Embroidery: Clothing Repair

Overview

“Since you selected the garment to be repaired and collected the materials, we will make the necessary preparations to start. I will explain the basic principles of embroidery (how to insert the thread, how to use the hoop on different garments, etc.). I will mend a piece of clothing that is torn, so I will explain what I do before mending the damage to the fabric (cut the fraying and make a reinforcement with a single). ”

In this video lesson Ofelia & Antelmo addresses the topic: Prepare your garment!, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidery: Clothing Repair. Learn the Visible Mending technique and revive your garments using original embroidery pieces and patches that express your style.

Partial transcription of the video

“Prepare your garment! We will now choose the materials, the color palette and we'll prepare the garment to start mending. If you took my other course, you will remember the color exercise we did. If you haven't taken it, I'll explain briefly. I always use neutral colors for backgrounds. That is, with the fabrics, the backing, I almost always use dark colors and create positive-negative contrasts. Then I use a lot of black, navy and white and all its variations like off-white, as beige, white, I call this one latte, and I also use it quite a lot. I really like using these as the support for ...”

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Course summary for: Embroidery: Clothing Repair

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (977)
• 24336 students
• 5 units
• 19 lessons (4h 18m)
• 4 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  DIY, Embroidery, Sewing, Textile Design, Upcycling