Embroidered Portraits with Punch Needle

Overview

“Now that you’ve laid down shapes of color and added some texture and nuance with lines, it’s time to zoom in on those details using dots. This is where the magic happens and your portrait comes to life. It’s also the hardest part and takes the longest - be patient with yourself and trust the process!”

In this video lesson Camille Labarre addresses the topic: Punching Dots: The Devil Is in the Details, 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

“Punching dots The Devil is in the details Now we've got the lines down, it's time to tackle dots, and dots are just individual stitches, so we're gonna lay down tiny bits of color strategically to bring our portrait to life. So I'm going to start with a yellow, a bit of yellow to put in the iris of the cat's eye, just to give it a little pop. This stage of the process is about decision-making, and that takes a lot of time. Remember that you can always pick out individual stitches as long as it's the top layer, using your pointy tweezers to make any adjustments, or you can nudge things into ...”

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Course summary for: Embroidered Portraits with Punch Needle

• Level: Beginner
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• 2178 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 23m)
• 16 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Embroidery, Punch Needle, Textile Design