These Avlea Folk Embroidery kits help you take traditional folk embroidery and stitch it on any Folkwear pattern, garments, or household item you are making or already have! A hybrid between cross stitch and visible mending, the technique is easy to learn, and works up quickly. Great for personalizing your clothes and giving as gifts!

Each kit includes a 12x12" piece of 26ct waste fabric, DMC floss (8 yards each of 5 colors), a John James size 24 cross stitch needle, and complete instructions (kit does not include an item to embroider).

The Folk Flourish GARDEN kitis a delightful bouquet of floral and vine motifs from traditional folk embroidery sources. Worked in a fresh palette of greens, pinks, and warm blue, it includes 4 motifs and 6 borders.

The Folk Flourish GEOMETRICS kitfeatures scrolls, knotwork, and geometric motifs from traditional folk embroidery sources. Worked in a fresh palette of greens, pinks, and warm blue, it includes 4 motifs and 6 borders.

The Folk Flouirsh WOODLANDS kit nature-themed group ofmotifs and borders from traditional folk embroidery sources featuring trees, birds, and deer. Worked in a woodsy palette of greens, copper, gold, and warm blue, it includes 3motifs and 6 borders.

Suggested patterns and items to embroider: Frankly, just about any Folkwear pattern would be wonderful, but these come to mind as particularly good for adding these folk embroidery motifs: href=" French Cheesemakers Smock, href=" Little Folks, href=" Little Kittel, href=" Black Forest Smock, href=" Croatian Shirt, href=" Vests of Greece and Poland, href=" Russian Settler's Dress, href=" Edwardian Underthings, href=" A Lady's Chemise, href=" English Cottage Kitchen. Also href=" Six Bags from Around the World. Stitch on a cuff or collar or placket; add a border to a hem; or stitch a motif on a corner or edge or center of a garment.
Add this embroidery to any shirts, pants, shorts, bandanas and scarves, children's clothing, baby items (bibs, etc), tote bags, napkins, kitchen towels, etc.

LEARN MORE: href=" I used a kit to add embroidery to my Folkwear dress.