Courses
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2025 Stumpwork - Cabinet of Curiosities
The Stumpwork course is a comprehensive online course about the stitches, history and use of stumpwork of the 17th century. 20 needlelace stitches are taught as well as how to make figures, trees, flowers and animals
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FreeChristmas Garland 2024
The 2024 Christmas ornament featuring sampler stitches and a special type of gold trim called gilt mignardise as well as a special die stamped gilt spangle as topper on the tree. Spangles and trim available in Thistle Threads shop
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2024 Four Seasons Double Casket Project Course
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
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Cabinet of Curiosities 2024
The Cabinet of Curiosities is a comprehensive online course about the history and design of embroidered cabinets of the 17th century
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Silk Lacet Floral Bouquets
This 3-month course will show the basics of forming petals, leaves and berries from silk braids and then assembling them into stand alone stems or little bouquets.
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2024 Silk Purl Flower Baskets
This 3-month course has two 5" x 5" flower basket projects that can either be hung together or used to line the inside doors of a double casket/flat casket with doors.