Shirley Bourkes Craft

I used a profile of my daughters face and back stitched it and then used Brizilian threads to embroider the hair.

Table cloth stitched  using Pearl No. 8.  Some  squares  have  different designs.

Design by Hanky Panky.  No. 8 and 5 pearl thread was were used.

Threads used fro the hardanger dress were Pearl No. 5 & 8 Anchor varigated and the silk dress was silk ribbon. The pattern for the hardanger was by Little People  in Porcelaine.

Brizilain embroidery .  This embroidery is a chalenge to stitch.  It was fun to do and a relief to finish. 

Wool embroidery on wool material. Design taken from Inspirations book.  This is a  fun piece to stitch because you can  make and  add so much to enhance the embroidery.

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

Chicken scratch table cloth stitched  with Pearl No.5.  I used pellon to stitch through and then lined the back and quilted the centre  and edge because I feel the back is untidy.  I like the quilted look.

Traced tea cloth stitched with stranded thread.

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.