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Hedgehog Handworks takes pride in offering the finest supplies for needleworkers and costumers of all interests and levels of expertise, working in any time period. We carry an extensive selection of reference materials. We specialize in locating hard-to-find items. Now celebrating our 24th year in business!
Fine d'Aubusson Embroidery Wool
Price: $3.50
A very fine and soft embroidery wool made for Au Ver a Soie by La Route de la Laine in France. This lovely wool is finer than DMC Medici and comes in 8 meter hanks. There are actually 32 meters of wool as it easily separates into 4 individual strands. Some of the colors use they same numbers as the Soie d'Alger silk floss which we also carry. Approximately 50 colors are currently available in the US.
More colors are forthcoming. Please check back for additions to this gorgeous line of threads!
King's Servants: Men's dress at the accession of Henry VIII
by Caroline Johnson
Price: $30.00
The typical clothing worn by the middle-ranking men who were clerks, messengers, and huntsmen, etc., during the decades between the battles of Bosworth (1485) and Flodden (1513) is described and reconstructed in this beautifully illustrated book. The research was based on period orders for clothes and records of payments to mercers, tailors, drapers, etc. There are comprehensive patterns for a man's complete costume from the early Tudor period. Color photos throughout; Patterns 8 x 10, Paper, 48p
Historic 17th Century Silk Thread Palette for the Plimoth Jacket
Price: $25.00
These are the silk threads used in the recreation of the Plimoth jacket whose story has been chronicled in the Embroiderer's Story blog on the Plimoth Plantation website. Nine spools of Soie Perlee, a 3-ply filament silk, and gilt spangles make up this stunning set.
Strathaven Linen
Price: $46.00
Similar to lines in the 17th century, not an "evenweave" but it is evenly woven. Suitable for Counted thread Work and Crewel embroidery. 22/33 count. Cream (right) or Natural (left), 54 inches wide.
Orders for 1/4 yard are assumed to be "fat quarters" unless you specify otherwise in the Instructions box.
Long and Short Stitch Embroidery: A Collection of Flowers
by Trish Burr
Price: $19.95
Wow! I love this book! The stitched flowers burst forth from the pages! the author takes you step by step through the process of embroidering each petal and leaf shaded so perfectly that they seem to have dimension and movement. Using a simple stitch, you too can create a floral masterpiece! Color photos and line drawings. 8 1/4 x 11, Paper, 128 p
Soie 100/3
Price: $2.90
This beautiful thread is a much finer weight than Soie Perlee; it is almost a hand-sewing weight. The high twist of this thread means the integrity of dimensional stitches is maintained the length of the working thread. This is the best thread I've found for couching real metal threads. 50 meter spool.
Made by Au Ver a Soie in France, the colors correspond to Soie Perlee colors but not the rest of the Au Ver a Soie line of threads. The color numbers actually follow no intelligent pattern.
