Out of the Fields
With Veronica Main
"I am passionate about making straw work simple and exciting and with combining straw and other materials. With careful selection they enhance rather than detract from the straw.
This project allows experimentation within plaiting and Swiss straw work techniques, using a variety of embroidery threads. The marquetry technique is extremely simple."
Veronica
Finished size.
Approximately 7" long and 3.5" wide
Please bring with you:
- 10 long (16"+) medium thickness plaiting straws
- 20 French Rye straws - natural colour range *
- 20 Swiss straw threads *
* These will be available to buy on the day.
Other Supplies
- Straw splitter, 6-fin
- Straw smoother
- 3 needles for Swiss work*
- Darning needle
- Non-stick baking parchment
- Pinning board and pins
- PVA glue
- Brush (1/4" width)
- Small box to keep your bits and pieces in
- Cutting knife, metal edge rule, and curved Wade embroidery scissors
- Colouring pencils, blues, grey and cream
* Not the machine-knitting tool sold as a Swiss tool. The needles are too short and will not be used in that configuration.
A kit will be available for £5 containing
- Workbook
- Selection of embroidery threads in cotton, rayon and silk
- Heavy-weight handmade paper for mounting
- Handmade silk paper, brown
- Mount board
