Project designed by Orna Willis. Materials: eight 3-1/2" x 5" pieces of brass wire mesh
3-1/2" x 6-1/2" piece of brass wire mesh
thread - one skein of each:
- thread 1 - Caron Collection Rachel B18
- thread 2 - Caron Collection Watercolours African Sunset
- thread 3 - 12 inches of Silver Pearl Purl Real Metal Thread
coordinating Mill Hill seed beads
100 4mm accent beads or size-six seed beads
nine five-inch head pins in gold tone
30 yards of 1/4-inch or wider foil tape
28-inch piece of painted, 1" x 2" lumber or molding
nine screw-in hooks
embroidery and sewing needle
sewing thread
wire snips
round-nose pliers Steps: Note: The same design is repeated on all nine pieces of brass wire mesh. The only difference is that the ninth piece is larger and will require more stitches. 1. To begin, use thread 1, making a waste knot and bring your thread down through the wire mesh, centered, about one inch from the bottom. See this illustrated on the master chart (figure A). 2. Come up through the wire mesh at the point that is 1-1/4 inches in from the left side of your wire mesh and 1-5/8 inches down from the top. This is where you will begin the satin stitch. Follow the master chart for the stitch lengths. As you stitch, make sure that the stitches on the back side of the wire mesh are covering the waste thread. This will secure the thread in place after cutting away the waste knot without any thread tail showing through the front of the wire mesh (figure B). 3. For the center candle, which is larger than the rest, continue the satin stitch for approximately one inch longer than what is shown on the diagram. 4. Next, stitch the candle's flame with thread 2. To hide the waste knot, go down through the wire mesh on the left side of the satin stitches, below the level of where the flame is going to start. Use the master chart and count up to where the top stitch of the flame starts then come up through the wire mesh there. 5. Follow the chart to complete the satin stitches, again making sure that the stitches are covering the waste thread (figure C). 6. Finish by burying the thread underneath the stitches on the backside of the wire mesh (figure D). 7. Now, attach thread 3--the metal Pearl Purl. This is a coil that will be couched down to the flame. It is best if you do not cut the Pearl Purl until you have most the wick secured to the wire mesh. Lay one end of the metal coil at the base of the flame. 8. With coordinating thread, come up through the back of the wire mesh and slide the thread between the first and second coils and go back down through the wire mesh, close to the Pearl Purl. Pull the thread tight and continue sewing the Pearl Purl down in this manner for the entire length of the wick. When you have reached the top of the wick, use your wire snips and carefully snip the Pearl Purl between coils. Finish off by securing the end of the Pearl Purl to the wire mesh (figure E). 9. The candle is done. Repeat these steps on the rest of the brass mesh pieces. Finishing Make the beaded hangers that attach the brass mesh to the wooden hanging bar. For this, use the five-inch head pins and beads. The one on the show featured a pattern of five seed beads then one accent bead. Do this for eight of the hangers. The last one will be for the large candle in the center and this bead sequence will be 2-1/2 inches long. When the beads are on the head pin, use round-nose pliers to make a loop at the top for hanging (figure F). 10. Move on to the finishing the edges of the wire mesh. Use the metal foil tape to cover all edges. To do this, cut two pieces the same length as one side of the wire mesh. Overlap one piece of tape with the edge of the wire mesh, so half of the tape is adhered to the wire mesh and the other half hangs over the edge. 11. Turn the wire mesh over and adhere the other piece of foil to this side of the wire mesh. Press the tape securely to the wire mesh and the two pieces of the wire mesh to each other. Repeat this for all edges of each piece (figure G). 12. To prepare the hanging bar, you may choose to paint the 1" x 2" molding that you will be hanging the candles from. Then, screw the hooks in at even intervals across the bar, starting at the center and working your way out to each side (figure H). 13. Attach the beaded hangers to the wire mesh by using your round-nose pliers to enlarge one hole at the top center of your wire mesh. This hole should be made large enough to poke the flat end your beaded hanger through. Poke the hanger through from the backside of your wire mesh. Use pliers to reshape the hole and make it smaller so that the hanger cannot slip back through. Bend the hanger around the area of the first accent bead so the wire meshes hang straight up and down. The candles are ready to hang.
RESOURCES :
needlepoint thread - Neon Rays
Available at local needlework and cross-stitch shops.
Rainbow Gallery
7412 Fulton Ave. #5
N. Hollywood, CA 91605-4126
Website: www.rainbowgallery.com
needlepoint thread - Pearl Purl - Real Metal Thread
Available in local needlepoint and cross-stitch shops.
Access Commodities Inc.
PO Box 1355
Terrell, TX 75160
US
Phone: 972-563-3313
needlepoint thread - Watercolours African Sunset & Rachel
Available at local sewing shops.
The Caron Collection Ltd.
Stratford, CT
Phone: 203-381-9999
Email: mail@caron-net.com
URL: www.caron-net.com
modeling wire mesh - WireForm
American Art Clay Co. Inc. (AMACO)
Website: www.amaco.com
beads - Mill Hill
Mill Hill Inc. / Division of Gay Bowle Sales Inc.
PO Box 1060
Janesville, WI 53547
USA
Fax: 608-754-0665
Website: www.millhillbeads.com
GUESTS :
Orna Willis
Artist / Designer / Owner, Ornaments - Designs by Orna
Commerce, MI
Phone: 248-366-7335
Website: www.ornadesign.com
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