Shirley Bourkes Craft

28 count Cashel linen stitched with Wildflowers and No. 12 pearl.

A silk print by Judith & Katherine. Stitched with silk ribbon, silk stranded  threads and Mill Hill beads.

Silk ribbon embroideried on the Swan Cottage 1 print. All silk ribbon and thread...cascade house, colour stream, madeira maytime and bucilla were used.  The swans have been stupmed worked.

Colour Streams, Maytime and Bucilla silk ribbon were used for this embroiidery.

Back ground taken from Inspisations Quilting for Embroiders and stump work flowers and birds taken from Embroidery and Cross Stitch books. Powertex was used for the grass tree.  The wrens are complete birds.  It was a challenge to embroider but has worked out very well.  A credit to Lorelle.

Close up of the birds. Both these stumpworks stitched with stranded threads.

Aunt Matha's iron on transfer was used for this cot quilt. Pearl No. 5 & 8 thread were used.

This printed panel was stitched around the features and then padded from the back.  Looks good.

Bucilla and Maytime silk ribbon was used for this embroidery.

Stranded thread was used.  Stitched on trigger cloth.