Golden Butterfly is designed for the beginner. It is worked on congress cloth. A variety of metal thread techniques mixed with canvas stitches and silk will be explored. Beads and pailettes will also be attached.

Petite Arabesque is a small project in the Arabesque series. Techniques in this exercise are the most basic techniques of couching metal threads, satin stitch using both silk and a metal twist, laidwork and the outline stitch using metal threads. 

Butterfly in Metals is a study in the basics of metal thread embroidery. The butterfly is stitched on silk satin, worked in pearl purls, and other threads. Reeled silk is used in the diagonal satin stitching and twisting into pearl purl.

Elizabeth’s Iris is adapted from a painting in Hardwick Hall of a dress owned by Elizabeth of England. The dress represents the land, plants, creatures, and continents over which she held dominion. The dress was of silk with the figures painted on the silk. It is by an unknown artist. It was sent to Bess of Hardwick Hall as a gift.

Create a beautiful work in gold. Hearts and Circle is a study in applying metals to canvas. The stitches are padded, and some are worked directly onto the Congress cloth.

Dragonflies are a very ancient species of insect. They have been flitting and darting about for eons. In primeval times, they were large and some of them had wing spans of two feet or more. Today, the wings span three to four inches. Each pair moves independently for more skillful maneuvering. A dragonfly can attain great flying speed. The dragonfly in this study is worked in gold purls.