As we speak, we’re going to complete up the embroidery on the pattern leaf for Harvest Hues.
When you’re simply becoming a member of in, please try the Harvest Hues Mission Index for all earlier installments on this stitch-along!
When you’re in search of a supplies equipment for this mission (with all of the supplies to make no less than three leaves), you’ll discover them accessible right here.
When you’re a member of the Needle ‘n Thread Group on Patreon, you may have already acquired the printable, downloadable PDF for immediately’s installment.
As you’re stitching your mission, bear in mind that you’re not certain by my recommendations or examples of stitches or colours. You might be free to strategy your leaves in any method you need! What I’m providing you with here’s a information with recommendations, however one of many details of this mission is to have a little bit of enjoyable experimenting, making coloration and sew decisions by yourself.
Please be aware: I attempt to be fairly good about taking you step-by-step by a mission. I do know I’m not excellent, and I do make errors. However thus far, this mission has been easy and I’m fairly certain I haven’t missed something within the course of.
If I haven’t talked about how you can use a part of the equipment but, it’s as a result of we haven’t gotten to that time within the mission. Please belief the step-by-step course of, and I promise we’ll get to all of the elements of the equipment finally. Thanks!
The diagram above exhibits you, in orange, the weather we’re addressing immediately. We’re embroidering all of the small floral components and we’re taking good care of the dots scattered throughout the leaf.
All of the small components on the design (they’re the weather with 5 “spokes” or petals) are labored largely with both daisy sew or straight sew, or a mixture of each. And sometimes, they’ve both a French knot within the middle or a bead, however typically, they don’t have something within the middle.
Within the photograph above, you’ll be able to see some examples of sewing the smaller components. The small gentle yellow flower with the brown middle on the prime is daisy sew with a French knot middle. Two strands of floss sufficed for this flower.
The second small flower down is stitched with bullion knots in pink, with a daisy sew labored round every bullion knot. Two strands of floss had been used for all of the stitches.
The third multi-colored small factor is made up of straight stitches utilizing one strand of floss, stitching the 5 petals in a single coloration after which filling in round them with different colours.
Variety of Strands
Many of the stitching is completed with 2 or 3 strands of floss, relying on the burden and dimension of the flower. If you would like a heavier flowers, use three strands. When you plan to pack extra stitches in (utilizing, for instance, a mixture of daisy sew and straight sew) use 3 strands for the principle petals and a pair of strands for the accenting straight stitches.
If the factor is sort of small, two strands will probably suffice in any sew. And in some circumstances, one strand would possibly work finest. You’ll have a really feel for the entire format of your leaf and also you’ll know if factor are trying too crowded or weighty – through which case, minimize down on the variety of strands.
Or, visa-versa – if an space appears sparse compared to surrounding areas and also you desire a bolder flower or group of flowers, add a strand. Ot two.
Within the photograph above, on the left aspect of the stem, the small flower is labored in gentle yellow granitos, utilizing two strands.
The inexperienced flower simply to the precise of the stem is daisy sew in three strands.
The orange subsequent to that could be a ribbed sew flower, utilizing two strands.
And the small brown flower in the direction of the bottom of the photograph is labored in straight sew with one or two strands, relying on how heavy you need that tiny flower to be.
Within the photograph above, the small pink flower on the prime left of stem is labored in 5 straight stitches with two strands of floss.
The bigger flowers slightly decrease to the precise of the stem is darker yellow straight stitches. The 5 petals are labored first, after which the flower is stuffed in with extra straight stitches. There’s a pink French knot within the middle.
Within the photograph above, you’ll be able to see small flowers labored in daisy sew, with straight sew facilities in contrasting colours; granitos with small straight stitches splitting the ends of the petal; and easy straight sew flowers.
Right here’s a broader view of a completed pattern leaf, so you’ll be able to see how the smaller components scatter right here and there on the leaf, in response to the design.
And right here’s one other view of an entire leaf embroidered with a wide range of stitches.
Including Beads
While you add beads, for those who’re utilizing a hoop (versus body) and transferring the ring round your embroidered space, you’ll wish to add beads final, and once you transfer your hoop, you’ll wish to situate it in order that it isn’t masking any beaded areas.
When you can’t get your hoop in place with out coming in touch with beads, it’s okay. Take your cloth out of your hoop, and stitch your beads on with out the material within the hoop. Pay attention to your sew pressure – you don’t wish to pull your thread too tightly between beads, since you don’t wish to warp or pucker your cloth.
Use two strands of coordinating floss (pink or orange) to stitch on the beads.
The beads ought to sit up on the material in the identical method {that a} tire sits on a street. You shouldn’t see the outlet once you’re trying from prime down on the embroidery.
Go by every bead twice, in a cross sew configuration as proven within the diagram above. This can safe the bead in an upright place and hold it from flopping sideways (for probably the most half – you might need to nudge them into place at times) and it’ll connect them securely to the material.
Within the photograph above, you’ll be able to see a bead used as the middle of a flower – you are able to do this with any of the floral components – and you may see them scattered on the background.
You can too see, within the decrease proper nook, particular person beads stitched within the middle of daisy stitches on a department factor.
If in case you have the supplies equipment for Harvest Hues, you’ve bought lots of beads to play with on this method.
Simply do not forget that the perimeters of the leaves are additionally beaded, so that you don’t wish to encrust the whole floor of all three of your leaves with beads (since you’ll want them for the sting), however be happy to be considerably liberal in order for you, including them to flower facilities, to department components, and so forth.
To get technical, within the equipment, you may have between 1,225 – 1,400 beads within the tube. {That a} minimal of 408 beads to play with per leaf – which might most likely be bead overkill, if there may be such a factor. However you get the purpose: be happy to play!
Little Acorn
For members on Patreon, you may have further design components on the extra leaf designs, as a result of a few of the leaves are bigger (just like the oak leaf).
On the oak leaf, I integrated some cute little acorns into the design. To sew the acorn, I used satin sew for the “nut” half in gentle brown, utilizing two strands of floss, for fast protection. The cap is a cluster of French knots in three strands in darkish brown, and the stem is simply two tiny straight stitches in a single strand of darkish brown. You can simply sew one straight sew utilizing the three strands out of your French knot thread, too.
Embroidery Conclusion!
The brings us to the tip of the embroidery on the leaves. What’s subsequent? We’ll transfer into ending!
Please Do Not minimize out your leaves from the material till we transfer into the ending steps collectively.
When your embroidery is completed, you’ll have to damp stretch / block your cloth. That is one thing we do on virtually each mission that we work collectively, so for those who’ve accomplished any of the earlier Sew Snippet stitch-alongs, you already know what I’m speaking about.
Damp Stretch in Preparation
In case you are not aware of damp stretching, there are two tutorials right here on Needle ‘n Thread that make clear the method. Please learn them each!
Damp Stretching and Blocking Embroidery – this tutorial is from the sooner days of Needle ‘n Thread. Learn this for the essential idea of damp stretching / blocking needlework. Since that tutorial was written, the provides I take advantage of and my strategy has developed slightly, however the fundamental idea is at all times the identical.
Damp Stretching Ideas – this text exhibits you ways I just about at all times damp stretch and block now. I invested in some cork tiles that I take advantage of solely for this course of, and I take advantage of respectable, sturdy stitching pins to pin the material. It’s a lot simpler than utilizing push pins or comparable.
You need to use any floor you can pin into, as a base for damp stretching. Some of us have agency, heavy-duty ironing board covers, they usually use these as their damp stretching floor. Some of us save styrofoam packing inserts from shipped items, they usually pin their work on these. So long as no matter you utilize can stand up to the pinning and the water mist, it’ll work.
Coming Up Subsequent
Subsequent week, we’ll get into the ending course of for the leaves. And we’ll end up Harvest Hues on schedule, regardless of the slight delay at first of the mission.
However I promise I’m not dashing you to complete! You may work at your personal tempo. You’ll discover the teachings for the stitch-along right here on the web site once you want them.
However we do want to maneuver it alongside, as a result of through the first week of November, we’re going to start out speaking about (and launching) the Christmas decoration stitch-along for 2024, so that you’ve loads of time to complete it earlier than Christmas.
I can’t wait to indicate you this yr’s decoration! Based mostly on fashionable demand, I designed it in order that it’s giant sufficient to carry reward playing cards. It’s a fairly (and fairly cute!) decoration, considerably themed to match a earlier decoration that I’ve designed, and filled with all types of enjoyable, however fast, stitching methods.
I’ll present it to you quickly!
Have an ideal weekend!
