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My second class at the 2025 ANG Seminar in New Orleans, LA was with Kay Stanis for Nautilus that has involves blending thread embroidery and beadwork.

Being just a 1-day class had me a little worried about how much we could accomplish but Kay did an excellent job of it.

I laced one side – she loves teaching lacing and it’s good to know how. But, I prefer Evertites.

We basted the square and large spiral portion of the design but still have lots more basting to do. Then, we carefully scored and ripped out the large spiral.

After cutting the felt padding, we attached it.

We basted tissue paper to outline the pears. And, after learning how to get 3 strands from Trebizond and Silk Serica, we started with the basic satin stitch. These are flat silks and are different from Splendor, Needlepoint Inc Silk, and others. These catch on EVERYTHING but are nice and shiny.