May Meeting

The May meeting will be at the John Powell Senior Center Annex at 7:00 on May 25, 2010. The program will be by Bedetta and will be beaded embellishment on fabric. The completed project will be a beaded eyeglass case.

Supply list:

To make the beaded embroidery eyeglass case you will need the following:

1. 8” embroidery hoop, preferably a hands free hoop
2. #10 milliner needle or beading needle
3. 12”X12” piece of fabric interfaced for stability (I used dupioni silk with a smoother silk fabric for the lining and interfaced the outside fabric with a light weight tricot fusible interfacing.)
4. A piece of fabric 9” X 9” for the lining
5. A piece of low loft batting 9” X 9” for interlining
6. Polyester thread, either white or color to match beads and a sewing needle
7. Pencil or pen
8. Double-sided tape
9. Green glass seed beads 10/0 or 11/0
10. Pink glass seed beads 10/0 or 11/0
11. Light and magnification if needed

Kit will contain:
1. Tissue Paper-I drew my design on tissue paper and then basted the design on the silk thru the tissue paper.
2. Sequins
3. Swarovski flower beads