{"product_id":"blue-water-lily-silk-bookmark-embroidery-kit-silk-shading-on-organza","title":"Blue Water-Lily Silk Bookmark Embroidery Kit - Silk Shading on Organza","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDispatched from London within three working days.\u003c\/strong\u003e A beginner-to-medium silk embroidery kit for a 12 × 4 cm organza bookmark, made under licence from the British Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--more--\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStitch a blue water lily in fine silk. This kit is for the Blue Water-Lily bookmark, made under licence from the British Library. Its design is \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Egyptian Water-Lily\u003c\/em\u003e, painted by Peter Henderson for Robert John Thornton’s \u003cem\u003eThe Temple of Flora\u003c\/em\u003e. The flower is printed on sheer organza as your stitching guide, and you embroider over it by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe kit teaches one Su-embroidery stitch, the void-and-solid stitch (xū shí zhēn), which grew out of long-and-short stitch. The stitches sit close at the petal tips and open out towards the base, so the blue fades the way it does in the original plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat’s in the kit\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe organza bookmark blank, with the water lily printed on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilk threads in the blues, greens and yellow of the water lily, unsplit: two strands twisted together, and you stitch with one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn embroidery needle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mini step-by-step guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA tassel to finish the bookmark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will also need small sharp scissors, good daylight and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinished size: 12 × 4 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLevel: beginner to medium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned in London and dispatched from London within three working days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrefer to learn it in person? Our three-hour Blue Water-Lily class runs on Saturday 23 January 2027 in Ealing: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/royalchou.com\/pages\/silk-shading-workshop\"\u003esee the workshop\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe studio photographs show the kit as it arrives: the water lily on the organza is printed as your guide, and you stitch it in silk. One image is a page from the step-by-step guide, showing the stitching in progress and a finished bookmark.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMade by Borderless Atelier Ltd as provided under licence from the collection of the British Library. Image: The Blue Egyptian Water-Lily, from The Temple of Flora, London 1804–1807, British Library.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Chou","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55764857356631,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/1607\/6119\/files\/Blue-Water-Lily-kit---01-hero---bookmark-on-its-sleeve---studio-2048.jpg?v=1794092187","url":"https:\/\/royalchou.com\/products\/blue-water-lily-silk-bookmark-embroidery-kit-silk-shading-on-organza","provider":"Royal Chou","version":"1.0","type":"link"}