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Modern Hand-Embroidery: Tattoo Heart HYBRID CLASS

  • Freeman's Creative LLC 2020 Chapel Hill Road #25 Durham, NC, 27707 United States (map)

This beginner-friendly class packs a punch with bold lines and vibrant colors. Mollie will walk you through the process of creating a piece of embroidered art, from setting up your hoop to framing your one-of-a-kind piece. You can use the text provided in the pattern, or choose your own word to stitch! Students will learn how to transfer their design to fabric, a variety of common stitches, and how to finish a hoop for display.

Instructor: Mollie O'Reilly

In this class, students will learn:

● How to transfer their pattern to fabric

● A variety of stitches that can carry you through most of your embroidery projects, including back stitch, chain stitch, split stitch, and satin stitch

● Techniques for stitching linework and shading

● How to seal your hoop and prepare it for display

Supplies needed:

● Printed Tattoo Heart pattern

● 5” embroidery hoop (6” will also work)

● Hand embroidery needle

● Embroidery floss, such as Cosmo or DMC 100% cotton:

○ Red: 2 skeins

○ Black: 2 skeins

○ Yellow (or color of your choosing for flower center): 1 skein

○ Medium Blue (or color of your choosing for main petal color): 1 skein

○ Light Blue (or color of your choosing for petal highlight): 1 skein

○ Medium Green (or color of your choosing for main leaf color): 1 skein

○ Light Green (or color of your choosing for leaf highlight): 1 skein

● ¼ yard white quilting-weight cotton. Bella Solids 100% Cotton will work well.

● Needle threader

● Heat erasable or water-soluble pen for marking fabric

● Fabric scissors or all-purpose scissors

● Optional: small, sharp scissors, such as embroidery scissors or thread snips

There will be stitching homework after the first class.

Email hello@freemanscreative.com and we can assemble a supply kit for you!