Figurative Fashion Embroidery with Needle Felting
Embroidery 1
A course by Courtney McLeod , Textile Artist
Capture your love for fashion in embroidered works of art with textured needle-felted embellishments
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About the video: Embroidery 1
Overview
“This lesson is where you will put all of your new stitches to work! We will be using a split stitch to fill in some areas of the piece, and we will be using a stem stitch to create some of the smoothest lines of embroidery you could imagine using all of my tricks I’ve picked up through the years. Finally, we will be using French knots to create a lovely texture on those needle felted daisies!”
In this video lesson Courtney McLeod addresses the topic: Embroidery 1, 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
“Embroidery In this lesson, we're going to put all of our new stitches to work as we work through the different stages of our embroidery project, but first, to tidy things up a little bit, I'll cut the edges off the fabric so they don't get caught up when I stitch. You still want to make sure you're leaving a nice border around it so that you still have room to finish your project at the end. I'm just going to pull some of these extra fibers off so they don't get pulled into any of my stitches. Now that we're ready to stitch, I'll grab some embroidery thread. When you buy your embroidery thr...”
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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, Textile Illustration
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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- Level: Beginner
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