Materials List for Nelly's Sewing Box

Kit Description

Materials for Nelly’s Sewing Box will be supplied by the instructor and will include all the materials outlined below. The materials in this kit will be sufficient to complete the sewing box, needle case, scissors case and scissors fob.

Kit (Materials) List

• Instruction booklet with color photographs
• 2 pieces of 12” x 12” white congress cloth
• 33.5 M Silk Mori
• 4 M Waterlilies
• 14M Soie Perlee
• 8" Petite Velvet
• 11M   #4 Braid 002
• 10M   #12 Braid 002
• 10M   #12 Braid 002C
• 50M   Cord 002C
  •   1M   Cord 205C
  •   3M   gold couching silk
  •   4”     #8 Gold Jaceron
  •   6”     #3 Gold Jaceron
  •   1     spool DMC 282Z metallic embroidery thread
• #26, #24, #22 Tapestry needle
• #9 Crewel needle
• 3 pkgs. petite beads

Student Material List

The following materials are to be supplied by the student:

• 1 or 2 sets 12” x 12” stretcher bars
• 2 skeins #501 DMC embroidery cotton
• gold coloured sewing thread (Gutermann’s 100% silk sewing thread colour #968 is a good one)
• brass tacks or staples
• several extra thumb tacks
• laying tool
• bees wax
• scissors (good, sharp pair for embroidery, one old pair for cutting metal)
• decorative bead(s) for scissors fob lining and backing fabrics for finishing
• 4 small pieces of matt board for finishing (to be discussed in Lesson 5)

See paragraph below for optional finishing choices.

Alternate Materials/Optional Kit

There are no optional kits or list of alternate materials for this project. All working materials are supplied by the instructor as listed above.

Optional Finishing Choices

Students wishing to use the design for a sewing box will also be required to purchase a wooden box as an additional item. The original box used for the model was a Carol's Fancywork box from Sudberry House that has since been discontinued. However, these boxes may still be available at your favorite needlework store, retailing for approximately $65.00.

A new manufacturer has been found who has enthusiastically agreed to produce custom made lacquer boxes to size for this design. These boxes are crafted in the centuries old tradition of hand pouring multiple layers of lacquer. The process evolves over several days and several layers of lacquer to create a luxuriant, gleaming patina that is not only beautiful but also scratch resistant. The cost of the lacquer box is $150.00 plus $8.00 additional postage. Orders for this box must be placed at time of registration, with shipping to follow in May or June.

Students also have the option of providing their own box for the project.

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