WORKSHOP: NATALIE RICHARDS - Landscape Embroidery Stitch the “Best of Fall”

Stitch the “Best of Fall”
Needle Art Workshop
Saturday, December 10th from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

$100

Learn the fine art of hand embroidery with Roycroft Master Artisan, Natalie Richards.  Class participants will stitch a limited-edition hand painting landscape. This particular landscape won Juror’s Choice Award at the 48^th Annual Redlands Art Association Multi-Media Show. No drawing, painting or stitching experience needed! The class will provide the beginner and the most experienced of embroiderers, classic techniques to master and use in a fine needle art landscape that will be suitable for framing. Basic embroidery stitches will be taught to “fill our canvas” with textures to represent trees and foliage.  Participants will learn how to create the: back stitch, satin stitch, French knots, seed stitch, and thread painting.  Stitches and techniques will be taught and practiced during the class time. This class will cover basic embroidery stitches and an introduction to the fine art of landscape embroidery.       

Materials Provided:

Materials provided in this workshop include a Landscape Embroidery Kit with a hand painted background (6” by 4”). All kits will include ample silk and cotton threads, a needle and printed/photo with illustrated instructions.  

Participants will need to have:

• Embroidery Scissors (scissors will be available for purchase)  
• A small (4 or 5 inch) embroidery hoop (hardwood embroidery hoops will be available for purchase)
• Notebook and pen for taking notes