Portrait Embroidery Course

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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

Listed Under Workshops Events / Arts and Crafts Events

During this course, you will be guided by an expert tutor to create a beautiful and personalised portrait embroidery - a wonderful keepsake, heirloom, or 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 course is run over 3 months - last Sunday of each month

January 26th, February 23rd & March 30th - £180 - that's £60 per session. 12.30 to 4.30pm

Booking essential: https://www.edinburghsewingclasses.uk

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