Swan Lake
Raised Embroidery Kit
The ornament measures 8.5cm (3 3/4” ) in diameter.
Swan Lake is worked onto sea-green silk fabric using raised embroidery and metal thread techniques, and further embellished with beads. The back of the ornament is embroidered with a decorative laid trellis.
The embroidery kit includes all materials needed to complete the design.
Raised Embroidery Kit
The ornament measures 8.5cm (3 3/4” ) in diameter.
Swan Lake is worked onto sea-green silk fabric using raised embroidery and metal thread techniques, and further embellished with beads. The back of the ornament is embroidered with a decorative laid trellis.
The embroidery kit includes all materials needed to complete the design.
Raised Embroidery Kit
The ornament measures 8.5cm (3 3/4” ) in diameter.
Swan Lake is worked onto sea-green silk fabric using raised embroidery and metal thread techniques, and further embellished with beads. The back of the ornament is embroidered with a decorative laid trellis.
The embroidery kit includes all materials needed to complete the design.
IN THIS KIT YOU WILL FIND:
Sea green silk
Ivory broadcloth & homespun
6 Silk threads
2 stranded cottons
3 metallic threads
Glass beads
Wool felt
Ribbon & sewing thread
Needle pack
Card templates & wadding
YOU WILL ALSO NEED:
10cm (4”) embroidery hoop, inner rings bound
12.5cm (5”) embroidery hoop, both rings bound
Sea green sewing thread
Pointed tweezers
Dressmaker’s awl
Baking (or tracing) paper
Low-tack cello tape (Magic tape)
Sharp lead pencil
Fine acid-free permanent pen (or fabric transfer pen)
Gluestick
** Intermediate **
Swan Lake is embroidered using a small range of intricate embroidery stitches and raised embroidery techniques. Experience in raised embroidery is not essential, but I recommend you are confident with fine work and general embroidery stitches.
It is common to see swan ornaments decorating Christmas trees in Denmark and Sweeden. I remember having the most beautiful paper swans, made by my dad on our tree when I was a child.
The swan is embroidered mostly in silk threads with accents of very fine silver metallic thread. The swan is highly padded and has a detached wing to achieve a 3D effect. The stylized water swirls are stitched with laid metal thread and beads are used to form water droplets.
STITCHES USED:
Beading | Blanket stitch | Burden stitch | Colonial knot | Couching | Cross stitch | Detached blanket stitch | Detached chain | Padded satin stitch | Running stitch | Raised stem stitch | Satin stitch | Surface satin stitch | Split back stitch | Split stitch | Straight stitch | Trellis couching | Weaving
