{"product_id":"your-first-embroidered-flower-a-beginners-guide","title":"Your First Embroidered Flower: A Beginner's Guide","description":"\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this virtual workshop, students will learn the fundamentals of botanical embroidery, exploring how shape, form, and color come together to create floral designs. Guided by Arounna’s favorite floral motifs from her book Botanical Embroidery, students will learn basic embroidery stitches, including stem stitch, picot, French knot, and chain stitch, and practice using them to bring botanical forms to life. With step-by-step guidance and a provided floral design to work from, students will develop the skills and confidence to create their own stitched botanicals. No prior embroidery experience is required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eWednesday, December 9th, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e12:00-3:00 pm ET\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eZoom, a link will be sent to participants the day before class\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCost\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e$65\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClass Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmbroidery needles size #5 embroidery needle, a milliner needle #3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeutral colour fabric to work on – muslin is a good fabric to stitch on or a linen\/cotton fabric like essex by robert kaufman. Try not to choose a fabric that has an open weave, and size it so that it is a few inches larger than the hoop you will be using.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmbroidery hoop (5 -6 inches is a good size). If you like your fabric taught try a hoop from ‘no slip’ hoops (they are Arounna’s favourite to use)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA variety of colours of cotton embroidery floss – Arounna likes using DMC or Tatter (try to have a minimum 6 colours to choose from)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall snips to cut your threads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater soluble marker or a heat pen like frixion, if you don’t care about seeing the drawing lines a regular HB pencil will work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint out of template that will be emailed prior to the workshop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tatter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52095504744769,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/3195\/5777\/files\/Screenshot2026-08-18at12.00.52PM.png?v=1787074321","url":"https:\/\/shop.tatter.org\/products\/your-first-embroidered-flower-a-beginners-guide","provider":"Tatter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}