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Mountmellick dogrose and honeysuckle doily kit

This Mountmellick Dogrose and Honeysuckle Doily features a sprig each of honeysuckle and dogrose.

Mountmellick embroidery is a style of floral whitework embroidery from Ireland. It uses white thread on white fabric and a range of knotted and padded stitches to create rich and sumptuous embroidery. The knitted fringe is a traditional edging. The stitches used on this doily are traditional Mountmellick embroidery stitches.

Kit details

Intermediate embroidery level, but suitable for a beginner Mountmellick stitcher.
Size: approximately 35 x 38cm (13 x 15in) including knitted fringe

Contents:

polycotton satin jean fabric
Mountmellick threads
embroidery needles
knitting cotton
full instructions

To complete the kit you will need to provide knitting needles (No 10, 11 or 12 metal knitting needles) and a wash out fabric pencil. A hoop between 12 and 20 cm / 5 and 8 inches in diameter is recommended.

Stitches and techniques include:

bullion knot
buttonhole
cable chain
cable plait
chain
coral knot
feather
French knot
padded satin
palestrina knot
running
stem
whipped buttonhole
knitted fringe

Mountmellick dogrose and honeysuckle doily kit

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