Cicely Mary Barker's beautiful and beloved Flower Fairies™ have enchanted children and adults since their introduction more than 85 years ago. Now, needlecrafters can create five of her beloved characters—Periwinkle Fairy, Black Medick Fairies, White Clover Fairy, Stork's Bill Fairy, and Red Clover Fairy—in beautiful three-dimensional embroidery. Easy-to-follow, close-up photography, and step-by-step instructions reveal how to create the winsome fairies and their hair and clothes using long and short stitches as well as a variety of threads and ribbons to create the beautiful background details such as flowers, leaves, and insects.
Di began with needlecrafts at a very young age and she is always fascinated by colour and texture. She started teaching in the early eighties, and when there were too many students on the waiting list, she began to design kits with instructions so that needle crafters could teach themselves how to stitch.
She has taught patchwork, appliqué, candlewicking, quilting, ribbon embroidery and stumpwork and has written nine best-selling books which have been translated into several languages.
Di also produces her own range of silk and organza ribbons which guarantee a life-like finish.
Crafters from all over the world visit her website: www.dicraft.co.za and they order her books, ribbons, printed panels, DVDs safely online. Orders are processed and shipped to all corners of the globe on a daily basis.
She says "I love to teach silk ribbon embroidery and am always willing to help with any questions about my books and products, or silk ribbon embroidery techniques and stitches"
So do feel free to join her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/divanniekerkfanpage to see close-up photography which could teach you more about this fascinating craft. You can also email her at di@dicraft.co.za
Mission: To teach silk ribbon embroidery to young and to old and to show just how easy, enjoyable, and rewarding this hobby really is!
Products available from her website:
Books and DVDs on silk ribbon embroidery and stumpwork
Di's Silk and Organza Ribbons
Printed Panels: Beautiful images printed onto pure cotton, in full colour
Silk and cotton threads
Supplies/haberdashery for embroidery
The requirements for the projects in Di's books are available from stockists worldwide. Visit www.dicraft.co.za and click on the stockist worldwide button to locate a store nearby or e mail Di for details.
Di's latest book "Embroidered Alphabets with ribbon embroidery" is a perfect companion for needle crafters. This book will show you how to make lovely monograms and words to personalize a gift for that special occasion or friend.
