2 Day class – March 7-8, Thursday and Friday
Reflections of Summer is a complementary piece to Blue Ridge Reflections and Autumn Reflections. Come join me on a journey stitching a stained glass designed piece. Your canvas will be line drawn so that we can move easily from segment to segment as we stitch this piece that is inspired by Summer in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Our stitch library will encompass over 40 different stitches that include Walnetos, Jessicas, Crescents, Rhodes in a variety of distinctive combinations. Reflections of Summer is stitched with sumptuous selection of silk and metallic threads based around Waterlilies Prickly Pear. Once the stitching is completed beads and crystals will be added so that the finished piece sparkles like a day in the summer sun.
Proficiency Level: intermediate
Design Size: 9”x 9”
Kit Contents: Your kit will include a 15” x 15” drawn canvas, threads named above; threads from Rainbow Gallery include Capri, Elegance, Petite Silk Lame’ Braid, Water’n Ice, Kreinik and Accentuate metallics, along with other threads, beads, crystals, needles and instructions.
Special Techniques:
Layering of stitches on Sprats Heads and other stitches
Wrapped Eyelets
Walnetos
Plaited Rays
Bead clusters
Stitches:
Crescent and variations
Walnetos
Jessica and variations
Eyelet and variations
Plaited Rays
Rhodes
Sheaf
Sprats Head and variations
Ground: 18 mono canvas
Stitcher to provide: 15” x 15” stretcher bars and tacks or staples to attach the canvas to stretcher bars, usual stitching supplies including light, laying tool, frame stand or weight, magnifier and battery pack if needed.
