Thursday, August 6, 2015

Silk (Loretta Spears Designs)

Silk Cover Page


Published in September 1995 under the Loretta Spears Designs name, Silk is a square ornament meant to be displayed on point.  The colors are pink, cream and gold and the design an intricate grid pattern.  If you are a Loretta collector, this is for sale on eBay in a Buy It Now Auction for $19.99 plus $2.00 shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Loretta-Spears-Designs-SILK-Pink-Cream-Very-Rare-/301702298990?hash=item463edbbd6e



Silk Close Up, Courtesy of Knightsbball10

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Many thanks to the eBay seller Knightsbball10 for help with information and photographs.  Fireside Stitchery also helped with a photo of the needed materials.


Courtesy of Fireside Stitchery

Materials List:

6x6 white Congress cloth
Soie d' Alger silk in both Creme and #3021 (one skein each)
Kreinik size 4 very fine braid in #002 gold