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USA Needlework Designs

New Magazine Projects

Gumnut Yarns does not supply the magazines to complete these projects. They are generally available through Needlework and Craft shops, newsagents or publishers. Working with our threads will be a pleasure and result in unique embroidery to treasure. As with all embroidery, care needs to be taken with your finished work.

We have ALL threads needed to complete this beautiful design in stock, ready for dispatch to your favourite Gumnut Yarns Stockist. Beware of substitution.

INSPIRATIONS

No. 123

Floe the Fairy Penguin by Carolyn Stanton is a 'fun doorstop in the form of a delightful, felt fairy penguin' features the use of Gumnut Yarns perlé silk 'BUDS', fine wool 'DAISIES' & crewel wool 'BLOSSOMS'.

Images reproduced courtesy of Inspirations Studios

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New Books

Gumnut Yarns does not supply any of these books. They are generally available through Needlework and Craft shops, book shops or the publishers. Working with our threads will be a pleasure and result in unique embroidery to treasure. We have ALL threads needed to complete these beautiful designs in stock and ready for dispatch to your favourite Gumnut Yarns Stockist.
As with all embroidery, care needs to be taken with your finished work.

A Fine Tradition 2 by Margaret Light

Although Marg has now passed her beautiful designs, wealth of knowledge and love of embroidery will live on in her beautiful designs. We acknowledge the commitment Marg made in using our threads in so much of her work, bringing them to life in each depiction of the natural, vibrant plant world. One final thank you Marg. You will always be missed.

'Margaret continues her exciting exploration of art, architecture and embroidery from around the world with twelve beautiful projects that enchant with captivating combinations of colour and stitch. Margaret has chosen to feature our threads in all of the twelve designs - almost exclusively, using Gumnut Yarns fine wool 'DAISIES, silk/wool "POPPIES', perlé silk 'BUDS' and crewel wool 'BLOSSOMS'.'.

Published by Inspirations Studios 2023
© 2023 Margaret Light

Images reproduced courtesy of Inspirations Studios

A Passion for Needlework 4 | The Whitehouse Daylesford

‘Indulge your needlework passion with our fourth book in the series. ‘The Whitehouse Daylesford’ tells the story of 12 exceptional needlework pieces by 12 exceptional designers.’

Alison Cole’s Wildflowers of Hepburn includes the use of Gumnut Yarns stranded silk’ ‘STARS’.
Alison’s three-dimensional recreation of four stunning wildflowers of a native lily, orchids and flax is a lasting reminder of the fragile and fleeting beauty found in the Australian bush

Published by Inspirations Studios 2022
© Alison Cole

The Design Collective Volume 1 Pincushions

'Introducing a brand new series of books from Inspirations - The Design Collective. Each designer was given the same brief. There were no rules. No guidelines. The only criteria: the final project must house pins and needles. The result? The most imaginative, clever, and artistic pincushions you have ever seen.'

Twelve in total - four include the use of Gumnut Yarns hand dyed embroidery threads - 2 of these exclusively.


Ivy by Margaret Light Trailing stems of ivy with flowers and berries surround a hand-quilted circlet within a square design. Exclusively uses Gumnut Yarns fine wool 'DAISIES' & stranded silk "STARS'.	Sweet Strawberry by Victoria Laine A colourful strawberry motif and background in counted thread embroidery uses Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS' with metal thread highlights.


Fragments by Anna Scott Jacobean-style flower and buds in vibrant reds and blues adorn a small, pleated pillow top. Exclusively uses Gumnut Yarns fine wool 'DAISIES'. Kits for matching Needlebook and Scissor Case available through Anna.	Nodding Greenhood by Alison Cole An Australian bushland scene brought to life with a stumpwork study of native orchids on a wooden base features a Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS'. Kit available through Alison.

Published by Inspirations Studios 2021
© 2021 Margaret Light © 2021Victoria Laine © 2021 Anna Scott © 2021 Alison Cole

Home Sweet Home 10th Anniversary edition by Carolyn Pearce

'Celebrate 10 years with a very special edition of this best-selling book, and discover the hidden secrets of this exquisite embroidered workbox.' Instructions for 10 beautiful accessories are included.

A garden of threads is used including Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS', fine wool
'DAISIES' and perlé silk 'BUDS'. All in stock, ready to dispatch to your favourite retailer.

Published by Inspirations Studios 2021
© Carolyn Pearce

A Fine Tradition by Margaret Light

'Delight in the sumptuous interplay of colour and stitch, inspired by embroidery styles
across the centuries, in the exquisite embroidery of Australian designer Margaret Light.'
The book contains 12 designs, 9 of which use Gumnut Yarns predominately or exclusively.
Ranges used are Gumnut Yarns fine wool 'DAISIES, silk/wool "POPPIES',
perlé silk 'BUDS' and crewel wool 'BLOSSOMS'.


Rosehip Needlecase	Briar Rose & Honeysuckle	Tree of Life


Inznik Tile	Deerfield Tile	Delft Tile


Floral Sprigged Sewing Fold	Blackbird Cushion & Needlecase	Redwork Pincushion & Chatelaine

Published by Inspirations Studios 2021
© 2021 Margaret Light

Images reproduced courtesy of Inspirations Studios

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Australian Designers

Some of the world's finest embroidery designers incorporate Gumnut Yarns hand dyed Embroidery Threads in their work. This section details many upcoming workshops/classes where designers have used Gumnuts in the projects being taught.

Workshops details are listed by designer, but follow link to workshop host to find out more.

Gumnut Yarns does not supply patterns or kits for any of these designs. Follow links to designers/Workshop Hosts.

Maree Talbot

Alison Cole

MAREE TALBOT

Embroidered Bookbinding


Elizabethan Lion Panel - Maree's love of animal and plant embroideries from the Elizabethan period inspired her to create this panel stitched in Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS'.	Hare & Strawberries - is a typical Elizabethan design with a hare surrounded by strawberries. Worked in detached buttonhole stitch and stitched using Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS'


Tree of Life is the central feature of Maree's Elizabethan Casket lid and is surrounded by an abundance of small animals, flowers and plants. 'Inside the lid' panel shows a more formal Tree of Life and both are stitched in Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS' on a linen background.


Elizabethan Knot Garden Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS' are used to create this design or completed box.	Elizabethan Sweet Bag may be an introduction to Maree's intricate Elizabethan Casket, using Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS'.


*Peacock Splendour* - is a typical Elizabethan design featuring a peacock surrounded by coiling stems of gold, enclosing flowers, insects and small creatures. Stitched using Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS' on a linen background, it is the Elizabethan Casket's 'piece de resistance'.

*Fantasy 1* - featuring a bird under a fruiting tree of grapes and lily stitched in Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS' is the first panel on the Casket.	*Elizabethan Monogram* features a Tudor rose stitched in Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS' embellished with gold and pearls on a linen background.	*Fantasy 2* - another Elizabethan Casket panel, features a hare under a fruiting tree of strawberries and lily stitched in Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS'.


Elizabethan Casket is Maree's signature piece, consisting of separately worked panels on a linen background primarily using Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS'.	*Elizabethan Needlework Accessories* - use traditional stitches to create miniatures for your sewing box or friends using Gumnut Yarns stranded silk STARS'.	*Elizabethan Animals* - worked in detached buttonhole stitch. Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS' are used to produce three dimensional, life-like animals.

Workshop Hosts

Maree teaches many of the above projects and more at Embroidery Guilds, selected Embroidery Shops around Australia and New Zealand.

Click here to view more of Maree's designs using Gumnuts.

ALISON COLE


Posy of Violets features the state emblem of Illinois and also of New Jersey, Rhode Island and Wisconsin. The fully three-dimensional soft sculpture is stitched in Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS' and tied with ribbon.	Blue Diamond Rose is worked in Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS' and metal threads. This little design fits on the lid of the ivory treasure box.

Memories of Central Park is Alison's latest design using Gumnut Yarns.
Stitched in our stranded silk 'STARS' it's a reminder of the beauty of flowers around us.


*Branching Out* features a Canadian Maple being visited by a Canadian Question Mark Butterfly and uses threads including Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS'.	Bush Christmas is Alison's 2019 Holiday Ornament. Worked using threads including Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS' on a printed background of eucalyptus leaves.


*Hawthorn and Hummingbird Moth* shows this moth sourcing nectar from Hawthorn flowers. Stitched in many silks, including Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS'.	*Rambling Clematis* is worked in Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS' and English Goldwork threads on a background of black delustered satin.


*State of Splendour* features many floral emblems of the United States. Worked in a range of silks including Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS'	*Pacific Dogwood* features the provincial flower for British Columbia worked in stumpwork with goldwork highlights with a range of threads including Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS'.	*Jacobean Splendour* features a pomegranate and Jacobean style flowers worked in English Goldwork threads and Gumnut Yarns stranded silk 'STARS.

Workshop Hosts

Alison supplies kits/teaches the above projects and more at Embroidery Guilds, selected Embroidery Shops and her studio

Click here to view more of Alison's designs using Gumnuts.

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New USA Needlework 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. They are available through most of our USA and some of our Australian stockists of our threads.

Finger Step Designs
by Susan Jones

Variations Sampler

This piece contains 48 stitch variations from the Quick Stitch Variations book
to show examples of the stitched effect.

Triangle Twist

This design is made up of 24 x 24 thread triangles.
The instructions include 108 stitch diagrams on 33 pages.
Threads used include Gumnut Yarns perlé silk 'BUDS'.

Marbles
Shooters and Pee Wees

This design is made up of circles in two different sizes.
Each circle is stitched with a different stitch pattern but in the same three colours.
The circles are your marbles -- shooters for the large ones and peewees for the small ones.
Stitched using Gumnut Yarns perlé silk 'BUDS'.

Under and Over

Under and Over The design is made up of overlapping squares, or partial squares,
that alternate going over and under each other.
Stitched with Gumnut Yarns perlé silk 'BUDS'. .

Bouquet

A flower design that has petals stitched in a pattern that is rotated
around the flower center so that the pattern becomes a mirror image
on each petal. Stitched using Gumnut Yarns perlé silk 'BUDS'.

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