Brazilian Dimensional Embroidery
International Guild, Inc.
Brazilian Dimensional
Embroidery
International Guild
Class THA-1: Home on the Range
Instructor: Sandy Velin
Level/Intensity: Beginner/Low
Session Hours: 3 Hours Session: 1 of 1
Designer: Sandy Velin
My roots are in eastern Montana, home to cattle, badlands and prairie grass. This design was inspired by the beauty of what I still call home. We will stitch the boot, add wildflowers and maybe each share some memories of our home roots.
Class WP-2: Brazilian Embroidery Necklace
Instructor: Joanne Langseth
Level/Intensity: Intermediate/Medium
Session Hours: 4 Hours
Session: 1 of 1
Designer: Joanne Langseth
Learn how to stitch a miniature Brazilian embroidered necklace. You will create a lovely heirloom jewelry piece that can be appreciated for years to come.
Class THP-2 Bougainvillea Bonsai Tree
Instructor: Debbie Goff
Level/Intensity: Intermediate/Advance-Medium
Session Hours: 4 Hours Session: 1 of 1
Designer: Debbie Goff
Enjoy stitching this vibrant bougainvillea bonsai tree. We’ll do lots of knotted cast-on stitches and up- down drizzles including doing a two-tone drizzle with a small white knotted cast-on flower on top. This bonsai has an ornamental pot to stitch with layers of padding using multiple bullions, raised stem, and chain stitches. The outside layer of the pot consists of cast-ons, double-cast-ons, and faggotting stitches. The pot is filled with frilly drizzles around the base of the tree and spilling over the sides of the pot. The bonsai tree rests on top of a patterned tray done in heavy chain stitch. Even an accent plant, a mini bonsai tree is added to the design to complete the design.
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Class WP-1: Nature’s Bouquet
Instructor: Debbie Goff
Level/Intensity: Beginner/Intermediate-M
Session Hours: 4 Hours Session: 1 of 1
Designer: Debbie Goff
Enjoy the simple pleasures in life with this bouquet of wildflowers found in nature. This bouquet has drawn the attention of a dragonfly with stumpwork wings. Flowers included in this design are: yellow strife, clematis roguchi, coneflowers, campion, pogonia, asters, blazing star daffodil, and clematis ristimagi.
2026 Online Seminar
Join us for BDEIG
Annual Online Seminar
June 09-13, 2026
This event offers members the opportunity to come together and meet other stitchers while learning all about Brazilian Embroidery.
Activities will include a Meet and Greet, a Free Special Event. Meet the Vendors, Participate in Show & Share, prize drawings, awesome swag and more. Members will be able to enroll in online classes, attend closing ceremonies, and attend the annual meeting.
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Class SA-1: Alpine Rose
Instructor: Mendie Cannon
Level/Intensity: Intermediate/Medium
Session Hours: 3 Hours Session: 1of 1
Designer: Mendie Cannon/Sharon Shetley
Rosa pendulina, the Alpine rose, or mountain rose, is a species of wild rose found in the mountains of central and southern Europe. It appears to have survived in glacial refugia in the Alps and Carpathians, and spread out from there. Perfect Your Cast-on stitches while creating a lovely floral design. Three fully bloomed roses and several buds will make this a piece to treasure.
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Class FA-2: Basket Bouquet
Instructor: Mendie Cannon
Level/Intensity: Advanced/Medium
Session Hours: 3 Hours Session: 1 of 1
Designer: Virginia Chapman/Carol Dundas
A lovely little basket of flowers. The basket is woven with ribbon filled with flowers clustered within.
Seminar Theme (2026)
Hummingbird
Flower of the Year (2026)
Wild Flowers
Class SA-3; A Uniquely Yours Pincushion
Instructor: Nanka Pearce
Level/Intensity: Beginner/Intermediate
Session Hours: 3 Hours Session: 1of 1
Designer: Nanka Pearce
You will be supplied with a pre-felted wool ball to work on in class. The ball will be approximately 3 inches in diameter to fit a base of your choice. I would suggest procuring a cup for your first project, but you may use any base you choose. Thrift stores are great places to find a pretty cup. You may use any Brazilian threads you have on hand. I usually use Lola, but any BE thread will work and will be beautiful. I would suggest you try to match the threads you are going to use to the colors on your cup. Beautiful Brazilian Embroidery thread stands out on a felted wool ball, making a lovely pincushion, whether you use simple stitches or more advanced ones.
Wednesday, June 10, PM Classes
Class WA-2: “Ort Buster” Biscornu
Instructor: Debbie Kelley
Level/Intensity: Intermediate/Medium-Low
Session Hours: 3 Session: 1 of 2
Designer: Debbie Kelley
The ORT Buster Biscornu! The French word “biscornu” means “of irregular or contoured in shape” in French. This one is made of felt with felt motifs embroidered/embellished on the surface. In most cases, a biscornu is embroidered and then constructed. For this class, the biscornu will be constructed first, then the motifs will be added. The goal is to have this cute little Ort Buster handy in your stitching area. When you are working on a project and have a stitchable amount of thread leftover, simply grab this handy little jewel and use that thread! Think of it as doodle cloth. When it is filled with stitches you will have a biscornu filled with stitch memories! The first session will consist of the construction of the form, choosing colors/patterns, planning the design, and stitch resources (RSN Stitchbank, your stitch book collection, Mary Corbett, etc.). The second session will cover tips and tricks to stitching on a rounded form (there isn’t a below or above fabric, it is all surface!). Stitches, possible corner décor (such as mini thread skeins, decorated felt balls, tassels, etc.) If bright colors and paisley aren’t your favorite alternate colors/design will be available. Off white with pastel Jacobean-style flowers, a jewel-tone theme, and a few other possibilities will be offered.
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Friday, June 12, AM Classes
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Class FP-1: Barb’s Hummingbird
Instructor: Judy Caruso Level/Intensity: Intermediate/Medium
Session Hours: 3 Hours
Session: 1 of 1
Designer: Judy Caruso
The beautiful red-throated hummingbird loves to drink from the colorful columbine. The hummingbird is stitched with long cast-on stitches for its wings and satin and long-short stitches for its head and belly. Outline stitch is used for its beak and lower tail. The columbine flowers and foliage are stitched with stem, bullion, alternating satin stitch leaf, couching, pistil, double cast-on drizzle and straight stitches. The included beads are stitched atop the flowers and for the eye of the bird.
Wednesday, June 10, PM Classes
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Thursday, June 11, PM Classes
Class FA-1: Hummingbird Inspiration
Instructor: Debbie Goff
Level/Intensity: Beginner/Intermediate-Medium
Session Hours: 3 Hours Session: 1 of 1
Designer: Debbie Goff
Come and live in the moment through the spiritual meaning, hope, and inspiration of the hummingbird. The hummingbird sparkles with colors of Accentuate blending filament added to the wings and tail feathers that are done in buttonhole and fill-in straight stitches. The hummingbird sports some ruffled feathers at the top of the tail feathers in alternating rows of cast-on stitches done in two colors. The body of the hummingbird is finished in short and long stitches of multiple colors with eyes of padded satin, outline, and straight stitches. The beak is a combination of hopper stitch and satin stitch. A lovely white flower is stitched alongside the hummingbird. Some branches, stems, and leaves lead to some flowers of multi-shaded pinks. The large flower contains a stumpwork group of petals on top of the background petals.
Wednesday, June 10, AM Classes
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Class THA-2: Chloe
Instructor: Mendie Cannon Level/Intensity:
Intermediate/Medium
Session Hours: 3 Hours Session: 1 of 1
Designer: Mendie Cannon
Holsten/Friesian cows are a popular black and white dairy breed known for their high milk production. Originated in Holland 200 years ago and brought to the US in the 1850’s. If not used for milk they can also be raised for beef. Other black and white breeds are Chinese, Danish, and white belted or white-middled Galloway.
Chloe’ is being raised to merely look beautiful in her straw hat and bow on her tail.
Class WA -1: Iris Garden
Instructor: Mendie Cannon
Level/Intensity:
Intermediate/Medium
Session Hours: 3 Hours
Session: 1 of 1
Designer: Mendie Cannon/Sharon Shetley
I have always enjoyed the Irises growing in my yard, but they are in bloom for such a short period of time. With this design, I can enjoy them all year long. Irises are an incredibly popular perennial known for their iconic shape and characteristically showy flowers. The name comes from the Greek name for the goddess of the rainbow, indicating just how varied the colors are in the species. Not only are the endless colors stunning, but they also have striking, architectural, sword-like leaves that grace the garden before and after the blooms are present.
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Thursday, June 11, AM Classes
Class THP-1: Ethereal Jewel
Instructor: Debbie Kelley
Level/Intensity: Intermediate/
Medium-low
Session Hours: 3 Hours
Session: 1 of 2
Designer: Debbie Kelley
A beautiful, sparkling jewel of a hummingbird preparing to drink some tasty nectar from a beautiful ruby-red blossom. I used EdMar, Wonderfil Dazzle, and hand-dyed threads to create this beauty. This pattern will be available printed on the batik fabric shown, bleached muslin, or raw silk.