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Little Row of Seaside Houses Embroidery Kit

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This design is inspired by the almost doll-like houses of the fishing villages of Cornwall, in the far Southwest of the UK, and by my vision of “Fiddlers’ Green” – the legendary paradise for sailors who survived more than fifty years at sea, where there is perpetual mirth, dancing and fiddle-playing.  As a child, I loved miniature things and I remember on holiday making a whole village from postcards which could be cut out and made up into tiny cottages and castles.

With the Little Row of Houses, I tried to capture a little of this miniature world, while also providing a sampler of stitches ideal for depicting buildings in raised embroidery. I found the idea of using whipped needlelace in silk gimp to represent water in a single 17th century embroidery, and have not found it recorded anywhere else.

  Other stitches are my own idea, and use contemporary materials.  The buildings use pleated plate over board, working counted slips on evenweave fabric, silk shading over felt padding, couched silk gimp and embellishment with purls and spangles.

  The hillocks use couched silk gimps, silk-wrapped purl and pearl purl, with softer silk chenille. The design is worked on fine cotton and is designed to be cut out to form a 3D panel in its own right.

  This can be mounted into a box frame with the addition of a print of my pencil sketch suggesting waves and smoke from the chimneys.  Or you may wish to choose your own method of display instead.

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Robin M

My first project by Jenny. I hope to complete many more! This was my first stumpwork project and my first project with gimp. Detailed instructions, generous amounts of materials. It was a pleasure to stitch.

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Stephanie Palmer

What a fabulous kit, the quality of the materials, the instructions and the presentation are of a very high standard, i can't wait to get started.

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DeAnn Cataldie

Beautiful threads and detailed instructions. Stitching each little house was addictive. It was hard to put the project down until I at least finished an entire house. So cute and fun!