Embroidered Portraits with Punch Needle

Almost There! : Clean It up + Seal It In

A course by Camille Labarre , Freelance Fabricator

100% positive reviews (106)

2,173 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Almost There! : Clean It up + Seal It In

Overview

“Finally! You did it! Now get those thread snips and make sure the back of your work is clean and level so it’s ready to be glued down. It’s very likely you experienced some warping from packing your stitches too densely - that’s okay! I’ll show you exactly how to fix that.”

In this video lesson Camille Labarre addresses the topic: Almost There! : Clean It up + Seal It In, 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

“Almost there! Clean it up + seal it in Now that you finished your portrait, it's time to seal in all your hard work. In this lesson I'm going to show you how to glue down the back of your work to make sure that any warping that may have occurred is flattened and smooth, just to give you the finishing touches before hanging your portrait. So, the first thing I'm going to do is grab my thread snips, and I'm going to grab the back of this, and start just mowing the lawn. You want it to be... pretty flush. It doesn't have to be perfect, but we want a pretty flat surface for our glue to attach t...”

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Course summary for: Embroidered Portraits with Punch Needle

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (106)
2173 students
4 units
15 lessons (2h 23m)
16 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Embroidery, Punch Needle, Textile Design

Camille Labarre

A course by Camille Labarre

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Freelance Fabricator

Camille Labarre is a freelance crafter specializing in the creation of props, puppets, and sets for animation, film, and theater. Based in New York City, she often works for puppetry companies and stage productions on Broadway, and creates miniatures for TV commercials.

As a passionate crafter, she explores and blends techniques from other disciplines to make her work unique. She has collaborated on projects for Honda, Gucci, Amazon, and Tom Ford, among others. You can find her work in television and short films, as well as on walls, stages, and Instagram.