I haven’t blogged for a few weeks as we took a fabulous trip to South Africa. Beforehand I was immersed in preparation, and afterwards I’ve been catching up with myself. More on the artistic inspirations from that trip at another time!
Today I’m getting ready for my first ever Hand Embroidery class, which commences Saturday.
I made a PowerPoint presentation to get students’ creative juices flowing. Thank you Pinterest and the artists who posted these wonderful images, and many more.
I bought supplies: markers (air and water disappearing and heat transfer markers), thread –6 strand and Perle (5 and 8 weights) — cloth, fusible tear away stabilizer and of course, needles! I’m sticking with embroidery needles size 5-10.
After the presentation, and I explain the tools and materials, we’ll start right in with the stitches. I’m going to limit it to running stitch, back stitch, blanket stitch and French Knot. If there’s time I’ll add chain stitch, seed stitch and couching. You can create a world out of those, with their multiple variations.
I’m fortunate that my artist friend Cristina Saucedo has allowed me to use her delightful pen and ink drawings as embroidery templates for my students.
I hope someone decides to use them.
Wish me luck. Meanwhile I’m doing a lot more embroidery myself. More on that later!