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January 2008

The Burnt Orange family (5 shades) has been added to 'Stars', 'Buds', 'Poppies', 'Daisies' and 'Tulips'. These ranges all now have 155 shades.

'Stars'

 

 'Buds'

'Poppies'

 

 'Daisies'
'Tulips'

2 new Burnt Orange shades have been added to 'Blossoms'. 'Blossoms' now has 284 shades


July 2007

20 new shades have been added to kid mohair 'Tulips'. This range is now available in the same 150 shades as 'Stars', 'Buds', 'Poppies' and 'Daisies'

Jacaranda
 Periwinkle

 

New Magazine Projects

Gumnut Yarns does not supply the magazines to complete these projects. They are available through the publishers, newsagents and Needlework and Craft shops.

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Embroidery & CROSS STITCH

Vol. 15 No. 7

  • Taetia McEwen incorporates Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'Stars' in her graceful butterfly.

    For further information contact Taetia McEwen

 

Vol. 15 No. 2

  • For this simple elegant cushion Bets Maas has used cool blue/green tones in Gumnut Yarns perle silk 'Buds' and stranded silk 'Stars'

    For further information contact Bets Maas

 

Vol. 15 No. 1

  • Rosemarie Hanauer has chosen Gumnut Yarns 2-ply crewel wool 'Blossoms' to embroider her tote bag. A crewelwork exotic bird decorates this bag, purpose-built for stitchers.

    For further information contact Rosemarie Hanauer

 

Vol. 14 No. 12

  • 'This gorgeous vest by Merrilyn Whitle captures the beauty of our wonderful native flora. ' The design incorporates Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'Stars', perle silk 'Buds', 1-ply fine wool 'Daisies' and 2-ply crewel wool 'Blossoms'

    For further information contact Merrilyn Whittle

 

Vol. 14 No. 9

  • This blanket, designed and embroidered by Bev Tully, features a wool embroidered mother and baby elephant in the jungle. The blanket uses Gumnut Yarns crewel wool 'Blossoms' and fine wool 'Daisies'.

    For further information contact Bev Tully

 

Vol. 14 No. 8

  • Quick and easy to do, these gift tags or place cards by Bev Tully are perfect for the festive table. The set of six feature Gumnut Yarns 1-ply fine wool 'Daisies'.

    For further information contact Bev Tully

 

Vol. 14 No. 8

  • Bev Tully has used shaded threads, including Gumnut Yarns fine wool 'Daisies' and stranded silk 'Stars' to capture the beauty of nature in this framed piece.

    For further information contact Bev Tully

 

 

Images reproduced courtesy of Express Publications.
www.expresspublications.com.au

INSPIRATIONS

No. 58

  • This trio of cushions are stitched in muted shades of lavender, violet and mulberry with a combination of silk, wool and cotton threads. Trish Burr has again used Gumnut Yarns perle silk 'Buds' combined now with Gumnut Yarns crewel wool 'Blossoms', fine wool 'Daisies', stranded silk 'Stars' and kid mohair 'Tulips' to create these cushions on silk and linen.

No. 54

  • Trish Burr has combined 'the timeless appeal of natural linen with the traditional beauty of crewel embroidery' on a floral cushion. Thread painting techniques have been emplyed using a combination of wools and Gumnut Yarns perle silk 'Buds'

    For information about a kit contact:
    Country Bumpkin Publications
    315 Unley Rd
    Malvern SA 5061
    Ph: (08) 8372 7600
    Fax: (08) 8372 7601

Images reproduced courtesy of Country Bumpkin Publications
www.countrybumpkin.com.au


AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY CRAFT AND DECORATING

Vol. 17 No. 12

  • The fragrance of these life-like sweet peas fill the air. Bets Maas has created these blooms using Barbola technique with Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'Stars'

    For further information contact Bets Maas

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New Designs

Gumnut Yarns hand-dyed Embroidery Threads are used in many published designs. In this new section we list many of these.

Gumnut Yarns does not supply any of these designs/kits. These are available through most of our USA and some of our Australian stockists of our threads.

If you know any patterns that should be here please contact us .

Finger Step designs
by Susan Jones

Charted Needlepoint and cross stitch designs for stitchers at all levels.
All chartpacks include complete material lists and detailed stitch diagrams and instructions

Garden In My Mind

Needlepoint stitched in threads including Gumnut Yarns perle silk 'Buds'


Dream

Marvel

Wonder

©2007 Finger Step Designs by Susan Jones

Kick Back and Stitch
designs by Terry Gifford

Charted Needlepoint designs for the adventurous stitcher.
All chartpacks include complete material lists adn detailed stitch diagrams and instructions. All of the designs include alternative colour and thread choices.

Flowers


Tiger Lillies

Threads used include Gumnut Yarns perle silk 'Buds'

©2007 Terry Gifford, Kick Back and Stitch

The Sewing Circle
Designs by G. Tease

Counted cross stitch designs using a variety of threads and stitches with a real New England flair.

Walk Humbly

Threads used include Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'Stars'

©2007 The Sewing Circle, Designs by G. Tease

To see more designs click here

New Book Projects

These books are generally available through Needlework and Craft shops, book shops and the publishers.

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Crewel and Surface Embroidery

"Trish Burr has broken boundaries with her unique sense of colour and shading by interpreting a mix of thread painting and Australian wool embroidery. With clear illustrations and step-by-step instructions, the 17 achievable projects use the minimum of stitches to create exciting effects"

One project uses only Gumnut Yarns threads

Published by Sally Milner Publishing Pty Ltd
www.sallymilner.com.au
© Trish Burr

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