Butterfly Circle
with Margaret Kinsey
Butterfly Circle is silk and metal thread embroidery on Congress Cloth. The butterfly is created with Pearsall's filoselle silk, assorted metallic threads, including twists, cords and Japanese metals with 15 Japanese seed beads. The background is an oriental pattern using basketweave and variation. The design is a motif adapted from a woven Noh costume of 17th century Japan. Techniques include long and short, couching, padded satin over card and 6-stranded cotton, slanting and interlocking gobelin, brick stitch, stem, the Ming and 4-way continental. Size is 10 x 10 Inches
level: Basic /intermediate
Kit : $80
Kit includes: Pearsall's filoselle Embroidery Silks, DMC 6 stranded Cotton, Kreinik Braid, 15 Japanese seed beads, Congress Cloth White, Padding materials including card and DMC 6-stranded cotton, Photo, Booklet & Misc, including needles