Portrait Embroidery Course
Join us at The Edinburgh Sewcial Club and be guided by an expert tutor to create a beautiful and personalised portrait embroidery - a wonderful keepsake, heirloom, or gorgeous, thoughtful gift!
About Portrait Embroidery Course
| 29th September 2024 | |
| 12.30pm to 4.30pm This course runs over 3 months - Sunday 29th Sep / Sun 27th Oct & Sun 24th Nov | |
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The Edinburgh Sewcial Club St Margaret's House (studio 5.10) 151 London Road, Edinburgh East EH7 6AE |
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| £180 | |
| Visit the event website here | |
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Portrait Embroidery Course
This course is aimed at folks who already embroider and are looking to advance their skills.
The course is run one Sunday a month - 4 hours per session, and there will be an opportunity to embroider during each class, but it would be expected that a little homework is done between sessions.
Beginning on 29th September, continuing on Sunday 27th October and 24th November
Session 1 - Intro to portrait embroidery
- What is portrait embroidery? Styles, Effects, and Terminology
- Composition, resolution, and colour
- Tracing and pattern making
- colour scheme
- Practice stitching
- Starting to Stitch
- To do at home - Work on the coarse structures and large areas
Session 2 - Continuing to Stitch
- Working up from coarse to fine details
- Eyes and mouths
- Shading
- Stitches, placement, and texture (using a practise template)
- Textures and movement, and intro to embellishment
- Hair and Fabric
- Highlights and lowlights
- To do at home - Continue finer detail and choose 1 element of embellishment after research
Session 3 - Finishing your pieces
- Intro to beading, appliqué, and stumpwork
- Working on embellishment
- Finishing edges
- Outlines and fine details
- Backing the hoop
- Admiring finished pieces!
This class is run over 3 months giving ample time between classes for folks to work on their projects - it is advised that you only join if you have previous embroidery or needle work experience.
Find out more on the ESC website: www.edinburghsewingclasses.uk/copy-of-beading-embroidery
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