Welcome again to Harvest Hues, our present stitch-along right here on Needle ‘n Thread, the place we’re exploring the embroidering of autumn leaves!
Should you’re simply becoming a member of us on the stitch-along, you will discover all of the earlier classes for the stitch-along accessible right here within the Harvest Hues Challenge Index.
Members of the Needle ‘n Thread Group on Patreon have already acquired at the moment’s lesson as a part of the downloadable PDF for Half 2. We’ve got to interrupt up all that content material when including it to the weblog right here, since I can match much more in a PDF than I can in a weblog submit! So that you’ve already acquired this lesson within the PDF format, when you’re on Patreon.
To date, now we have embroidered the stem and spirals, then all the big spherical floral components, after which the half components on the leaf.
In the present day, we’ll have a look at stems (branches with buds and different little stem-looking objects), particular person leaves, and the crammed bigger areas on the sides of the leaf.
You possibly can see all of those areas marked off in shade within the diagram above.
Earlier than we go any additional, we’ll discuss these two components spotlight within the diagram above.
The decrease component within the nook of the leaf was handled methods on totally different samples. I believe my favourite method was simply to make that space a partial floral component, as proven above. French knots fill the nook (three strands in brown), with gentle inexperienced daisy stitches stuffed with darker inexperienced straight sew facilities.
In fact, the colours and stitches are as much as you! You possibly can experiment with different approaches. On one leaf, I satin stitched these nook “arches” in order that they have been striped inexperienced. It was okay, however not my favourite method.
The higher cut-out space was handled fairly merely.
I outlined it within the gentle brown, utilizing two strands in stem sew. I embroidered the parallel traces inside in whipped backstitch (it solely took 2-3 backstitches on every line) within the gentle brown, which I whipped with two strands of inexperienced.
Stem Parts
Now, let’s go on to the stem components.
It is a typical stem component.
Work the central foremost department of any stem component in no matter line sew you like. For probably the most half, I used chain stitches or stem stitches, though sometimes, I used whipped backstitch and even only a vertical fly sew to cowl the entire “department.”
Principally, I used both two or three strands of floss, relying on the load I wished for the department. On smaller branches in additional crowded areas, use two strands. On bigger, extra remoted branches, you simply have room for heavier threads, so use three strands.
On the pattern above, I used chain sew for the principle department, which I added straight stitches to, to make a sort of “mock wheatear.” Then I whipped the middle chain sew line with yellow (2 strands), and I labored a small yellow break up sew on the tip of every straight sew arm with the identical thread.
Right here’s one other instance of a stem component.
This one is labored with backstitch down the middle stem, in three strands of crimson. The “petals” are small granitos, utilizing two strands of floss. The granitos are break up at their ideas with a small straight sew utilizing three strands of yellow.
The 2 little stem components right here have been labored in a extra crowded house, in order that they have been stitched with two strands of floss, utilizing inexperienced in stem sew for the principle department. The buds on the left instance are small granitos (two strands) in yellow, break up on the base by the stem with a small sew in orange (one strand).
The French knots round the proper department are labored with two strands in both orange or yellow.
You possibly can take your little stem components in any course the spirit strikes you! Be at liberty to experiment with stitches and colours!
Massive Leaves
Now let’s check out the bigger leaves.
The bigger leaves on the leaf have been embroidered in three other ways: fishbone sew (the orange sew on the left), vertical fly sew (the yellow leaf on the proper), or in a mix of satin sew and stem sew filling, proven under:
Within the instance above, the satin sew is labored with orange (2 strands). The stem sew filling (simply rows of stem sew labored shut collectively) is labored with two strands of yellow. The middle is a darkish brown line of stem sew (two strands).
The big flat leaf above is labored in fishbone sew utilizing two or three strands (as much as you). Randomly alongside the sting of the leaf, the information of the stitches are break up with brown straight stitches (one strand), so as to add some distinction.
These leaves are labored in fishbone sew with two strands of variegated inexperienced.
Right here’s one other instance of leaves labored in vertical fly sew.
And right here’s an instance of the very massive leaf outlined and never crammed. That is whipped backstitch in quite a lot of colours.
Lattice Stuffed Parts
Lastly, let’s check out the bigger cut-out areas on the perimeters of the leaves, that are stuffed with lattice fillings of kinds.
Once more, all of those cut-out areas are outlined with brown, largely in stem sew on my samples however you may actually use any line sew you need.
The insides of those areas are stuffed with laid stitches which can be couched over on the intersection. Often, particularly within the roomier areas, I used three strands for the lengthy, laid stitches that kind the lattice (this are merely lengthy straight stitches), and two or three strands of the small couching sew on the intersection, that holds the laid stitches in place.
You will get a good suggestion of lattice work on this article, which encompasses a fairly outdated how-to video.
You may as well discover every kind of different lattice fillings featured on this article right here and in this text right here.
Griffin Sew can be a lattice filling, however it may be a bit too complicated for these smaller areas.
Within the samples above, you may see how the course and weight of the couching sew can change the look of the crammed lattice space.
Lastly, there’s at all times battlement couching. Certainly one of my favourite laid thread methods, that is colourful and dimensional trying, and value attempting out!
What’s Up Subsequent?
Subsequent, we’ll be shifting together with the smaller components scattered across the leaf, that fill in between all these bigger components we’ve been .
Then, we’ll transfer on to ending!
Be at liberty to go to the Harvest Hues Challenge Index for earlier tutorials on this stitch-along.
Should you’re on the lookout for a supplies equipment, you will discover them accessible right here!
Between the tutorials, we’ll be a couple of different goings-on behind the scenes right here at Needle ‘n Thread. We’ve been engaged on some concepts, getting ready our Christmas decoration equipment for this 12 months, and different enjoyable stuff.
Lastly, apologies for the Tuesday submit at the moment. Usually, I publish Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. However oh surprise of wonders! I had a plumbing downside to take care of Monday morning, and I’ve appointments all day Friday. I’ll be publishing once more on Thursday and taking Friday off from the weblog. We’ll be again on the traditional schedule once more subsequent week!
See you Thursday!
