This previous Friday, we started stitching on Harvest Hues, stitching the stem, the spirals, and the little dashed line on the tip of the leaf.
At the moment, we’ll have a look at stitching the bigger components on the leaf.
Take your time! You don’t have to really feel pressured to maneuver forward on the venture for those who’re not at this level but. I simply need to get a few of these classes out in order that we will meet up with my publishing calendar.
As at all times, you’ll discover the teachings listed right here on the Harvest Hues venture index, the place you’ll be able to simply entry every lesson in chronological order.
In case you are a member of the Needle ‘n Thread Group on Patreon, you’ve got already obtained this lesson. It’s a part of the PDF titled Harvest Hues Half 2: Colour & First Stitches, posted over there final week.
In at present’s installment, we’re going to have a look at all of the bigger, spherical components on the leaf.
I’ll present you many various methods you’ll be able to interpret the weather. These illustrations will offer you loads of concepts in your personal leaves – you’ll be able to combine up the methods, colours, stitches, and so forth, relying on what you want, how a lot effort you need to expend, and what look you need to obtain along with your leaf.
Within the diagram above, the weather that I’m speaking about are all highlighted in varied colours. After all, the colours you utilize on every particular person component are as much as you.
As we mentioned within the first lesson, only a few components on this venture are labored in single, strong colours. As an alternative, attempt to pull within the surrounding colours, in order that the colours stream progressively across the leaf with out wanting too blocky.
You need to use these methods on different floral components on the leaf, too – you don’t have to limit your self simply to the spherical ones highlighted within the diagram. Simply do not forget that the smaller the component, the tougher will probably be to work extra sophisticated methods on it.
Raised Daisy Sew Flowers
On lots of my leaf samples, the massive orange component in direction of the highest of the leaf is stitched as a raised daisy sew flower, defined beneath.
I used three strands of floss for every little thing: yellow stem sew padding; orange and crimson daisy stitches (alternating, as defined beneath); mild yellow for the straight stitches within the heart of every daisy sew; darkish yellow for the straight sew between every daisy sew; and the identical darkish yellow for French knots within the heart of the flower.
The samples listed here are proven labored with floche, however the idea is similar, it doesn’t matter what thread you’re utilizing. I’ve linked to sew tutorials, in case you want them.
Start with the stem sew padding, by working a hoop of rows of stem sew filling, as proven above.
If you work the daisy stitches over the padding, begin by working 4 stitches that divide the flower vertically and horizontally, like a compass (north, south, east, west) or the arms of a clock (12, 3, 6, and 9).
Then, work a sew centered between every of these stitches, so that you’ve eight equally spaced “spokes” across the ring.
Lastly, work daisy stitches between the primary eight stitches. You need to use a second coloration for this, for those who favor. Within the leaf component proven above, I used three strands of floss orange for the primary eight daisy stitches, after which I used three strands of crimson for the alternating coloration between the orange.
Lastly, utilizing three strands of lighter yellow, I labored straight stitches within the heart of every daisy sew. Utilizing three strands of darker yellow, I labored straight stitches between every daisy sew petal. After which I stuffed the middle with French knots utilizing the identical darker yellow.
Woven Wheels
Woven wheels are one other efficient approach of embroidering the spherical components.
You’ll discover a video tutorial for Woven wheels right here.
Woven wheels work greatest with components which have an odd variety of spokes, so if you wish to use a woven wheel on any spherical component that has an even variety of spokes, simply modify the variety of spokes and their structure to an odd quantity.
If you wish to use multiple coloration in a woven wheel, comply with the identical method for altering thread proven in this tutorial for multi-colored ribbed wheels.
On the leaves, when working the bigger components utilizing woven wheels, use three strands of floss, until you resolve to work the biggest of the spherical components as a woven wheel (by which case, use 4 strands of floss).
If you wish to work small components with woven wheels, you’ll be able to experiment with two or three strands of floss, to see which works higher for the dimensions of the component you’re working. For essentially the most half, I used three strands of floss, regardless of the dimensions of the component, on most of my samples.
Observe: it’s best to make use of the tapestry needle for the weaving a part of the sew.
Ribbed Wheels
On most of the bigger spherical components, I additionally used ribbed wheels. Ribbed wheels could be labored over both odd and even numbers of spokes.
That is the video tutorial for ribbed wheels, and this tutorial will present you easy methods to work a ribbed wheel with a number of coloration adjustments.
For essentially the most half, on the bigger wheels, I used three strands of floss for each the inspiration and the wrapping. On small components, although, I used two strands of floss for the wrapping.
It’s possible you’ll have to experiment, to see which works higher for you, relying on the dimensions of the component you’re working. You need the wrapping stitches to be as easy as doable after they cowl the inspiration spokes. If the component is smaller, it’s typically tough to get easy wrapping stitches with greater than two strands of floss.
The pattern above exhibits a mixture of a ribbed wheel (in brown, heart) and a woven wheel sew (the variegated inexperienced). For this to work, be sure that the inspiration is an odd variety of spokes. It gained’t matter on the ribbed wheel inside of the component, however it would matter on the woven wheel on the surface of the component.
Different Potentialities
On some samples, we experimented with different textural stitches for the flowers.
Within the pattern above, you’ll be able to see the small yellow flower that’s labored as a cast-on sew rose. You will discover a tutorial for working cast-on sew rose right here.
I additionally labored a floral component utilizing a fuzzy Turkey Work filling.
Looking back, I discovered these stitches considerably fiddly in these small areas, and opted to not use them for my closing samples.
However if you want to problem your self, you’ll be able to positively give them a strive. It’s as much as you!
Flower Facilities
As you’ll be able to see within the samples above, a few of the facilities of the bigger floral components are labored with ribbed or woven wheels. If you wish to do that, you must plan forward and work the middle first.
French knots additionally make an excellent heart for the floral components, and in some instances, I used beads for flower facilities. Knots and beads could be labored after the petals are embroidered.
On the lookout for Extra?
For those who’re simply becoming a member of us, you’ll discover earlier classes for Harvest Hues listed right here within the venture index.
You’ll be able to discover supplies kits for this venture obtainable right here.
The subsequent time we go to this venture, we’ll have a look at the half components in a really transient article, after which we’ll deal with stems and different stuffed areas.
