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Elizabethan Peacock Gauntlet Panel

Name: Elizabethan Peacock Gauntlet Panel
SKU: KITPEACOCKMITTPANEL
Availability: OutOfStock

£255.00

OUT OF STOCK: Our kits are hand-made in small batches by my family team and take many hours. We have a waiting list for each kit. Please subscribe to the waiting list for this kit below. We will email a special password to you when you reach the top, allowing you to purchase. For more information, read our FAQs. For urgent kit requests or queries, please contact me.

Description

This kit allows you to complete the embroidered gauntlet panel ONLY. The kit does NOT include the materials required to turn the design into a mitten. On completion, the piece can therefore be framed as a panel.

Please note that we are currently researching a frame suitable for display of the panel and these will be available as soon as possible.

This detailed embroidery was inspired by an incredible 16^th century book in the collection of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, known as ‘MS Ashmole 1504’. This document contains a wealth of hand-painted contemporary imagery on parchment, depicting named plants, animals and birds, scenes of buildings and landscapes, alphabets, stylised ornamental motifs and a wealth of contemporary domestic paraphernalia.

The design takes inspiration from the motifs and colours in MS Ashmole 1504 such as the beautiful peacock, the landscape of fantastical buildings, the stylised lettering and plant forms. I have combined these together in my own way and have used an eclectic range of techniques and materials, some of which would have been familiar in Tudor England, but with the addition of the fabulous materials available to us today, and which sit so perfectly well within a piece inspired by this wonderful historic resource.

Your kit includes all the carefully curated exquisite materials required to complete the embroidered gauntlet panel.

Techniques include: colouring the fabric with pencil crayons, appliqué of organza, pleating of metals and fettuccine braids, mesh ribbons, silk wrapped purls, sequins, natural shading, pearl purl, counted tent stitch, satin stitch.

The kit includes an extremely comprehensive and extensively illustrated instruction manual.

Videos further illustrating the stitch processes will also be supplied on purchase and will be accessible for your personal use only, via private YouTube.

Finished design measures: 15cm width x 10cm height

Additional information

Weight	620 g
Dimensions	32 × 22 × 4 cm
country_of_manufacture	GB
hs_code	5007

Kit Contents - Elizabethan Peacock Gauntlet Panel

100% silk duchess satin with pre-printed design

Pre-printed felt padding

Pre-printed pelmet ‘Vilene’ padding

Mini ‘Caran D’Ache’ colouring pencils

Metallic silk organza

Gilt and other metallic threads made in the UK

Gold plated metal threads and leaf spangles

Indian metal plates and purls

Evenweave fabric

Au Ver a Soie 100% silk threads

Bespoke silk wrapped purls

Gilt and silver plated spangles

Silk gimps made for Jenny in the UK

2mm glass pearls and seed beads

Fettuccine ribbons

Metallic mesh ribbons

Shaded ribbon

Sequins

Silk chenille

Hand-dyed cotton threads

Small pot of conservation safe EVA glue

Mesh braid

Full set of needles required

Comprehensive fully-illustrated instruction manual

Extra Requirements for Elizabethan Peacock Gauntlet Panel

To complete this kit, you will require the following equipment which can be purchased in the webshop by following the links below:

PLEASE NOTE that those items marked * are ESSENTIAL, whereas the other items are beneficial but NOT essential:

*An 8” slate frame or a 10” slate frame; we highly recommend using a small slate frame for this project to ensure maximum tension on the work and therefore the best quality stitching.
As an alternative however, you may like to use an 8” bound embroidery hoop
*Nylon cord, strong button thread and packing needle for framing up your slate frame
*6” bound embroidery hoop
*A suitable stand to support your 6″ hoop, allowing both hands to be free for working (floor stand/seat stand/table clamp)
*A 6″ shallow edged hoop for working small elements of your design
Curved-tip scissors
A second pair of curved tip scissorsto reserve for cutting metal threads
A pair of ball-tipped lace scissors
A fine beading awl for making tiny holes
A mellor for guiding threads into place and laying threads smoothly
An aficot for laying threads smoothly
A velvet-lined tray to hold beads/metal threads (small or large)
Thimble if you like to use one
Tweezers
Tiny pins
Dark grey 0.05mm fine line marker
Tape measure

Extra Kit Information

Each kit is designed with your stitching joy in mind and is lovingly created for you over many hours by our tiny family team in the UK.

Every material you could need to complete the design, however small, is included in carefully labelled packets. Some kits include over 100 components!

We use only the very best quality materials, and many are made for us by specialist craftspeople sourced by Jenny throughout her career, and hailing from around the globe. Jenny’s skilled family members are often commandeered to make various bespoke components which could never be found otherwise.

Once you purchase a design, we want to you to enjoy and finish the project and therefore are always on hand to answer queries, however small or daft you feel they may be.

The highly comprehensive instruction manuals are written and hand-illustrated by Jenny, rather than using generic stitch diagrams. These are full of the tips and tricks required to express stitches and designs at their very best.

All design shapes are pre-printed on to the various materials included in your kit, to ensure that you have accurate design shapes to work from and can progress straight on to the embroidery without having to transfer the design yourself.

We also aim to provide various items for display or construction of the finished embroidery, allowing you the satisfaction of framing the piece yourself or turning it into a more unusual item such as a bag or book.

I hope that this special design will provide you with a VIP ticket to ‘Jennyland’, an all-consuming experience which will transport you a world of stitching pleasure and imagination. Enjoy!

KIT FAQs

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT DOES MY KIT INCLUDE?
Your kit includes all the fabric, threads and needles required to complete the design, together with a highly comprehensive illustrated instruction manual, written and drawn by Jenny. All threads are carefully packaged and labelled to denote where they are to be used in the design. We suggest you have a look through all the components to familiarise yourself with the complete kit before starting work. Where relevant, kits also include the materials required to construct the completed embroidery.

WILL I NEED ANYTHING ELSE TO ENABLE ME TO COMPLETE MY KIT?
Yes, but only basic embroidery equipment. A list of the items required can be found in the front of your instruction manual. All items can be purchased from our website. If you have any queries about equipment, please feel free to contact us for advice.

HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE DO I NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE KIT?
Most of our kits are designed for embroiderers with some experience, but the instruction manuals are extremely comprehensive and will teach you all you need to know.
If you have any difficulties, or need advice on the difficulty level of a certain kit, you are welcome to contact us.

I FIND TRANSFERRING DESIGNS ON TO FABRIC DIFFICULT
Don’t worry, the designs are all pre-printed for you!

CAN I POST IMAGES OF MY KIT/WORK ON MY BLOG/SOCIAL MEDIA/WEBSITE?
We will be delighted if you wish to show images of this project on your blog/social media/website, as this often inspires others to have a go! However, as a courtesy, please do let me know if you plan to do this, and be aware that blogging of techniques, step-by-step or close-up images, either of the project in progress, the instructions, and the kit contents, is an infringement of copyright. Please always credit the design source and always include Jenny’s website and contact details so that those reading your blog can get in touch. Please highlight any infringements of this copyright which you observe from others.

I AM STRUGGLING WITH A SECTION OF THE DESIGN
One of the most important aspects of buying a kit from us is that you have direct contact to Jenny by email and she will be happy to assist you and provide advice. We cannot always answer within the hour but we will get back to you as soon as possible. If you are really struggling and need more help, we can arrange a lesson for you or to complete the section for you.

I AM MISSING A COMPONENT IN MY KIT OR HAVE RUN OUT OF A THREAD
We do our absolute best to ensure these situations don’t occur, but your kit is made by humans rather than machines and we do occasionally have a senior moment! Please feel free to let us know and we will be happy to supply more.

I AM NOT HAPPY WITH MY WORK AND WOULD LIKE TO RE-WORK
We totally understand this – most embroiderers incline to perfectionism! While we sadly can’t provide more materials for free, please just let us know what you require and we will be very happy to supply more.

MY DOG/HUSBAND/HOOVER/SOFA/CAT/GOLDFISH ATE MY THREAD!
It happens! Not a problem. Just let us know what you need
and whilst we can’t send these for free, we are more than
happy to supply more.

MY THREAD IS DIFFERENT TO THAT IN THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE DESIGN
Thread colours may vary somewhat due to dyeing processes and can appear different in reality due to photographic distortion. Due to limitations posed by suppliers, we also reserve the right to substitute project materials with suitable alternatives to those illustrated if absolutely necessary.

HOW CAN I FIND OUT ABOUT NEW DESIGNS?
Please go to Jenny’s website where you can join the mailing list to find out about all new releases. We promise only to send you relevant embroidery-related news and not to pass your details to third parties.

CAN I SUBMIT MY WORK TO A CRAFT SHOW OR COMPETITION?
We are delighted if you have enjoyed working the project and would like to submit your piece to a craft/country show competition etc. Please do let Jenny know if you are doing this as she would love to hear how you get on. Please always credit the design source and always include Jenny’s website and contact details so that people viewing the piece can get in touch.

CAN I TEACH THE DESIGN TO OTHERS?
If you have enjoyed working the project yourself and would like to share this with friends or wish to work the design with your students, you are welcome to contact Jenny for more kits. The kit and accompanying instructions must otherwise not be copied, reproduced or taught in any form without prior permission. This will otherwise infringe copyright. Multiple kit orders are welcome and can be supplied on a wholesale basis by arrangement. Please contact Jenny for more details.

I WOULD LIKE HELP WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OR DISPLAY OF MY FINISHED WORK
Excellent news. We hope you have enjoyed the journey and are delighted with the finished result! If you would like help with mounting or finishing the design, please feel free to get in touch. If you would like to order a frame, box or similar for displaying the finished piece, please visit the webshop.