ASK56: Motawi Nutcracker
Technique: Mixed Media Canvas Embroidery Level: Advanced Intermediate and Beyond Ground: Zweigart 24-count moss green Congress cloth Finished Size: 11" X 10" Price: Booklet Only - $42.00 (Includes attachments) Complete Kit - $135.00
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Description:
Motawi Nutcracker is an adaptation, with permission, from a pair of tiles created by Motawi Tileworks in Ann Arbor, M from the historical work of David Bard. The proportions of the nutcracker and the tree are accurately portrayed in simple canvas stitches and the background areas are executed in layered blackwork. The double border is a fancy original composite arrangement added by Ann to enhance the design further.
Kit Materials:
1 piece of 24-count Zweigart moss green Congress cloth - 16" X 14"
1 16" X 14" stretcher frame (student provided)
Anchor #8 pearl cotton:
6 yards #1 white (or the DMC #B5200 equivalent)
1 ball #359 brown (or the DMC #801 equivalent)
1 ball #217 dark sage green (or the DMC #367 equivalent)
3 yards #8 medium flesh (outlines - face and hands)
4 yards #6 light flesh (face - Alicia Lace)
DMC #8 pearl cotton: 1 ball #368 sage green (layer 1 of blackwork background)
Anchor floss: 2 yards #6 light flesh (hands - Brick filling - 4 strands)
DMC floss: 1 skein #320 medium sage green (coat - Burden stitch tiedowns)
#16 Kreinik braid: 4 yards #005 black (hat and boots)
#12 Kreinik braid:
2 reels #005 black(border plus fillers for eyebrows and mustache)
1 reel #3228 topaz
#8 Kreinik braid:
3 yards #005 black (outlines - hair and boots - belt buckle filling)
2 reels #052HL bronze
#4 Kreinik braid: 2 reels #9194 star green (layer 2 of blackwork background)
1/16" Kreinik metallic ribbon: 2 yards #005 black (toes of boots - padded satin stitch)
Impressions:
1 skein #0020 black plus 12 strands
16 strands #5123 medium green plus
Petite Very Velvet:
5 yards (1/3 card) #V637 sea green
7 1/2 yards (½ card) #V648 very dark fawn
Rainbow Linen: 1 card #R457 brown
Splendor 12-ply silk: 1 card #S821 medium red - 4 strands for the center panel of the coat and 2 strands for the outlines of the gums)
Subtlety #12 silk pearl: 1 yard black (outlines of the teeth)
Mill Hill frosted glass beads : #62013 red (need 68 - pack 100)
Recollections brads (Michael’s): gold buttons (need 8 - pack 10)
Colorbok brads (JoAnn’s): 1 gold star
Needles: Tapestry #22, #24 (2), #26 (2) and #28
Motawi Nutcracker is an adaptation, with permission, from a pair of tiles created by Motawi Tileworks in Ann Arbor, M from the historical work of David Bard. The proportions of the nutcracker and the tree are accurately portrayed in simple canvas stitches and the background areas are executed in layered blackwork. The double border is a fancy original composite arrangement added by Ann to enhance the design further.
Kit Materials:
1 piece of 24-count Zweigart moss green Congress cloth - 16" X 14"
1 16" X 14" stretcher frame (student provided)
Anchor #8 pearl cotton:
6 yards #1 white (or the DMC #B5200 equivalent)
1 ball #359 brown (or the DMC #801 equivalent)
1 ball #217 dark sage green (or the DMC #367 equivalent)
3 yards #8 medium flesh (outlines - face and hands)
4 yards #6 light flesh (face - Alicia Lace)
DMC #8 pearl cotton: 1 ball #368 sage green (layer 1 of blackwork background)
Anchor floss: 2 yards #6 light flesh (hands - Brick filling - 4 strands)
DMC floss: 1 skein #320 medium sage green (coat - Burden stitch tiedowns)
#16 Kreinik braid: 4 yards #005 black (hat and boots)
#12 Kreinik braid:
2 reels #005 black(border plus fillers for eyebrows and mustache)
1 reel #3228 topaz
#8 Kreinik braid:
3 yards #005 black (outlines - hair and boots - belt buckle filling)
2 reels #052HL bronze
#4 Kreinik braid: 2 reels #9194 star green (layer 2 of blackwork background)
1/16" Kreinik metallic ribbon: 2 yards #005 black (toes of boots - padded satin stitch)
Impressions:
1 skein #0020 black plus 12 strands
16 strands #5123 medium green plus
Petite Very Velvet:
5 yards (1/3 card) #V637 sea green
7 1/2 yards (½ card) #V648 very dark fawn
Rainbow Linen: 1 card #R457 brown
Splendor 12-ply silk: 1 card #S821 medium red - 4 strands for the center panel of the coat and 2 strands for the outlines of the gums)
Subtlety #12 silk pearl: 1 yard black (outlines of the teeth)
Mill Hill frosted glass beads : #62013 red (need 68 - pack 100)
Recollections brads (Michael’s): gold buttons (need 8 - pack 10)
Colorbok brads (JoAnn’s): 1 gold star
Needles: Tapestry #22, #24 (2), #26 (2) and #28