Photo Embroidery on Fabric
Materials and tools
A course by Studio Variopinto , Embroiderer and Photographer
About the video: Materials and tools
Overview
“I am going to show you the different types of materials that exist around embroidery. Racks, cotton fabrics, needles, mouliné threads, pearl threads, dmc etoile threads, upholstery or crochet threads, scissors and pins. I will also teach you the tools and materials that we will use for our final project.”
In this video lesson Studio Variopinto addresses the topic: Materials and tools, which is part of the Domestika online course: Photo Embroidery on Fabric. Learn the techniques to transfer images onto textiles and create textured embroidery pieces full of color.
Partial transcription of the video
“Materials and tools Now I'll cover the materials in embroidery. We'll start with frames. There are different ones in different materials: plastic, wood, bamboo. I've brought wooden frames as I like to use them, I don't think the plastic ones tense well. So I always use wood and bamboo. I've brought three types: hoops, the ones that I use most, in different sizes, some are thirty, twenty, eighteen centimeters. We have the same type of wooden frame, but oval. It works well for some types of photos. And standing embroidery hoops, to embroider without having to hold it. They are very useful, fo...”
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Course summary for: Photo Embroidery on Fabric
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Category
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Areas
Collage, DIY, Embroidery, Paper Craft, Photography, Printing, Textile Design

Studio Variopinto
A course by Studio Variopinto
Minia Banet is a photographer and embroiderer who has been dedicating herself professionally to embroidery since 2017. That same year, she founded Studio Variopinto, a workshop where she creates one-of-a-kind accessories and decorative pieces. She has produced crochet and embroidery patterns for brands like DMC, We are knitters, and Labores del Hogar magazine.
Her pieces can be found on her online store and in a few physical stores across Spain and France. She also works part time as a teacher, giving in-person embroidery courses that largely focus on botanical embroidery and image transferring.
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