Hello Everyone
Hope you are having a lovely week? In response to requests for Geisha girl in print I am pleased to let you know that for a limited time only and whilst stocks last Geisha is available as a printed booklet.
As you know I am no longer providing pattern kits but you asked oh so nicely ……. so this is my Christmas gift to you and my printer thanks you! It does not include fabric or needles so you will still need to provide these and of course you can get an optional iron on transfer to go with.
Au Ver A Soie d’alger silk USA
Cathe Ray of Needle In A Haystack has kindly provided this information on Number 4106 – it is black or noir. Thanks so much Cathe.
Au Ver A Soie d’alger silk UK & Europe
I know some of you in UK and Europe have been battling to find all the Soie d’alger silk colours for this design – there are not many but it seems that the main outlets are not keeping a full stock so the manufacturers have provided some additional suppliers:
UK :
http://londonbeadco.com/product-category/threads/au-ver-a-soie-dalger-silk/
France :
Germany :
https://www.historischestickmuster.de/seidenkarte.htm
You can of course substitute with DMC but it is really worth considering spending the extra and using the silk for this pattern as it will make all the difference. I have become very fond of using Soie d’alger it is an absolute joy to work with and provides a beautiful sheen to the stitching. Many of the botanical projects that I am working on for the Royal Botanic Kew book use Soie d’alger silk so encourage your local stockists to keep a good stock!
Transfer Pack 9
All the individual iron on transfers have been combined into one new bundle Transfer Pack 9 – as per the other bundles transfer pack 1 – 8. This is a much more cost effective, convenient way of buying iron on transfers as it means you have several iron on transfers to hand and should you wish to purchase a PDF pattern you can get stitching right away without having to wait for the transfer to be shipped.