Embroidered Linear Portrait
The Kantan technique 1
A course by Koral Antolín Maillo , Designer, embroiderer, and art director
Joined March 2013
Joined March 2013
About the video: The Kantan technique 1
Overview
“In this lesson we will become familiar with the Kantan needle and with the basic stitches that are obtained with it: the chain stitch and the line stitch. I will share with you some tricks that will make your work easier when embroidering and I will teach you to correct mistakes. I will embroider on a transparent fabric so you can see the movement of my hands during the process.”
In this video lesson Koral Antolín Maillo addresses the topic: The Kantan technique 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidered Linear Portrait. Combine embroidered stitches with a traditional and Kantan needle to create unique portraits.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Kantan technique In this lesson we are going to introduce ourselves to the Kantan technique and for this I need to tell you first about the frame. this is a technique we need to use, having our fabric tight. As we have seen before, we have used a rack, but the fabric does not need to be so taut, What's more, there are some points that we can do without a frame, that's something we can't do with our Kantan needle. It always has to be on a rack and very tense. When we work with wooden racks there are times that our inner ring, You see, it is composed of two parts, we have an inner ring an...”
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Course summary for: Embroidered Linear Portrait
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Embroidery, Textile Design
Koral Antolín Maillo
A course by Koral Antolín Maillo
Koral Antolín is a multidisciplinary creative: embroiderer, designer, photographer, art director... although her two great passions are drawing—since it allows her to synthesize ideas—and embroidery, with which she gives life and texture to her drawings stitch by stitch.
She is the founder and creative mind of the studio Fábrica de Imaginación and has her own brand of embroidery products, Studio fi.
Her work has been published in specialized magazines such as Interiores, Molly Makes, Elle Casa, Mr. Wonderful, Labores, AD, and Sewing box.
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