 strand of 1/16" Ribbon 003L

This guide provides basic stitch suggestions. For more specific stitch instruction, see:

1. Howren, Suzanne, and Beth Robertson. Stitches for Effect. Alexandria, VA: self-published, 1996.
2. Howren, Suzanne, and Beth Robertson. More Stitches for Effect. Alexandria, VA: self-published, 1997
3. Howren, Suzanne, and Beth Robertson. Even More Stitches for Effect. Alexandria, VA: self-published, 2000
4. Howren, Suzanne, and Beth Robertson. Stitches to Go. Alexandria, VA: self-published, 2004
5. Howren, Suzanne, and Beth Robertson. New Twists on Needlework Embellishments. Alexandria, VA: self-published, 2007