Mary’s St. John’s Wort Bouquet #2218

Description

Mary’s St John’s Wort Bouquet #2218 ~  A friend, Mary, ask me to create a design with a St. John’s Wort for her to teach at the Brazilian Embroidery Seminar, this is the design I created.  The petals are padded with felt, covered with long & short satin stitches; the center is a Cat’s eye glass bead, with loops around the bead ( included in the design package with Gentle Arts floss)  Other flowers included in the bouquet are:  Iris flower, Kalmia and Double row Picot – all with variations of Cast-on stitch.  Stitch and flower instructions are found in Art of Dimensional Embroidery book and Apples to Zinnias, both by Maria Frietas. Design package includes fabric printed design, additional instructions for any variations from the  books and for St. John’s Wort, Gentle Arts floss and beads.  Design size  6″ X 5″