Татьяна Захарова, основатель Greenbird.ru

Ирена Гаша – мастер уникальный, первоисточник всего. Все эти кружавчики-канители-пайетки, модное в рукодельных кругах слово "Лесаж" и поездки в Париж, вышивка на органзе, винтажный бисер, вот это вот все – пришло к нам от нее. Она открыла нам новый и удивительный мир украшений, выполненных в уникальной технике.

В 2015 году я написала Ирене письмо с приглашением приехать к нам и провести мастер-класс по вышивке. Тогда я получила отказ, но не теряла надежды поучиться у мастера с безупречным вкусом. Не могу передать, как я рада, что сейчас у нас с Иреной будет совместный проект. Сколько лет мы с восторгом разглядывали ее работы! А теперь у всех нас есть возможность прикоснуться к ее творчеству и создать свой собственный шедевр.

This class is for those who know how to work with Luneville hook. For comfortable process you must know how to embroider with tambour stitch and how to embroider with tambour stitch + seed beads. However, we'll be using Luneville hook as a secondary tool, and all stitches made with it can be done using ordinary embroidery needle – it will just take more time.

You must know how to frame silk organza – go check out this video created by Irena Gasha: how to prepare silk organza for embroidery.

This class has 4 video with step-by-step process, where Irena herself shows the process of creating this piece of Art. Sure you can do that, too!

Class kit is sold separately and can be found here. You can also prepare all the supplier yourself – supplies list will be emailed right after you purchase this class.

Bird element has a finished size of 16х16 cm – too big for a brooch or necklace element. You can use it as an applique or frame as a work of art. Please note class covert only the bird element. There is no pattern for embroidery around it, but Irena shows how she does that. We encourage you to be creative and come up with your own frame design around the bird.

Why is this class so special?

Tatiana Zakharova, Greenbird.ru founder

Irena Gasha is unique artist, the origin of this style. All these sequins, lace, threads, mysterious word 'Lesage', which became so very trendy in Russian beading community in the past several years... Trips to Paris, embroidery on silk instead of felt, all of this – it all came from her. She opened a new and amazing world of jewerly created using techniques of Haute Couture embroidery.

In 2015 I emailed her and asked if she could come to teach classes at our store. I got a refuse answer, she said she was not teaching any classes at all. I cannot explain my feelings now, when we all – at last! – have an opportunity to learn from artist with this exceptional taste. Everything she creates is genius, and I am so very happy she did this course exclusively for Greenbird.ru. So many years we've been admiring her works. Now we can create our own masterpiece following her instructions. Dream came true![/lang]