The first owl in my Hoot Hoot series, the Spring Fever Owl, shipped out to participating retailers this month, and my distributor, Ruth Schmuff, was pulling the thread kits for the series. She remarked on the variety of colors and thread types used throughout the series and I kind of wished that I was there to see all of the threads together in one big kit. I stitched them owl by owl so I never had all the threads out at once. As I referred back to my photocopies I made of the threads I used to refresh my memory (when I am done stitching, I take all the thread and materials I used and put them on my photocopier to make a reference picture for the future, just in case there are ever any questions regarding the stitch guide) and I thought that I should have taken a regular photograph of each thread kit as well. So I went to the thread stash and pulled the threads again and took these photos. I think I will do this in the future for other things I stitch. It will be a nice way to show what you will look forward to working with for each owl and it's a nice little scrapbook project for me!
Here is the kit for the Spring Fever Owl, those shiny black dots are the big Holographic sequins for her eyes:
Here is the Summer Patriot Owl kit, complete with the sequins for his star-spangled wings:
The Fall Harvest Owl features Swarovski crystal sequins and some wonderful silks and velvets:
The Winter Snowy Owl kit is very pastel so I photographed it against a darker background. The beads in the tray are the black Delica beads I used for his eyes:
The Spooky Owl Kit has all your traditional Halloween colors, plus some rick rack for fun embellishing:
The Happy Holidays Owl is all vivid greens and pinks plus more Holographic sequins:
If you are a thread-a-holic like I am, I know you enjoyed looking through all these gorgeous threads too. Just walking into a needlework store that is well stocked with threads makes my mouth start to water and then my pocketbook start to hurt! But I have never regretted any purchase, even when I have ended up buying duplicates of threads I already have as there is nothing like having plenty of stash at home and finding just the thread you happen to "need" for your project in the convenience of your own house! Hopefully, those of you in the Owl Club will enjoy these new additions to your thread collection. Until next time, Happy Stitching!
I'll send you a picture of the thread kit.
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