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CRISWELL eMBROIDERY & DESIGNCATALOG

january 2002

801 Ballet ................................................................ 3802 Winter /Holiday ................................................ 4803 Corners & Fills ................................................. 5804 Fantasy Garden ............................................... 6805 Easy Stitching for Christmas ............................ 7806 Fantary Garden II ............................................. 8807 Easy Stitching for Spring .................................. 9808 Petit Point/Cross Stitch ................................... 10809 Oriental Reflections ....................................... 11810 Here Comes the Sun ..................................... 12811 Sumi............................................................... 13812 Special Effects ............................................... 14813 Special Effects II ............................................ 15814 K-Lace® for Christmas ................................... 16815 Romantic K-Lace®......................................... 17816 Lace-Wing: K-Lace® & More.......................... 18817 Fun & Fancy K-Lace®.................................... 19818 Elegant Accents ............................................. 20819 Timeless K-Lace® ......................................... 21820 Holiday K-Lace®............................................ 22821 Antique Reflections ........................................ 23822 Fanciful K-Lace® & More ............................... 24823 K-Lace® Insertions & Edgings ....................... 25824 Elizabethan Reflections ................................. 26825 K-Lace® : The Peacock Collection................. 27826 K-Lace® : The Peacock Collection II .............. 28827 Jacobean Reflections with K-Lace® .............. 29

Jacobean Reflections page 2......................... 30828 Delicate K-Lace®........................................... 31829 Mini K-Lace® ................................................. 32830 Essential K-Lace® ......................................... 33

Essential K-Lace® page 2 ............................ 34831 Baskets of K-Lace® ....................................... 35

Baskets of K-Lace® page 2........................... 36832 Festive K-Lace® ............................................ 37

Festive K-Lace® page 2 ................................ 38833 More Festive K-Lace® ................................... 39

More Festive K-Lace® page 2 ....................... 40834 More Baskets of K-Lace® .............................. 41

More Baskets of K-Lace® page 2 .................. 42

Criswell Embroidery & DesignP O Box 688

Benton, AR 72018

Our designs are available from many local sewing machine dealers as well as on our website athttp://www.k-lace.com. You can also reach us by phone at 800 308 5442 and fax 800 308 1866.

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BALLET. A collection of designs for balletomanes of all ages. Graceful swans, filmyskirts, satiny shoes, and fringed tutus are featured among the 16 dance designs. Thereare eight satin outline designs which are fast and easy to stitch. You may want to usethem on quilt blocks to create a Swan Lake quilt. All except the shoes (lower right) areapprox. 3 3/4” at their greatest dimension.

These designs will be great on pillow cases, tote bags, T-shirts, alone or in groups, withnames or other lettering — we’re sure you’ll find many creative uses for our ballet col-lection.

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winter/holiday. Angels, poinsettias, ballerinas and more! Nineteen designs (with mir-rors of fourteen) for varied uses with a winter holiday theme. Corner designs are coordinatedwith smaller fills to use in groups. Metallic thread on darks gives and elegant look to angelsand poinsettias, while pastels and brights depict The Nutcracker Ballet. Partridges in peartrees and a pine bough duo round out this versatile collection.

All scanned tosame scale.Large angelapprox. 3 3/4”.

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Corners & Fills. Twelve corner and border designs with minimal color changes andjump stitches to clip. Suitable for square items such as placemats and pillows, these arealso effective on necklines and for other uses. All are designed for easy stitching. In-cludes documentation with information on each design.

LIZARD4993 stitches3 7/8'' x 2 3/8''1 jump to clip

LIZARDS 2 & 33864 stitches ea.

4 1/8'' x 1 3/8''no jumps to clip

THISTLE3171 stitches

3'' x 2''no jumps to clip

THISTLESM983 stitches1 3/8'' x 1 3/8''

no jumps to clip

MOTHFOLI1575 stitches

2 1/2'' x 3/4''no jumps to clip

MOTH3659 stitches3 1/2'' x 1 7/8''

no jumps to clip

FLOURISH3709 stitches2 1/2'' x 1 5/8''

no jumps to clip

FLOURACC1711 stitches

2 1/2'' x 5/8''no jumps to clip

TULIP5737 stitches2 5/8'' x 2 5/8''

2 optional jumps to clip

TULIPR2308 stitches

1 5/8'' dia.no jumps to clip

TULIPS1559 stitches1 3/16'' x 1 3/16''

no jumps to clip



fantasy garden A diverse collection of floral designs from casual to elegant. Sunflowers and magnolias mingle with Old World faux jewels and bright metallics, textured petals and satiny scrolls. This group containsdesigns suitable for many uses, from clothing to linens. The artist has suggested colors for your first stitchings.

Design software sold by Criswell Art & Type for original indivdual purchaser’s use only. Duplication of software for sale or transfer to another party is aviolation of copyright law. All designs © Criswell Art & Type, 1996. All rights reserved.

Stitched samplesscanned at half actualsize.

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EASY STITCHING FOR CHRISTMAS. For insertion in photo and needlework Christmas cards,last-minute gifts, holiday linens and decor, as well as designs that are useful year around,these will stitch quickly. Most have few or no color changes and light coverage, resulting in adelicate look and lowered stitch count. Despite their ease, these designs will bring compli-ments and lend your personal touch. Most of our samples were done with metallic thread foradded appeal. The ornaments and angel come in more than one size--26 design files in all.Documentation in included with color and stitching instructions.



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FANTASY GARDEN ii. A collection of groups of coordinated designs in varied styles, Fan-tasy Garden II contains elements to be used together, such as hummingbirds anddragonflies to add to flowers, as well as stylized flower embroideries in various sizes, usefulfor stitching matching accessories. The included documentation contains specific instructionsfor colors to duplicate the artist's stitchings, and thread recommendations for designs such asthe fringe-stitch thistle.


all to same scalemaximum dimension3 3/4''


Easy stitching for SPRING Brighten your world with our designs for Valentine’sDay, Easter, St. Patrick’s Day and weddings, plus butterfly, moth, bee, hummingbird and floral de-signs. In brights or pastels, from happy Easter animals to elegant heart designs, cheery bluebirds tometallic-stitched butterfly, there’s something here for all ages and tastes. Documentation with colorsequences included.

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PETIT POINT / CROSS STITCH. Capture the look of hand-stitching with these unique machine

embroidery designs. Complex color shadings add realism and depth to still lifes and smaller

designs. Documentation with specific recommended color sequences included.


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ORIENTAL rEFLECTIONS Your fabric scraps become part of beautiful embroidered de-signs inspired by auspicious symbols from the East with our collection of 30 design files.Our two-part crane design for big hoops is an attractive symbol of longevity and loyalty. In-cluded in this collection are variations in size and style of selected designs, and files withapplique instructions and tips on various techniques, traditional symbolic meanings, plusstitching and color information.




HERE COMES THE SUN... and the moon and the stars. Inspired by sunny summer days and warmstarry nights, our solar disk contains quick and easy designs as well as two applique suns--one for thebig hoop--and an applique monogram frame. Use our elements, which include two fireflies, to scatterover large areas. You’ll find many uses for these designs all year round.

All designs at same scale. Big hoopsun approx. 7 inches wide.

(Monogram

letters not in-

cluded)



SUMI A brush-style alphabet in two sizes — the larger size in both fill and satin stitches — willmake beautiful monograms both with and without the six included frames. Three frame styles are givenin two sizes, and all are designed to be used with or without applique fabric, leaving room for your cre-ativity and giving a beautiful new use for your fabric scraps.

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SPECIAL EFFECTS Filigree lace, applique, 3-dimensional designs, including an angel, and elementswith which to design your own flower arrangements make up a collection that will be useful yeararound. Shown are two sample bouquets for inspiration. The large flowers are 3.5 inches across. Alldesigns will fit in a regular hoop but .hus and .csd have big hoop options. Using felt or puffy foam, theornaments become 2-sided free-standing objects to hang or attach, being glued together back-to-back. Our 3D Angel can be personalized with name and date on the skirt. A few of the lace designshave been digitized for cutwork applications. Each round �crystal� design has an accompanying �ac-cessory� to use in arrangements or for borders. We feel sure you�ll find uses for Special Effects de-signs for years to come.

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to show entire groupingTree background and bouquet diagrams not included.



SPECIAL EFFECTS II Using only water-soluble stabilizer, thread and the first group of our innovative lace de-signs, your frame embroidery machine will produce wonderful real lace that appears to be stitched on air. Em-bellish your sewing projects from bridal and heirloom to children’s clothing with the look of expensive lace. Thethree-dimensional butterfly and dragonflies are effective alone, in groups or as an accompaniment to the bou-quet from our Special Effects collection. Our filigree kitty and friends will stitch quickly and be appropriate formany uses, including an all-over print. Other lacy motifs to stitch directly on fabric are easy to use and add el-egance with little effort. Special Effects II will be an important part of your embroidery design library.

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K-LACE™ FOR CHRISTMAS. In our second K-lace™ collection, Kae has explored a variety of tech-niques, bringing the look of tatted handwork to edgings, a bookmark and pendant with "chain". Hang-ing lace designs, including a cover for a 2 1/2'' round glass ornament, will become Christmas heir-looms. Intricate snowflakes in two sizes hang or become part of larger creations. No fabric needed, ex-cept for the holly groupings with 3-D option, which will brighten your holiday decor with sparkle or-ganza leaves and berries. Fine thread was used for the tatted edgings. 30 or 40 wt. cotton or metallicfor the hanging ornaments. Instructions included. Our testers love this group; we believe you will too.

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romantic K-LACE™ For an heirloom look or more modern dyed effects, this group of lace designscontinues the series of K-Lace™ stitched with only thread and water soluble stabilizer. Three of the designs, theheart, leaf and large scallop edging (shown above left) make use of organza or tulle for a sheer effect, while theirscalloped borders are K-Lace™. The tatted-look heart earrings are quick and easy to make for gifts, matching theheart pendant. Fabric dyes may be used on either the lace or the fabric to have a multicolor product with no threadchanges. (See insets above). Instructions and graphic files for viewing on screen are included.

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lace-wing: K-LACE™ & MORE Inspired by the past, destined to be heirlooms in the future, Lace-Wing: K-LaceTM

& More is a collection of new K-LaceTM designs accompanied by delicate creations stitched on fabric with wing needle and finethread. EarAngel and other earrings are quickly stitched for yourself or for gifts. The square and matching K-LaceTM

border take on different looks with various variegated threads. Combined, they can be used for garments or home decor. Re-verse applique on sheer batiste or lawn, using the wing-needle technique, makes elegant embellishments for your mostsensational creations. Shown in color for contrast, these designs were created for white-on-white as well as the delicatecolors of sheer natural fiber fabrics. Lace-Wing carries on the tradition of innovation and excellence in designs by Kae fromCriswell Embroidery and Design. Copyright 1998, Criswell Embroidery & Design. All rights reserved.

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TIMELESS k-lACEtm & EMBROIDERY Coordinating elements will keep you thinking of new groupings. Thetatted-look K-LaceTM group, shown upper left, is designed to be used in many different ways: collars, doilies, cuffsand edgings. Only one of the doilies and one of the collars are shown, reduced to show entire arrangement.Blackwork-inspired embroidery designs, shown stitched in red, compliment the lace, as does the variation withshadow applique and wing-needle stitching shown upper right. The Baroque look (shown in gold) in a multi-partborder with corner and curve would be elegant on holiday wear or in many other settings. Included are two closuredesigns for a coordinated look. We’ve only touched on what can be done with these fascinating parts. Stitchinginstructions and diagrams for placement are included.

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doily 10 3/8 inches3 1/4 inches


doily 10 3/8 inches 3 1/4 inches

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FANCIFUL K-LACE® & MORE Butterflies, dragonflies and a lacy hummingbird, in K-Lace® to stitch on water solublestabilizer, and jewelry-effect designs to stitch on fabric, change to suit your needs. In tone-on-tone they impart elegance for heirloomand bridal work; in colors they take on a contemporary look. The "jewelry" butterflies stitched in metallic and rayon on fabric are el-egant accents, but they may also be entirely stitched in shiny rayon for a more subdued effect. Instructions are given for a doily withfabric center and lace butterflies used as an edging, one of the clever uses for these beauties. Three lace butterflies have colorstops for stitching multicolored lace. Last, but not least, there are eight small edgings we know you'll find useful and a valuable addi-tion to your design collection. We hope you enjoy Kae's fanciful creations! Copyright 1999, Criswell Embroidery & Design. All rights reserved.

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"Jewelry" designsstitch onfabric


K-LACE® insertions & edgings Whether you make Kae’s embossed velvet pillow, the doily or bag, or use theseK-Lace® designs for your own projects, you’ll love these wide lace edgings and insertions. Full instructions are given for the bagand the pillow, with its piping and shirring details. Mitering instructions are included for making the doily edge. Kae used adesign from Fun & Fancy K-Lace® for her doily center, but this is optional and not included in this package. Kae’s 18" pillow ismade from rayon velvet embossed using our fabric stamps. The embroidery designs are stitched with 80 wt. cotton or 60 wt.rayon on water soluble stabilizer, becoming beautiful, soft K-Lace®, which is then stitched into strips by hand or machine.Complete stitching instructions are given for the 6 insertion and 8 edging designs.

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Doily center design from Fun & Fancy K-Lace® Doily approx. 7 inches.

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ELIZABETHAN REFLECTIONS Jewels and lace reflect the Elizabethan era for modern sewists. Stitched in me-tallic and rayon thread, the "jewels" are stunning. The smaller accessory designs may be used as accents or buttoncovers. Smaller K-Lace® edgings are provided in two styles--straight and flexible--with an exciting larger edging forthat special project. The K-Lace® crosses have multiple uses as well: tree ornaments, card inserts, bookmarks....Five of the crosses also may be used to make ornament covers, as shown, by stitching 3 side-by-side. A most ver-satile collection, with the quality of K-Lace® designs by Kae Barron!

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k-lace®: the peacock collectionDesign your own K-Lace® peacock, or use one ofthe seven arrangement patterns included. Thenmake a pair of matching lace earrings! Small floraland feather edgings and an insertion are so usefulthey need no introduction. The small accent flowers,in addition to their use as edging ends, will also be adainty embellishment for children’s clothing andlingerie. Another versatile collection with the qualityof K-Lace® designs by Kae Barron!

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Seven arrangementsuggestions included

K-LACE®: THE PEACOCK COLLECTION II Three groups of tesselates (pieces used in a mosaic) arethe exciting start to unlimited projects using only your sewing machine, thread and water-soluble stabi-lizer. Imagine a scarf, a table-topper, placemats, vests.... Stitched in 40-wt rayon, these shimmerystitchouts fit together to make larger pieces of lace, self-edged, edged with the provided scallops, oredgings from our other collections. Each set includes several already joined in a .dst file for some of thelarger hoops, but each file is also available for stitching in hoops as small as four inches. Full instruc-tions for stitching as well as for joining the parts by machine are given. You'll find both the quality andthe artistry you expect from K-Lace® in this collection!

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DELICATE K-Lace®: doll fashion & more Two sizes and several variations allow you to create a num-ber of different looks with the designs in this package. Using 60-wt rayon, create dresses in five different lengths, withsleeves or with straps, to fit 11-12” and 15-16” fashion dolls such as Tyler Wentworth, shown here. Files are included for thetiara and earrings and there is also a pattern for the fabric slip Tyler wears. Additionally, bodice parts are combined in onefile for large hoops. Tyler Wentworth © 2001 Robert Tonner Doll Company, Inc.

Designs, digitizing and graphics,©. 2000 Criswell Embroidery & Design


MINI K-Lace®: doll accessories & more Decorate a miniature Christmas tree with these mini hanging laceornaments. These ornaments can double as earrings and pendants for children or adults. The 2.5" angel tree-topper has many other uses and will hang from the branch of a larger tree as well. Tiny charms and motifs areperfectly sized for fashion doll jewelry and clothing decoration. The tiny, delicate edgings may also be used asnecklaces for the dolls. The doll hat, stole and purse files are in two sizes, for 11-12" and 15-16" fashion dolls.The stole files will also make an elegant edging. The larger size is 2.5" wide. These accessories match the dressdesigns from Delicate K-Lace®. All are stitched with 60-wt rayon thread. Complete instructions are included.

Designs, digitizing and graphics © 2000 Criswell Embroidery & Design

designs below furnished in two sizestree 12” high

hat shown on 16” fashion doll


essential k-lace®

Here's a practical yet beautiful group of lacedesigns themed with paisleys and hearts.These elegant motifs and borders may be usedto make arrangements fitted to common featuresof clothing, such as necklines, skirt slits,corners, borders and button plackets as shownhere. Several composite designs are included indst format for big hoops. All are stitched with 40-weight rayon on water soluble stabilizer. Anotherversatile collection of quality K-Lace® designs byKae Barron!

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baskets of k-lace® Baskets of pansies are only the beginning! From 1.5" to 6", woven with ribbon in

colors of your choosing, these baskets will star on holidays, at weddings, for home decor and more! Someof the same files will make borders or even whole placemats, garments or table toppers with the includedcorners. Lace pansies, too, in three sizes! On stems, they can be arranged in bouquets. Without stems,they can be added to the baskets, to quilts or table linens as well as garments. Stitch them in two colors asshown in our basket arrangement, or white or a single color to be shaded with fabric dye, as shown at thetop. Use them with or without added beads. There are sixty-four individual files that fit in 4-inch hoops. Dstand pes format have extra combined files for a total of ninety-one. K-Lace® quality by Kae Barron!

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From Festive K-Lace®

MORE FESTIVE K-Lace® This group of lace and cutwork designs contains leaf motifs and flexible edgings

in various sizes. Also leaf motifs with rings for hanging, suitable for earrings, pendants and charms. The freestanding stars andangels, stitched with metallic or heavy specialty thread, become hanging tree ornaments, tree toppers for mini trees, windowhangers, bookmarks and card inserts. Eleven cutwork designs with leaf and angel motifs are easy to stitch with only one stopto cut fabric. The angel design is in one- and two-color versions. This collection is useful year around as the angel and leafdesigns may be stitched in various colors to suit the seasons.

Designs, digitizing and graphics © 2001 Criswell Embroidery & Design


DETAILSSHOWNACTUALSIZE

Smaller angel

Largest oakleaf motif

Angel cutwork

More Festive K-Lace® Details

MORE baskets of k-lace® Round baskets and mixed flowers, too! Mix and match two basket sizes and

heights with three ruffle styles, or even make a small ruffled doily with the same design files. Basket parts may also beused as insertion or edging laces. In colors of your choosing, the daisies can also be black-eyed-susans or coneflow-ers. On stems they can be made into bouquets, without stems used as jewelry, package decor, or on quilts.... Irisesand daffodils will find similar uses. Stitch them in two colors as shown in our basket arrangement, or white or a singlecolor to be shaded with fabric dye. Use them with or without added beads. There are forty-eight individual files that fitin 100mm-square hoops (large basket bottom will not fit hoops less than 100mm square). Dst and pes format haveextra combined files for a total of fifty-nine. Fifty- or sixty-weight cotton thread is needed for stitching these on water-soluble stabilizer. Real K-Lace® quality by Kae Barron!

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