A Little Needle Book – Summer’s Afternoon KIT

Needle Book Kit

This little needle book is just too precious for words and it’s a keeper!
I have designed a lovely needlebook kit for you with detailed instructions and step-by-step photography that will guide you well and it's suitable for the beginner. It will be in e-book format so you can download it onto your computer or tablet. This way you will be able to zoom in on the photos to see close-up detail and if English is not your first language, you will be able to copy and paste paragraphs or sentences alongside the images into Google Translate.  The links that I provide for the stitches will also take you directly to the stitches gallery on my website.  Here is a screenshot of the step-by-step e-book that you will receive when we process your order.  Suitable for the complete beginner.
 

 
The first batch kit will be ready to ship from 04 June 2021  or as soon as we can after that.
The second batch of kits will be ready to ship from 15 June 2021.
This is a lovely gift to make for yourself and for a special friend. The kit itself will make a lovely gift for a special embroidery friend.
The original artwork is by the talented artist, Kendra Binney from the US.
Click on the images to enlarge.  The front and the back of the needlebook...
 

I love how this needlebook has a front and a back cover that is embroidered. Makes it a special piece.

Original Artwork by © Kendra Binney / Roger La Borde    Licensed to Di van Niekerk
The size of the completed book is 10.5  x 7 cm (4.13 x 2.75 inches). The spine of the book is 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) and the depth of the pages is 1.7 cm (0.67 inches)
You can leave the edges as they are or I will teach you how to make an Antwerp-edging for a lovely finish.
 

You will also receive a printed panel with all kinds of needle names so you can cut these out and use them for your needle pages.

The kit contains the following:

Assorted Threads - MAXI Circulo, Chameleon, Rajmahal and Gütermann

16 different colours x 1 metre of each (2 x 50 cm lengths)

1 colour - 4.9metres of Perle#12

17 colours in total

Ribbons from Di van Niekerk's silk and organza ribbon range

2mm silk packets - 3 metres in a packet

26

33

48

69

138

142

4mm silk packets - 3 metres in a packet

16

136

25mm organza - 20 cm (8") length

43

128 Total: 24 metres of silk and 40 cm of organza.  * You will have lots of ribbons left over to use in future projects.

What else?

The printed panel with the artwork printed on pure linen in full colour

The printed names of different kind of needles, printed on pure cotton fabric - ready to use

Handmade felt - a beautiful natural colour to make the pages of the needlebook, A4 page size

Backing Fabric - the softest cotton voile to back the embroidery panel

Beads – size 15 seed beads – 3 colours

Needles x 2 packets (Chenille 18/24 and Embroidery 5/10

Step-by-step instructions with detailed photography, written by Di van Niekerk

Colour pictures of the needlebook to use as a guide

I hope you will enjoy this lovely project as much as I did. Have fun.