Using
a painted calico background and simple stitches create a wild flower
embroidery based on a summer meadow.
What
you need
1/2m
of unbleached calico
Stranded
cottons; colour Nos in Anchor stranded cotton:-
264
light green., 266
medium green., 262
dark green, 281
dark olive green.
1
white, 302 yellow, 87 magenta, 361
pale gold. (try Mulberry
Silks)
8
inch wooden embroidery frame with a screw fitting.
Setasilk
dyes by Pebeo colours:-
Primary
yellow, No 001, Iris,
No 010, Gitane
blue, No. 012.
Other
“paint on” dyes may be used or water colours, if you wish.
A
soft paintbrush (medium sized)
Water
erasable embroidery pen or a soft pencil.
