Embroidered Portraits with Punch Needle

Overview

“In art as in craft, there is nothing new under the sun. That’s a good thing! When you don’t know where to start, you should always get to know the work that’s being done by others and learn from their work. You may just find a rich source of inspiration in unexpected places.”

In this video lesson Camille Labarre addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidered Portraits with Punch Needle. Learn how to create unique embroidered portraits full of color and texture using the punch needle technique.

Partial transcription of the video

“Influences Now that you know a little about me, we can get into my influences. I work personally with a huge range of mediums, so I'm going to stick with my influences in the context of punch needle embroidery. The first influence is really a historical influence, because punch needle is not actually a new technique, it has previously existed under the name American rug hooking. American rug hooking consists of taking a crochet hook, or something like it, and poking it through a loosely woven fabric to pull up strips of usually scrap wool and to create images that way and it's usually scene...”

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Course summary for: Embroidered Portraits with Punch Needle

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (108)
• 2207 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 23m)
• 16 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Embroidery, Punch Needle, Textile Design