I just launched my 2nd class which is a follow-on class in my Hand Embroidery 101 series for beginner stitchers. In this new class, we practice some new simple but versatile hand embroidery stitches and also explore design composition using the class project: a spray as lavender as an example.

You can find the class here

New Hand Embroidery Class for Beginners - image 1 - student project

The project for this class will be to hand embroider a spray of lavender with the optional adding of some grass.

The class has been structured in a way to give you all the necessary steps to stitch the spray of lavender to the best of your ability. Each lesson will be dotted with tips and build upon each other. So I suggest you follow the class in sequence to make the most of the class and learn from my knowledge and experience.

Before we jump into the project we will practice each stitch used in the spray which includes:

- couching

- the simple and filled lazy daisty stitch

- the straight stitch

While I have covered the laid stitch in my 1st class, I am looking at the laid stitch again in this class but with a slightly different angle.

I will give you tips, tricks and techniques along the way how you can achieve the best results and how you can adapt each stitch for a different look and feel.

For this class I have chosen to offer you two different design variations. You can choose to stitch either one or both of them whatever you feel like. I will therefore outline some guides for composition for you, that will allow you to adapt your design to your preference.

We will then look at the stitch plan where we look at the design and I will outline, what thread, colour, material and stitches I have used for each design element. Here, I will also give some further suggestions on alternatives you can use in terms of threads and colours to make the project your own.

New Hand Embroidery Class for Beginners - image 2 - student project

Once we have looked at the stitch plan we will then start stitching the spray of lavender.

By the end of the class, you will not only have stitched one or two sprays of lavender but you will also have built up your stitch collection and improved your embroidery technique that you can apply in future projects.

New Hand Embroidery Class for Beginners - image 3 - student project

You will find a downloadable stitch plan, pattern, and a list of tools and materials in the project and resources centre below the video.

Heidi Sternberg

Contemporary Hand Embroidery

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