Thistle-Threads

Lady Catherine’s Slipper

This scissors slipper is an exploration in blackwork as sometimes practiced in the early 17th century. The contrast of a black outline against the gold stitch was a typical scheme and highlights the gold thread perfectly.

Lexington Family Tree Needlebook

Family register samplers became popular on the East Coast during the last part of the 18th century into the early 19th century. Itinerant painters traveled up and down the coast, drawing family trees for hire.

Four Seasons Double Casket Project Course 2021

A stumpwork casket design for three casket sizes. Being run as a stitch along for those who own a casket and a small number of new double casket students

Harmony with Nature Casket 2021

Work an embroidered cabinet based on the 17th century models in a mixture of couching of unusual silk threads and stumpwork relief. The course teaches all the advanced stitches and provides over 900 pages of instruction. All materials provided.

2021 17th Century Whitework Sampler

This 18-month course is going to take a very deep dive into the whitework/cutwork found on English band samplers of the 17th century.