Back to Level IIII 
I decided to make some more leaves and cabochon roses because I was not really happy with them.  I traced the design of the roses and leaves onto the organza.  Then I "wonder undered" the top of the roses with metal organza and the leaves with a cut our of metal
organza.

above is the top of  the design

below is the bottom of the design

next the tubes are added

the smaller of the roses has just the tubes surrounding it and the larger has tubes and sequins.

the leaves are tacked down and the centers are worked first then the outside using a variety of sequins, tubes or  metal

the petals of the flowers are cut out of the metal organza basted together and gathered.

Here is the larger rose the outside is done in tubes and sequins and the first petal is sewn in along the pink section lines.

 

here are the roses finished.

 

 

here the leaves are completed and one of the roses.



Here is the finished product. 

  The title of Level IIII is Les Ambitieuses or Rose sculptures.  

Lesage Level IIII

I have completed the Level IIII design and here are a couple pictures.   This one on white background.   

and the same design on a black background.

I am not really happy with some of the roses and the leave.   I have extra fabric etc so I am going to make more.

The metal organza has "wonder under" or some similar produce ironed onto it.   I copied the design onto the back of the white organza and then ironed the metal over it.

RIGHT SIDE (with metal organza on top)

wrong side with design on the bottom

I will tack the metal organza down to make sure it does not lift and proceed to add the sequins and beads etc.

I plan on using the additional leaves and flowers when I have the motifs framed. 

We have been in Paris France for the last couple weeks...  I took another class at Ecole Lesage

Here is the Level IIII piece I am working on it is entitled "Les Ambitieuses" or Roses Sculptées

There are three appliques in this piece, large, medium, and petit plus 10 leaves.  The above is the large applique (5" X 3.5").  Once the each is done it is cut out, the leaves (1.5"long) are sewn on and it can be used as an applique.  All of the beads and sequins are done from the back.   The teacher was not complementary of my bead and sequin work although it did improve as the class progressed. The ribbon and trim parts are done from the top and the instructor loved my ribbon flower.

These are the leaves in various stages of completion (1.5" long).

This is the large piece completed in class before the leaves are sewn on.

This is the large piece cut out, lined, and  the leaves are added.

The leaves actually hide a lot of the bead and sequin work.  When I mentioned this to the instructor she said that this is the way couture is done ... a lot of the time all of the work is not seen.

Now I am working on the petit piece

Have to work some more on my flower  cut it out and add the leaves.

Level IIII teaches you to:

▪ add beads (size 15), and sequins (3mm) without looking

▪ add the tubes (around the large rose) using the pull stitch without looking

▪ using ribbon and metal strip lamé

Next time I will share some of my ever changing favorite things about Paris

  

RAFFIA

Many of you wondered about raffia and using it in embroidery.  This is the first time I was introduced to its use at Lesage.  The purple and shiny pink are raffia.

Lesage Level l

Lesage Level l

This Lesage piece in progress also has raffia.  The shinny gold is raffia.

 

Lesage Level III

This is one of the flowers on my new quilt.  The pattern is from the Lesage book  Le Langage Des Fleurs.   The blue in the center is ribbon the outside is raffia.                                             

 Here are the flowers on the new piece I am working on also raffia.  I must add the effect is just dumb luck.  I had tried so many different ways to stitch the flowers.  If the raffia didn't work the piece was headed to the dead pile. 

 I also was asked how I did the leaves around the bud.   I outlined the shape of the leave with green sulky rayon thread using the tambour hook.  Then using green ribbon floss I ran enough strips (laying each flat) to conform to and cover the lenght of the leaf shape.  I then wove the ribbon floss across the width.

This is the raffia I bought on the internet.  The raffia at Lesage comes in about 1/2 widths.  I tried to dupliciate the materials provided for the student at Lesage ... raffia ... sequin ... beads ... chenille unsuccessfully.   One day I woke up and decided I would use what I can get!!   This raffia is about 1 1/2 inches wide so I spread it out, tape it to my cutting board in 18 inch lengths, and cut it in 1/2 inch widths with my rotary cutter.