Rich in colour, texture, and intricate detail, Hearts & Flowers is a joyful celebration of raised embroidery techniques inspired by the exuberance of a flourishing summer garden. Worked in luminous shades of turquoise, green, and golden yellow, this beautifully decorative heart motif combines flowing curves, layered textures, and tiny hidden details to create a piece that feels both whimsical and richly ornamental.
Across five immersive sessions, students will explore a wide variety of stumpwork and raised embroidery techniques including single and double cast-on stitches, bullion knots, French knots, rosette stitches, detached buttonhole scallops, Turkey knot work, Palestrina stitch, whipped wheels, detached chain stitch, and stem stitch. Along the way, we will also play creatively with bullion knots — learning how to curve, intertwine, loop, twist, and form elegant flowing shapes that dance across the design.
Suitable for confident beginners as well as more experienced stitchers looking to expand their raised embroidery vocabulary, Hearts & Flowers is a gentle but richly rewarding exploration of colour, texture, dimensional stitch, and joyful creative play.
Rich in colour, texture, and intricate detail, Hearts & Flowers is a joyful celebration of raised embroidery techniques inspired by the exuberance of a flourishing summer garden. Worked in luminous shades of turquoise, green, and golden yellow, this beautifully decorative heart motif combines flowing curves, layered textures, and tiny hidden details to create a piece that feels both whimsical and richly ornamental.
Across five immersive sessions, students will explore a wide variety of stumpwork and raised embroidery techniques including single and double cast-on stitches, bullion knots, French knots, rosette stitches, detached buttonhole scallops, Turkey knot work, Palestrina stitch, whipped wheels, detached chain stitch, and stem stitch. Along the way, we will also play creatively with bullion knots — learning how to curve, intertwine, loop, twist, and form elegant flowing shapes that dance across the design.
Suitable for confident beginners as well as more experienced stitchers looking to expand their raised embroidery vocabulary, Hearts & Flowers is a gentle but richly rewarding exploration of colour, texture, dimensional stitch, and joyful creative play.
