BLENDING AND SHADING
We will start with Color selection, the difference it can make.  A shade of color or a tone can make your Design POP, or... barely noticeable.  Ever think that the Design needs more stitches, and then add stitches, only to find that now you have thread breaks, bird-nesting, and all the things that add up to a production nightmare, and the design still does not stand out?  It's not the number of Stitches, it's COLOR.  Learn what colors will POP. learn which are aggressive and which are not, Learn which colors to choose.  Then learn how by mixing the Colors, you can path through your Design while Blending those colors!
We will show you automatic Blends and then the controlled Blends and Shading that Lee Caroselli Barnes brought to the Industry. Once you have created the Colors through Blending it is time to learn where to place your Colors.  Learn how light affects that placement. Learn the five Elements of Shading. See how darker Colors cause that part of your image to recede, AND Lighter colors cause parts of your image to come forward.  Add dimension and form to your design by using your darks and lights, See where you need details and where it may be left out.  Watch your design come to life! This is truly worth your while!

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BLENDING AND SHADING
We will start with Color selection, the difference it can make.  A shade of color or a tone can make your Design POP, or... barely noticeable.  Ever think that the Design needs more stitches, and then add stitches, only to find that now you have thread breaks, bird-nesting, and all the things that add up to a production nightmare, and the design still does not stand out?  It's not the number of Stitches, it's COLOR.  Learn what colors will POP. learn which are aggressive and which are not, Learn which colors to choose.  Then learn how by mixing the Colors, you can path through your Design while Blending those colors!
We will show you automatic Blends and then the controlled Blends and Shading that Lee Caroselli Barnes brought to the Industry. Once you have created the Colors through Blending it is time to learn where to place your Colors.  Learn how light affects that placement. Learn the five Elements of Shading. See how darker Colors cause that part of your image to recede, AND Lighter colors cause parts of your image to come forward.  Add dimension and form to your design by using your darks and lights, See where you need details and where it may be left out.  Watch your design come to life! This is truly worth your while!

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If you have heard it will take 30 years to Learn to Digitize, and if you have tried to follow the conventional directions and failed miserably, you are talking to the wrong people. Digitizing should be easy, rewarding and fun.  This class will give you what you need.  We will start with the Stitch itself, and what it does. Then move on to the three Basic Stitches, the Running Stitch, the Column or Satin Stitch, and finally the Fill or Tatami Stitch. We will learn Learn where to use them and when.
We will Learn how they are constructed. AND learn their Properties, the things these groups of Stitches will do and won't let you do.  You will Learn to Master each of these three stitches, then you will learn to master combining them in a Design.
This Class will be conducted by Lee Caroselli Barnes, a Member of the Embroidery Hall of Fame, who was inducted into the Hall for excellence in Digitizing, and for her willingness to share her techniques.

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We take the Elvis Presley Stamp apart and show how the Underlay played a part in its creation. We will look at the Underlay, both Manual and Automatic. The structure of the Design, how the Underlay holds it together... Learn which Underlay to use with each stitch type, and where and when to use it, as well as why! Learn how to hide your underlays...and create knockdown bases. Learn to use your underlays for volume and depth, instead of Foam.

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