0.5m of unbleached calico
Anchor stranded cotton in the following colours-
Blue/mauve no 118
Bright yellow no 298
Pale green no 259
White no 2
Setasilk dyes (water colour paints may be used);
001 primary yellow
010 iris
012 Gitane blue
19 moss green
A soft paintbrush (medium sized)
20cm wooden embroidery hoop with screw fitting with inner ring bound with tape
Water erasable embroidery pen or a soft pencil
Machine embroidery threads. I used the following threads, but it is not necessary to buy lots of threads-use what you have:
Dark Green DMC 501
Bright spring green Madeira Classic (Sticku) No1169
Pale yellow green Madeira Classic (Sticku) 1150
Hairdryer
Cocktail sticks
White acrylic paint (optional)
Small snippets of fabric for bonding onto background (nets, sheers, glitzy bits and gauze are best)
Non-stick baking parchment
Supermend powder
A ready-made frame 260 by 260 approx with card mount