Portrait Embroidery Course
Schedule
Sun Sep 29 2024 at 12:30 pm
Location
151 London Road, EH7 6AE Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Edinburgh, SC
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Portrait Embroidery Course
This course is aimed at folks who already embroider and are looking to advance their skills.
During this course, you will be guided by an expert tutor to create a beautiful and personalised portrait embroidery - a wonderful keepsake, heirloom, or gorgeous, thoughtful gift!
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.
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.
Course will be run the last Sunday of every month beginning on Sept 29th, continuing on Sunday 27th October and 24th November.
find out more on the ESC website:
https://www.edinburghsewingclasses.uk/copy-of-beading-embroidery
Hope you'll make it along!
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Where is it happening?
151 London Road, EH7 6AE Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 151 London Road, Edinburgh, EH8 7, United Kingdom,Edinburgh, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
