Late Summer Birches (2-Day Intermediate Embroidery Class)

This class was introduced at EGA's Tennessee Valley Region Seminar in June 2007.

        Come to the top of the hill and gaze out past a grove of birch trees to the distant hills obscured by a gentle mist.  The near lake and distant lake reflect the bright sun of morning in late summer.  Emphasis will be on color concepts for creating realistic landscapes--using highlights and shadows to produce form, capturing the shine on water and the texture of evergreens as they march down the hill and into the distance.  The design incorporates both machine embroidery and hand stitching.

        A painted and drawn canvas with pre-machine stitching in the grass and evergreen areas will be provided for each student.  Each canvas will be unique.  Sewing machine techniques will be demonstrated in class and a sewing machine will be available for practice if desired.  Three-dimensional stitches for tree trunks, use of flat silk, appliqué of organza overlay and teacher's own process for producing realistic evergreens will be covered.  Stitches used in this design include L-stitch and pinhead for anchoring threads, straight stitch in many sizes and directions, French knots, fly stitch, stem stitch, backstitch, Casalguidi and tied chain stitch.

Project Dimensions:  Canvas size Vertical:  10”, Horizontal 12”.  Design Area Vertical:  5”, Horizontal: 7” Depth N/A

Ground Material:  18-count canvas with pre-painted and pre-machine stitched areas provided by teacher.  There is no pre-stitching for students to do.

Teacher will supply demonstration sewing machine and reference materials for group viewing. 

2007 Price for Kit and Instructions:  $70