Figurative Fashion Embroidery with Needle Felting
Materials
A course by Courtney McLeod , Textile Artist
About the video: Materials
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how to choose the right fabric for very intricate embroidery projects. I will show you how to prepare your fabric for embroidery so that your piece turns out perfect. I’ll also go through all of the tools and other materials you will need to create your final project.”
In this video lesson Courtney McLeod addresses the topic: Materials , 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
“Materials Now that you have your line drawing ready, in this lesson, I'll show you all the materials you'll need to create your embroidery. The first material we're going to talk about is needles. For this project, we're going to need to use a few different sizes of embroidery needles. You can buy these packs of embroidery needles from any craft store. For embroidery we're going to want to use the smallest size for the detailed parts of our project. You want to choose a needle that's appropriate for the number of threads you're using. If you choose a needle that's too small for the number o...”
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Course summary for: Figurative Fashion Embroidery with Needle Felting
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Craft -
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Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Designer -
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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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