Realistic Portrait Embroidery
Presentation
A course by Yamila Yjilioff , Fashion Designer and Embroiderer
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“In this first lesson, you will learn a little more about me, my history, and how I got to where I am today.”
In this video lesson Yamila Yjilioff addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Portrait Embroidery. Learn how to illustrate, transfer, and embroider images to create portraits full of texture and expression.
Partial transcription of the video
“Introduction Hi, my name is Yamila Yjilioff. I'm a fashion designer and a self-taught embroidery artist from Argentina. My connection with drawing started at a young age, when I went to my grandparents' I'd spent time drawing. I always had something in my hand to play and experiment with. I studied fashion design at the University of Buenos Aires. The choice of degree was by chance. One day I was walking down the street and I found a girl who was giving away a collection of magazines, nearly one hundred "Burda Style", fashion pattern magazines, with lots of designs of clothes and at the bac...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Portrait Embroidery
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Embroidery, Fiber Arts, Textile Design

Yamila Yjilioff
A course by Yamila Yjilioff
Yamila Yjilioff of Argentina is a self-taught clothing designer and embroiderer. She enjoys experimenting with different techniques and combining her two passions: illustration and embroidery.
In 2017, she began uploading her work to Instagram, leading her to participate in local fairs and exhibitions where she could sell her work. She currently divides her time between designing for a textile company, and combining illustration and embroidery for different projects and commissions.
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