The ultimate embroidery kit of my favourite finds. VIDEO: See what's inside!
IT’S WHAT’S INSIDE THAT MATTERS.
As a little taster, in this kit, are two pieces of Russian linen. I get the linen washed and pre-shrunk. The obnoxiously green linen has been professionally stretched on a wooden frame which is also reusable.
Lichen and Leaf created needle-keepers, but this time they were ceramic. I sourced industrial magnets, so the attraction levels were both in looks and science!
A special Backyard Barbie print was added to the kit and all stationery is printed on riso with Dream Press.
For threads, I added two brands. There were 16 colours of Bamboo yarn, hand-dyed in Cape Town by Vinni. Vinni’s Colours is a women-run business started by Vinni herself in a kitchen some years ago. She had a love for knitting and crocheting but found the colours available at her local wool shop boring. So, as one does, she started to dye her threads. Now she runs a well-respected factory and creates employment for women in the area. The lustre on this 8-strand bamboo is stunning and it is so smooth to work with! We also had 2 twists of cotton from House of Embroidery, one from the Tropicana range (who remembers that fruity milk drink!?) and a variegated Backyard Barbie orange, specially dyed for us, never to be made again!
I’ve added the LDH prism snips again because they are unbeatable as well as velvet pencils. After all, we deserve to feel regal with our HBs!
The list goes on!
Hoops, shweshwe and Kaffe Fasset cotton fats (fabric squares), chunky green washi tape, a variety of pens, pencils and papers. All of this was in the kit so that you could start sewing immediately.
Even though all the kits I have been sold out, there will be more small editions of unique themed Favourite Finds. Keep watching!