The butterfly in ‘A Butterfly in the Garden’ is perched in the middle of a raised flower garden -
deciding where to go to next. The Goldwork Butterfly is stitched separately and
later attached to the center of the design. Many specialty stitches are utilized
in this piece to give the stitcher a broader experience while creating a lovely
raised bed flower garden. Each flower bed is a distinctly different ornamental,
or compound, stitch. The walkways are there as a means of getting from one side
of the garden to the other. Beads have been added to four of the sections to add
variety and decoration. There is much compensation to be understood;
consequently, a good understanding of compensation is required. The raised
flower bed will appeal to a wide variety of stitchers allowing them the
opportunity to experience different advanced stitches along with the ability to
move areas and colors around within the design to change it to their
satisfaction.
Advanced Intermediate
There are many types of threads used in this piece to facilitate the correct garden colors,
including - DMC floss, Planet Earth Silk, Pepper Pot Silk,
Threadworx Perle 5, Kreinik and Splendor threads. Stitched on canvas
measuring 16" x 18" and 24 count canvas measuring 6” x 6”. The finished
size of the garden is approximately 10" x 13 3/4".
The Butterfly is stitched using Silk Lame’ Braid, Japan Gold, Check Purl,
Metallic Braid, and a bead. Finished butterfly approximately 2 ½” x 3 ¼.”
3 day class