Embroidered Linear Portrait
The first stitches 2
A course by Koral Antolín Maillo , Designer, embroiderer, and art director
Joined March 2013
About the video: The first stitches 2
Overview
“In this second part of the lesson, we will proceed to embroider the face area: eyes, nose and mouth, which require greater precision.”
In this video lesson Koral Antolín Maillo addresses the topic: The first stitches 2, 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 first stitches I'm going to start on the left side, which allows me to better grasp the thread in this big rack. Perhaps it is easier for you to work the face area with a smaller frame. When we have such a large frame, it is difficult for us to reach the thread with our hands. If we have a smaller hoop, we can catch that thread more easily. We can go putting our chains, let's not be afraid. It is better to place them as we are doing them then wanting to relocate some point. Here I arrive perfectly with my finger, It is much easier for me to do the chain stitch. If you do not have experi...”
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Course summary for: Embroidered Linear Portrait
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Category
Craft, Illustration -
Areas
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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