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Free Download: A Color Theory Guide for Floral Compositions

Find out what a flower color wheel is: a tool used to match colors with harmony and safety with the help of an expert If you are interested in creating floral designs, you probably know that the success of a composition lies in understanding what each flower communicates with respect to the others, as well as its global meaning. To achieve this understanding there are some concepts that you must know: the use of textures, the sense of heights and depths and, of course, the harmonization of color. If you want to improve on this last point, you will find very useful a presentation on Color Theory prepared by Juliana Bustillo, creative director and founder of ORA The Floral Agency (@orafloralagency), creator of floral designs for big brands like Carolina Herrera, Cartier, Mont Blanc, H&M and many others.
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What is Macramé?

Learn about the origins of this knotting technique Macramé is a craft that has only gotten more popular thanks to its Instagram-friendly aesthetic and how easy it is to use to decorate and add personality to our homes. Discover more about the origins of this technique and how you can start knotting beautiful pieces yourself.
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Materials: Paper Flowers

Discover the materials you need to create a wide range of flowers and incredible botanical art with artist and maker Eileen Ng
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20 Craft Artists to Follow in 2025

Get inspired by the most successful craft artists of the Domestika community in 2025 Craft has acquired many followers, but the image it evokes can be old-fashioned and doesn’t reflect the many possibilities it offers. For this reason, crafts are often considered an unsung category of the creative world. The best way to learn about this art form is by exploring what contemporary craft artists are doing to innovate and rejuvenate old techniques like embroidery, ceramics, collage, and crocheting. The possibilities are endless, and we are here to prove it. Reset and change your Instagram feed, with images from creatives from around the world that will surprise and inspire you to take on a craft. Kathrin Marchenko (@kathrin_marchenko) Inspired by fashion and haute couture, Moscow textile artist, Kathrin Marchenko, uses tulle and colorful threads as a canvas and creates art pieces with 3D effects.
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Free Download: Cross-Stitch Pattern to Say Goodbye to 2020

Artist and self-taught embroiderer Ignacia Jullian shares how to begin cross-stitching and how to use a pattern
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What Is Ikebana?

Discover the ancestral Japanese art of arranging flowers and the best-known styles Ikebana, also known as Kado, is an art form that uses floral arrangements as a medium, following pre-established rules and symbolism. In Japanese, the term means both "to give life to the flowers" and "floral arrangement". The other denomination, Kado, means "the path of flowers."
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Domestika Diary: Jessica Dance

Miniature model maker Jessica Dance takes us through her daily routine and creative process in the Southdowns, UK Jessica Dance (@jessica_dance) is an artist, designer, and coach who creates miniature models. Her unusual approach to design and making has led to collaborations with a host of global brands, including the BBC, Vogue, and Volkswagen, on jobs ranging from editorial design and animated adverts to interiors and installations. In this Domestika Diary, Jessica shares the daily routine that has enabled her to stay healthy, creative, and successful:
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Krizia Robustella’s Upcycling Tips to Renew Your Sportswear

Get inspired, learn to customize your sports garments, and create stylish clothing through upcycling Barcelona-born Krizia Robustella (@kriziarobustella)has been working as a fashion designer for over ten years. Her mother was a fashion wholesaler and named her after the Italian fashion brand she had seen in Vogue in the 70s. Her fate was decided on that day. She presented her recycled 90s tracksuits in the Ego de Cibeles catwalk in 2007. The press called her style Sport Deluxe. From that moment, her collections have been part of the Mercedes-Benz Madrid Fashion Week and the 080 Barcelona Fashion. She also sells them in her shop in the Catalonian capital. Read on to discover how she creates two sports outfits out of an old sweatshirt, using upcycling, and see a gallery of her pieces.
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15 Contemporary Designers Working with Prints

Be inspired to create unique and charming clothes with the beautiful print work of world-renowned fashion designers Julia Pelletier (@julia_pelletier) is a textile designer who has specialized in silk screen printing, drawing, and teaching for over 15 years. In her Domestika course, she will teach you to combine creative techniques to design unique garments. Creating art that you can wear is a great way to show off your style and personality. Before you get started on your creation, she encourages you to look to some of today’s most creative contemporary designers working with prints for inspiration. Find the list below:
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Domestika Challenge: Kseniia Guseva Embroiders a Building in 30 Minutes

See if embroidery artist Kseniia Guseva can embroider a building in the centre of Madrid in just 30 minutes Embroidery is a slow and meticulous process… but not today. For the latest installment of our Domestika Challenge series, we’ve put international embroidery artist Kseniia Guseva’s (@faimyxstitch) skills to the test with a 30 minute embroidery challenge in Madrid's iconic Plaza Mayor. Kseniia Guseva (@faimyxstitch) has been embroidering every day since 2016, creating stitchwork cityscapes—an interest shaped by the architecture of her hometown of Saint Petersburg. Her talent and commitment as an embroidery artist has garnered her an Instagram following in the hundreds of thousands but she’s never faced a challenge like this before: stitching a building in just half an hour. Want to see how she did? Check out the video below:
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Free Download: Miniature Christmas Embroidery Patterns

Decorate your tree with unique embroidery and make this Christmas an even craftier holiday In the hands of Silvia Peligro (@silviapeligro), the artisanal work of embroidery gets distilled into tiny, beautiful pieces. This type of small-scale craft is perfect for creating unique decorative pieces for your Christmas tree. Today, the Mexican embroiderer shares six patterns that you can use to make beautiful handmade ornaments to decorate your house with this Christmas. You can download Silvia Peligro's miniature Christmas embroidery patterns at the end of this article.
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Crochet Tutorial: How to Read a Pattern

Learn how to read the symbols on a crochet chart and understand a pattern, with Steel and Stitch Crochet charts, patterns, and their symbols can be intimidating to anyone starting out. However, they are a lot simpler than they might appear. In this tutorial, Emma Friedlander-Collins, also known as Steel and Stitch (@steelandstitch), explains how to decode a crochet chart, explaining what each abbreviation and symbol means and and how to use this helpful tool in your next design.
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Domestika Diaries: Juliana Mota

Embroiderer, designer and illustrator: Juliana Mota shares her routine and creative approach to free embroidery
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Top 15 courses for those who love crafts

Discover how to start working with carpentry, embroidery, ceramics, concrete and crochet with the best specialists Talking about crafts is opening the doors to a fascinating universe that brings together numerous manual techniques. From creating ceramics to dyeing fabrics with natural pigments, the possibilities are endless. If you love crafts or know someone who wants to venture into the area, there are several worlds that live side by side and can be explored together. To help you decide where to start or which gift may be most suitable for a friend or family member, we have selected several techniques, and the best specialists, in 15 unmissable courses.
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5 Tips for Working With Embroidery

Get expert advice on how to improve your techniques and turn pro People have embroidered for centuries, using this technique to decorate and customize garments and make them more special. Over time, this practice has evolved. Once embroidered pieces were something only the rich and powerful could afford. Now, they are commonly owned by people from all different walks of life. Embroidery is a versatile form of expression with few restrictions, popular across numerous cultures, from east to west, and which has become a very accessible art form. Paula Linard (@paula.linard) has over five years of experience as a professional embroiderer. For her, this medium offers infinite possibilities, from decorating paintings, personalizing clothing–both old and new–to making more elaborate pieces. "There’s a great demand for pieces made for babies or to give as gifts. We just need to develop our drawing skills a little more in order to put our stamp on a piece. We need to focus on the artistic side of this craft, which is a form of expression. It's good to try and create your own drawing, evolve your own line–it doesn't have to be perfect. I like to observe and appreciate the imperfections in my stitches and drawings. It doesn't always look so attractive at first but the final result always makes me happy, because I have created it with my own hands, from start to finish. That is invaluable", she says.
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What Is Embroidery and What Are the Main Types of Embroidery?

Learn about the infinite possibilities of this technique If we wanted to define it in the simplest way, we could say that embroidery is a technique that consists of using a needle and thread to decorate fabric. However, there is so much more to be said about this technique, which is enjoying something of a renaissance right now. What was once written off as an insignificant craft activity, embroidery is now recognized as its own art form. Learn more about this exciting activity, which you can start practicing right away.
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5 Free Classes: Tips for Packing Your Craft or Handmade Pieces

Craft and DIY professionals show you how to keep your creations safe during transfers If you love creating with your hands, you will know how fragile some of your most beloved pieces can be. This is especially true when you work, for example, with ceramics. However, the transfer of our creations is inevitable: either by the same creative process or because we want to put the objects in circulation, there is a moment when we will have to expose them. These 5 free classes allow you to discover how to protect and transport your pieces without unnecessary risks and taking care of every last detail. Learn from the experience of the experts. To watch each class, just click on its red title. Enjoy!
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Paper Craft Tutorial: How to Make Paper Petals

Learn this simple method for making paper craft petals, with Eileen Handmade Floral designs are part of the fabric of paper craft and a well-made petal is a simple and easy addition to bring charm to your creations. Eileen Ng, also known as Eileen Handmade, is a craft artist and maker dedicated to bringing the freshness and life of the outdoors inside. In this tutorial, she shares a simple technique for creating a daisy petal.
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What is Crochet?

Learn about the origins of this artisan technique Not long ago, crochet was considered old-fashioned and unattractive. However, like many other crafts, this fiber art technique has recently been given a modern spin and thus a second life. Discover the types of personalized pieces you can create armed with thread and a crochet hook, such as clothing, accessories, toys, and decorations.
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How to Make a French Knot

Learn to make a French knot, with Kseniia Guseva The French knot is one of the oldest, simplest, and most useful decorative stitches in embroidery. The technique is also known as the forbidden stitch: legend has it that, centuries ago, young Chinese women were not permitted to use the stitch because the fine embroidery it was used for in China would strain their eyesight. Today, in Europe, the stitch is not so delicate: it is typically used to fill particular areas of a piece such as the centers of flowers, or anywhere a single dot is required. Kseniia Guseva (@faimyxstitch) has been embroidering every day since 2016, creating stitchwork cityscapes—an interest shaped by the architecture of her hometown of Saint Petersburg—while also feeding her other passion: upcycling. In this tip, she shows us how to make a French knot:
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Embroidery Tutorial: How to Transfer Your Design from Paper to Fabric

Learn how to transfer your illustration from paper to fabric using carbon copy paper, with Koral Antolin All you need is thread, a hoop, a needle, and a little patience to transform a blank canvas into a masterpiece. Embroidery is an entire world of different stitches, styles, and techniques, yet each piece begins the same way: a drawing on fabric. How can we get the best results when transferring the design? The answer is much simpler than you might have thought. The work of designer and embroiderer Koral Antolín (@koralantolin) fuses two of her great passions: drawing and embroidery. She is the founder and one of the creatives behind Fábrica de Imaginación and Studio.fi. Koral’s work combines embroidery stitches using a traditional neele and a Kantan needle to create unique portraits. In this tutorial, Koral Antolin will teach you how to transfer your illustration from paper to fabric using carbon copy paper for fabric, step by step. Discover more in the video below:
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10 Hand Embroidery Online Courses to Spark Your Creativity With Needle and Thread

Discover the possibilities of this craft technique to create amazing textile art with your hands With a worldwide renaissance of embroidery, contemporary creators are expanding the textile art horizons. From realistic textile illustration to abstract art, it offers countless creative possibilities. If you want to get started in embroidery, or you want to learn new techniques to create with your hands, these 10 embroiderers and experts in textile art will teach you step by step:
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Needle Felting Tutorial: Tips For Conserving Your Work

Juanamatú shares three practical tips for keeping your felt toys in good condition Needle felting is a technique that involves felting wool with a barbed needle and sculpting it into different shapes. With a few materials, patience, and a lot of creativity, you can use this technique to make adorable toys to decorate your home. Katerin J Gómez–the creative mind behind @Juanamatú–is a needle felting toy artist who sculpts memories into decorative objects. She creates toys inspired by your pets, loved ones, and favorite characters. However, what is the best way to take care of these companions? In this tutorial, Katerin shares some practical tips for keeping your felt toys in good condition. You can watch the video below:
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20 Embroidery Books You Need in Your Reference Library

Textile artists recommend the embroidery books that helped them the most. Use them to find inspiration for your next projects There are plenty of embroidery resources online, but don't overlook traditional books as sources of inspiration. You'll discover new artists and see techniques, stitches, finishes, or materials in much more detail. We asked several textile artists to give us their favorite recommendations for embroidery books. What are yours? Let us know in the comments! Nayla Marc (@naylamarc) This designer and embroiderer based in Villa Ballester, Argentina, teaches the course Introduction to 3D embroidery. Among the books she enjoys most about the art of thread and needle are the following: The Embroidery Stitch Bible: Over 200 Stitches Photographed with Easy-to-Follow Charts, by Betty Barnden This is a reference guide for those who want to perfect their embroidery technique and learn new tricks. It includes basic stitches, such as the classic cross stitch, and more elaborate ones explained thoroughly. It has more than 200 techniques and stitches with enlarged diagrams and photographs.
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10 Amazing Handmade Projects That You Can Make Right Now

Discover Domestika’s Crafty Tuesdays live stream series and get inspired to craft your own DIY creations The Crafty Tuesdays series emerged as part of Domestika Live’s live stream series, where creatives specialized in craft, handmade, and DIY projects from different disciplines share with you their secrets and tips to create unique projects with your hands and answer questions from the audience. Here are ten of the top broadcasts from this series of handmade projects and some others you can make with the materials you have at home.
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Free Download: Beaded Jewelry Guide to Create Your Own Patterns

Adapt this guide to create your own beaded jewelry designs Elsa and Dani are a duo of contemporary jewelry creators, founders of Fatto (@fatto), a creative studio. They create unique pieces that combine different techniques and materials, such as textiles, metals, and diverse pieces, such as beads. They believe that the process of creating pieces with your hands is also an act of personal care and affection.
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Crochet Tutorial: How to Take Body Measurements For Pattern Making

Learn to take your own body measurements with Alimaravillas, and create a crochet pattern Before you start to crochet a piece of clothing, there’s an essential step: taking your body measurements. In order to get the right results–and to avoid ending up with a sweater that is too short or your head not fitting through the hole for your neck–it is essential to learn how to take measurements correctly. Alicia Recio Rodríguez, known as @alimaravillas, is an expert in crochet. In this tutorial, she talks us through how to take our own measurements without needing anyone else’s help so that we can create a pattern. You can watch the video below:
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Materials: Beaded Jewelry

Discover which materials you can use to create original pieces of jewelry with Daniela Le Feuvre, co-founder of Fatto–a creative space dedicated to making accessories Beads are one of the most versatile items you can use to make jewelry. Thanks to their varying shapes and infinite colors, you’ll be able to find beads for all different designs. Elsa Amigo and Daniela Le Feuvre are experts in jewelry making. Together they founded Fatto–a creative space dedicated to making accessories out of beads. In the video below, they explain which materials you can use to create original beaded pieces.
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Needle Felting Tutorial: A Step-by-step Guide To Making a Strawberry

Learn how to sculpt a simple strawberry out of wool using needle felting techniques It takes great patience to sculpt art toys out of wool and create the shapes you desire. However, the results are worth the time they take: needle felted creations are simple yet beautiful, charming both children and adults. Portuguese artist Maria Filipe Castro, better known as droolwool (@droolwool), is a needle felting expert. She loves bringing colorful characters to life. She has exhibited her creations in galleries and also sells them through her online shop. In this tutorial, droolwool will show you how to make a simple strawberry using common needle felting tools and materials. Discover more in the video below:
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Louis Bicycle Creates One-of-a-kind Embroidered Clothing

Louis Bicycle creates hand-dyed embroidered clothing, from hoodies to bucket hats Being forced to adapt to new circumstances can take us down unexpected paths. Louis Bicycle (@louisbicycle) was taking a break from tattooing and selling his hand-made screen prints and linoleum block prints at a street fair in San Francisco when the pandemic caused the fair to shut down. During those first few days stuck at home, he picked up a tote bag that he had started to embroider a tiger onto a couple of years before. He finished the bag and put it online. “It got a decent response, so I made another the next day. It just went from there.” Since then, he has put out a variety of clothing—unique pieces that sell out almost immediately. “I've sewn for a long time, even a small amount as a kid. As I got older, I fixed clothes. I had a little wave a few years ago where I made some little embroidered patches. I just did it for a month or so and set it down. I hadn’t done hoodies in the past, just patches and tote bags. I soon figured out a way to put a backing on the hoodies so I could embroider them in a way that it would stay flat.”
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