Golden
egg
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Flanders
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Cloth stitch spiral
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Whole stitch and twist spiral
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Silver rings
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The golden egg is worked as
a spiral band from one pole to the other.
10 pairs Madeira Metallic 40
6 cm styrofoam egg
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The Flanders egg is worked in
segments - each segment with a different Flanders
ground.
21 pairs Egyptian cotton 70/2
1 pair gimp DMC 20
6 cm styrofoam egg
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The six passive pairs in the
cloth stitch spiral band are pale yellow, just the workers
are multicoloured.
7 pairs Venne cotton 40/2
6 cm styrofoam egg
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Here the spiral in whole
stitch and twist is worked in one colour but with a gold
pair along the edge of the spiral band.
10 pairs Amann Dominator
1 pair Madeira Metallic 40
6 cm styrofoam egg
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The egg with silver rings has a silver ribbon
which runs like a gimp through the middle of each lace ring.
3 pairs stainless steel wire
0.125 mm
1 bobbin 6 mm silver ribbon
6 cm styrofoam egg |
| Zigzag |
Copper
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Random ground
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Rings
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Labyrinth |
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The zigzag egg was worked in
zigzag "rounds", the pairs being tied out at the end of each
round.
4 pairs Venne Colcoton in green
4 pairs Venne Colcoton in yellow
6 cm styrofoam egg |
The copper egg is worked as a
spiral band. Spiral eggs can be readily varied by changing
the thread or the ground.
10 pairs Madeira Metallic 40
6 cm styrofoam egg |
The egg in random ground is
yet another member of the spiral egg family.
10 pairs Madeira Metallic 40
6 cm styrofoam egg
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These rings have passive
pairs in pearl cotton, which are tied out at the end of each
ring, whereas the workers in sewing thread work down the
whole egg.
3 pairs pearl cotton 8
2 pairs sewing thread
6 cm styrofoam egg |
In this egg the multicoloured cloth stitch
braid follows a labyrinthine path.
7 pairs Amann Dominator
6 cm styrofoam egg |
