Shirley Bourkes Craft

Hardanger stitched on 27 count Cashel Linen using Wildflowers and No. 12 pearl thread for the lace edge. The varigated thread is lovely to use.  I love doing Hardanger.   

Cross Stitch on 12 count material.  Stitched over 2 threads using 6 strands of thread.  Simple but effective.  3 shades of a colour was used.

Black Work using Anchor and YLI Silk Threads.  This was a piece in Inspirations.

Angle of Music stitched on 18 count linen.

The Village Bag is from Inspirations.  A mixture of threads were used.  I mostly used silk. YLI, Colour Stream and Cascade House.

White Rajmahal Thread and Gold Satin box were used.  The pattern is stitched on white silk The flower and some leaves are stump worked.

Hardanger on 22 count sulta using Pearl No.5 verations and No. 8.

DMC Variation Threads were used

Brazilian Embroidery. Iris and Glory Threads used on Trigger Cloth.  This was Jenelle's first embroidery piece.l

This silk ribbon is from Ribbon Embroidery and Stumpwork by Di van Niekerk.  It is a lovely book. The ladies have produced these pictures in embroidery classes.  As you can see each lady has chosen her own colour theme.