Paint with threads and create a Lavender Scene

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You can almost smell the flowers with this delightful lavender fields landscape! Though it looks intricate, it's really not! The design only uses three stitches, along with coloured organza to create both background colour and texture.

Lavender fields

Kit List

◆ Rowandean Embroidery Lavender Fields Kit (711864)

◆ A 5" or a 7" spring tension embroidery hoop

◆ A sharp pair of embroidery scissors

◆ Pins or needle and thread

Key

2 Stitch as follows, using the coloured thread relating to the number referenced, with the relevant number of strands mentioned in brackets:

B Distant hill: diagonal satin stitch in no. 7 (1s) together with No. 3 (2s) [2]. Building roof: small slanting straight stitches in No. 12 (3s).

Walls: straight stitch in No. 10 (3s).

Trees: French knots in No. 1 (3s).

C Field: uneven straight stitch in No. 5 (3s).

D Field: horizontal straight stitch in No. 4 (3s).

3 Continue stitching as follows:

E Field: French knots in No. 6 (3s).

F: French knots in No. 11 (3s).

G: French knots in No. 7 (3s). Leave spaces to show green organza.

H: small straight stitches in No. 7 (3s). Refer to photo for direction of stitching.

Try something new approx 1cm x 1cm then fold three times into eighths. Attach to the fabric at the pointy end of folded fabric with 1s of No. 9. In between fields F-K, use small horizontal running stitches to cover green-printed lines using No. 12 (2s).

4 Continue to stitch as follows:

M Lavender fields

Soil: horizontal straight stitches in No. 12. Start in the distance using 1s and gradually increase to 2s then the foreground in 3s [3]

Lavender row on the left: Starting at the curved dotted line attach several organza flowers as above. Continue into the distance with a few more organza flowers and French knots in No. 8 (3s).

Foreground flowers

Helping Hand

◆ Don’t worry if some of the green organza background fabric shows through in areas E through K

1 Mount the printed background in the embroidery hoop. Tack or pin the piece of green organza over the fields of lavender, ensuring that the organza comes just above the distant fields C and D (refer to the lettered chart in the kit for details [1]). When the distant fields are stitched, the organza will be held in place.

I: small groups of French knots In No. 9 (3s) worked in curved lines to emulate groups of plants. Small bunches of straight stitches in No. 4 (1s).

J: random cross stitches in No. 7 (3s). Decrease stitches in size towards the distance as per the photo.

K: French knots in No. 6 (3s).

L: fill field with folded small pieces of light purple coloured organza. Cut small squares

Leaves: stitch over leaf printed lines using straight stitches in Nos. 1, 2 and 3 all 3s. Add more stitches crossing over in different directions. Then fill in the gaps with more organza flowers in dark purple and loose French knots in No. 8 (6s) [4] Scatter some sequins amongst the flowers.

5 Continue as follows: Lavender row on right: Repeat as for left side for leaves and flowers using the lighter purple organza and groups of French knots in No. 9 (3s) going smaller into the distance.

◆ You can either pin the organza to the background or, tack it to the fabric. The tacks are removed at the end of the project

◆ If you wish to frame your masterpiece in a square frame, ensure that the aperture in the mount board is no larger than 10cm x 10cm otherwise bare fabric will show through

◆ To make French knots ‘loose’ do not pull the thread tight around the needle. When you pull the excess thread through the fabric do not pull too tight and this will give a ‘loose’ effect to the knot

Frilled bag

Kit List

◆ Template from the Members Area

◆ 1 fat quarter (20" x 21") fabric (for bag outer, base and handles), we used Touch of Spring by 3 Wishes

◆ 2 fat eighths (10" x 21") fabric (for bag outer), we used Touch of Spring by 3 Wishes

◆ 50cm (45" wide) fabric (for lining and frill), we used Home Grown by Benartex

◆ 1 pack of Bosal In-R-Form Single-Sided Fusible Foam Stabiliser (18" x 58")

◆ Pins

◆ Sewing machine and coordinating thread

◆ Iron and ironing board

◆ Tape measure

◆ Scissors or rotary cutter and mat

NB: Use ¼" seam allowance