cheryl laakes
mixed media artist
Petit Point Kits
I created these kits to be both fun and challenging to do, promising a beautiful piece of artwork for your home.
Reproduction of Lawren Harris Paintings
ADVANCED DIFFICULTY
Each kit contains:
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40 count silk gauze attached to a reusable wooden frame
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all the embroidery floss required for the kit, already sorted onto a reusable wooden thread organizer
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two tapestry needles
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chart specific to the kit
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tips on working the kit
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Continental Stitch diagrams
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instructions on how to reuse the frame
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instructions on how to reuse the thread organizer
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a pre-cut matt to frame your finished work, that fits into a 5" x 7" photo frame
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NOTE: photo frame not included
Currently Available:
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Mount LeFroy
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North Shore Baffin Island
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Pic Island
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Lake Superior c 1923
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Lake Superior #3
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Lake Superior c 1924
Coming Soon:
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Clouds, Lake Superior
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Lake and Mountain
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North Shore Lake Superior
Each kit finishes to 2" x approximately 1.5-1.75" and takes about 65 hours to complete.
Pendants
These kits take about 5 hours to complete (which, in petit point terms, is nothing), and give you a pretty little pendant for you to wear with pride.
BEGINNER DIFFICULTY
Each kit contains:
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40 count silk gauze attached to a small wooden frame
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all the embroidery floss required for the kit, already sorted onto a small wooden thread organizer
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two tapestry needles
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chart specific to the kit
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instructions on working the kit
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Continental Stitch diagrams
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some sewing thread
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felt circle
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pendant bezel
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two mini clamps
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a clear, flat, button
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NOTE: You will need to provide glue.
Currently Available:
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Celtic Knot
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comes with white, black, and six colours, for you to choose your own
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Hummingbird
Coming Soon:
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Rose
Each kit creates a 20mm diameter pendant, and takes approximately 5 hours to complete.
Larger Kits
Each kit contains:
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40 count silk gauze attached to a reusable wooden frame
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all the embroidery floss required for the kit, already sorted onto a reusable wooden thread organizer
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two tapestry needles
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chart specific to the kit
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tips on working the kit
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Continental Stitch diagrams
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instructions on how to reuse the frame
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instructions on how to reuse the thread organizer
Currently Available:
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Luminous Depths
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ADVANCED DIFFICULTY
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original by Cheryl Laakes
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has over 32,000 stitches,
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takes about 405 hours to complete
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finishes to about 3.5" x 5"
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Blue Natural Eden
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INTERMEDIATE DIFFICULTY
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reproduction of a C.F.A. Voysey wallpaper
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has 14, 160 stitches,
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takes about 70 hours to complete
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finishes to about 3" x 2.8"
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Coming Soon:
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More originals
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Reproductions of William Morris wallpapers
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Reproductions of C.F.A. Voysey wallpapers