Mixed Media Embroidery For Beginners: 7 Days of Botanical Prompts

In this class, we’ll explore 7 days of mixed media embroidery by embarking on a journey to the Hortus Botanical Gardens in Leiden. 

This class is perfect for beginners or anybody looking to add a unique spin to their embroidery work. It was designed to give you the confidence to explore texture creatively by combining different mediums with embroidery. 

Throughout this class, you will learn:

• What materials you need
• What fabrics are best suited for each medium,
• How to transfer your pattern
• The basic stitches you need to complete your projects, and
• How to needlepaint and layer your stitches.

To make the process easier, I’ve prepared seven different patterns for you - these can be found in the Resources section. And we’ll be experimenting with the following materials: 

• Felt: Using felt in your work and how to form it into a desired shape.
• Pen: Using a fine liner pen to add detail to your work.
• Paint: Combining paint with embroidery,
• Paper: How to embroider on paper.
• Real-Life Leaf: Include real leaves in your work, or how to work with delicate materials.
• Sparkles! How to guild on fabric, using gold leaf and adding Swarovski crystals.

The skills learned in this class can be applied to any mix media embroidery project. By the end of it, you’ll have 7 beautiful mix media embroidery pieces ready for display, and a solid sense of what textures each medium can create, and what designs work best with each texture. Or in other words, everything you need to know to continue experimenting! If there's one thing I hope you take from this class, it's that you feel empowered to take risks with your art and see materials in a different light. Learn to focus on the process, not the product! (:

So let's get mixing, see you in class!

• Intro
• Class Project
• Materials
• Fabric Options
• Transfer Pattern
• Basic Stitches
• Day 1: Monstera Needlepainting
• Day 2: Cotton Plant Felting
• Day 3: Ginkgo Leaf Fineliner Pen
• Day 4: Potted Plant Using Paint
• Day 5: Baby's Breath Using Paper
• Day 6: Skeleton Leaf
• Day 7: Olive Branch Spark
• Finishing Your Hoop
• Final Thoughts