* a felt circle with three needles - standard is one embroidery needle, one sewing needle, and one quilting needle, but I'm happy to give you three embroidery needles if you ask
* another felt circle with three pins
* a pair of high-quality small scissors with finger holes big enough for grown-ups
* a hinged tin box to hold your scissors, pins and needles. This is what I keep in my purse all the time. Mine also holds my current thread colors, a couple of bobbins of sewing thread, a thimble and a seam ripper. :-) It's the size of an Altoids tin.
* a bundle of 6 handpicked skeins of thread (choose lights, mediums, darks or neutrals)
* a 7" embroidery hoop
* a white cotton tea towel - a nice large 28" square
* one downloadable embroidery pattern - your choice
Start stitching yourself - or get a friend hooked on your favorite craft! A word about some of the supplies. . .
The embroidery needles are size 5. That's my go-to size that I use for just about everything.
The colors of the felt circles will vary - but they will always be cute.
The scissors are key. I spent FOREVER looking for just the right ones. They needed to be small enough to fit in the tin toolbox, nice and sharp so they'd cut thread with a clean (easy to thread) edge, and with large enough finger-holes for grown-ups to use. These are PERFECT. I'm not exaggerating when I say I've been looking for these scissors for years. I did a little Snoopy dance when I finally found them. :-)
The embroidery hoop is my favorite kind. Bright colored smooth plastic with a nice fat screw for easy tightening. A little lip at one edge to help lock everything into place. A slightly curved edge to the inner ring that makes the crimp mark from hooping less extreme and easier to press out. I LOVE these hoops! Colors will vary.
The tea towels are nice and big - and easy to stitch. I use mine for drying my hands in the kitchen, but also for covering bread dough put to rise, wrapping bread in a bread basket, drying dishes, etc. They are awesome!
So - all my favorite stitching supplies in one handy bundle. Remember - in the Message to Seller field I need three bits of info.
1. Tell me if you want all embroidery needles.
2. What color thread bundle do you want - lights, mediums, darks, or neutrals?
3. What embroidery pattern do you want? Look in the shop section. http://www.etsy.com/shop/ShinyHappyWorld?section_id=8044757
Soon you'll be stitching anything you can get into a hoop - I promise. It's the best craft ever. :-)
Have any questions?
Contact the shop owner.
