Gingerbread House Class Recap

This is one of the most beautifully stitched pieces I have every seen.  Not a thread or bead out of place.  But that’s Susan Portra for you.

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The turret is a padded trame stitch.  I ripped mine out twice.  It would help if read the stitch diagram and didn’t keep doing a Pavilion stitch.

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The wreath is precious.  And how about the candy cane twists?g-1-(3) g-1-(2)

This part is triple padded and double stitched with 6 strands of floss.  Oh my!  I haven’t used that much thread in years.  But you have to in order to lay the twisted cords into the grooves that are created.

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I have no idea how she made this swirly candy.  I must have been busy doing something else at that time.  Good thing I have the stitch guide.

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Susan LOVES twisted cord appliqued to the canvas.   It makes great swirls and circles.  I had never used the twister tool.  I learn something new from every teacher.  Wait till you see what I worked on with her in my private lessons.

Gingerbread House kits are available as well as the stitch guide and threads kits individually.  Susan will be sending more guides soon.

5 comments

  1. Lisa Petersen says:

    I ripped my turret twice too but in the end now that there’s no stitching, I can count for the background. I learned lots of stitching tidbits in this class.

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