Victorian Splendor

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If you’re ready to learn the skills to carry you beyond the intermediate level stitching skill, all the while creating a beautiful evening bag that you can really use, this is the class for you. The roomy and attractive evening purse has space for the necessities required for a night out, even your glasses, and is embellished with some spectacular silk and metal on canvas effects.

The purse is a tri-fold with 1" side and 1 ½" top and bottom gussets. Material is supplied for an optional metallic twisted cord shoulder strap. The front flap features a graceful scroll of gold or silver metal leaf with an initial of the stitcher’s choice nestled within its curves. Techniques studied while stitching the Victorian Splendor evening bag are: application of pearl purl bullion, diagonal trellis both over padding and without padding, metal/silk composite patterns, winding and using koma, couching Japanese metal, and invisible couching of twisted cord. Complete finishing instructions are included. No professional finishing is required.

Level:	Intermediate
Class Length:	Two Days
Ground Fabric:	#23 Congress Cloth, white or creme, with gold or silver leaf applied
Kit Contents:	Soie Mori, Soie Perlée, Soie Gobelins, Soie Ovale, Japanese Metal #1 and #7, #4 and #8 Tubular Braid, 1mm, 1.5mm, and 4mm Twisted Cord, Pearl Purl #8, Padding Felt, Inner Lining, Lining, Stiffening material, Extra canvas for side gussets, Enlarged detail and over-all color photos; Stitching Instructions, Tapestry and Chenille Needles, Congress Cloth with design drawn and gold or silver leaf applied.
Kit Price:	$69.00
Finished Size:	Tri-fold; folded: 9" wide, 5" high, 1-1/2" deep; unfolded: 9" wide, 17-1/2" long
Color Choice:	Yes Gold or silver metals/metallics and leafing, white or creme congress cloth, with creme silks
Student Provides:	Working frame 20" x 14", set of koma, cover cloth, usual supplies including laying tool
Pre-Class Work:	No

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