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Mab's Creations Pamphlets
Go to: Who is Mab | What is Blackwork | Pamphlets | Pattern Card Sets | Trifolds
Pamphlet #1 has no patterns included except the ones that dress up the text. It is an introduction to the series and has suggestions on what kinds of tools & containers are needed in the well-dressed workbasket, what tools will make your work easier, how to use & care for them and where to find them. Pointers to easy-to-make but hard-to-find projects that are also of this series are included in the text. In the rest of the series un-gridded embroidery patterns are scattered through the text and on a jumble page of various useable motifs. Patterns are given full-size for most of the projects. Where this is not feasible, or perhaps not necessary, complete instructions are given on how to cut the pieces and sizes. Some history of the tool/project and of related items is included. In many cases part of the information from these pamphlets in abridged in the related kits, noted below. 
Informational pamphlet on tools, containers, what are needed, how to use them, care for them and find them.
Instructions and stitching pattern sheet. As a scroll sampler is a personal notebook on fabric, it does not include sufficient embroidery patterns to complete the sampler, only enough to get you started. It includes complete instructions and hints on spacing of patterns, edging techniques, and keeping track of your sources, as well as an alphabet for marking. This pamphlet is included in kits SK1 & SK2 which have all the materials needed to complete a scroll sampler except for the embroidery patterns.
This pamphlet includes 5 patterns, instructions & stitching sheet for making several styles of scissor keepers. The related kits for two of the styles are SK3, SK4, SK5 and SK6. These keepers can also be used for unusual Christmas ornaments.
This pamphlet includes 8 patterns, instructions & stitching pattern sheet for making several styles & sizes of bags for various uses, both embroidered and plain. It also includes suggestions for fabric choices and uses. The related kits are SK9 to SK13.
This pamphlet includes 6 patterns, instructions & stitching pattern sheet for making several different kinds of needlebooks, both embroidered & plain, and one kind of needleroll. It also includes some historical tidbits on needles and hints on needle care. Related kits are SK7 & SK8. (5 more in this series are in process)
© Mary Anne Bartlett, May 15, 1995. All rights reserved. Go to: Who is Mab | What is Blackwork | Pamphlets | Pattern Card Sets | Trifolds | |||||||||||
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This is a series of pamphlets with patterns & instructions for useful projects to dress your workbasket. 
