Figurative Fashion Embroidery with Needle Felting
About Me
A course by Courtney McLeod , Textile Artist
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this lesson, I’ll be telling you about my education in textiles and how I used Instagram to build a business, I’ll also be explaining my transition from experimenting with motifs to developing a style all my own. I’ll also be talking about some of the projects I’ve done.”
In this video lesson Courtney McLeod addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Figurative Fashion Embroidery with Needle Felting. Capture your love for fashion in embroidered works of art with textured needle-felted embellishments.
Partial transcription of the video
“Introduction Hello, I'm Courtney McLeod. I'm also known as Dearest Q. Thank you so much for taking my course. I'm going to let you know a little bit about myself. I started doing embroidery while I was at school at OCADU in Toronto. I studied textile art. I didn't really do much with embroidery while I was in school. I mostly focused on weaving and surface design. But after I finished school and I started working in a restaurant that was very busy and stressful, I started looking for something that I could do while I was on breaks, that was portable and relaxing. I had seen a lot of artists...”
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Course summary for: Figurative Fashion Embroidery with Needle Felting
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Category
Craft -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Designer -
Areas
Embroidery, Needle Felting, Textile Design

Courtney McLeod
A course by Courtney McLeod
Courtney McLeod is a contemporary textile artist and the founder of Dearest Q. She is passionate about hand embroidery and has been experimenting with hoops, patterns, needle felting, punch needle, and other techniques since 2016.
After receiving a degree from OCAD University in Toronto, Courtney began creating figurative pieces with texture and color inspired by everything from seasons to classic films. Her work has been commissioned by Brie Larson and Peppa Pig and has been featured in publications like Today’s Parent, Love Embroidery, and KOEL Magazine. You can find her work on Instagram or through her website.
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