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Embroider a Peony

You'll learn the backstitch, the long and short stitch plus two more stitches in this two-part course. You'll create two hoop art designs: an outline peony and a realistic peony, with a motivational word included in each design.

What you are going to create

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Outline Peony

Learn and practice the back stitch on curves and letters with this peony outline design, perfect for a 6-inch / 15-cm hoop.
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 Realistic Peony

Learn and practice the long and short stitch, which will add subtle shading to your bloom. Then you'll add French knots to the center of your flower and learn the fishbone stitch for the leaves. Stitching a motivational word will be easy-peasy now that you know the back stitch. And finally you'll finish off the backs of your hoops with an easy technique.

Laura Jacquemond

Textile artist, instructor, insect lover
About
Barbie fashion shows featuring my original creations were regular events in my childhood living room. Real-people clothes were next and soon after that, a degree in sculpture from the University of Massachusetts. France, just a plane ride away, became home in 1991, and that's where I earned a Maîtrise in French literature and then  began turning luxury fabric scraps into textile sculptures and accessories.
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