Realistic Portrait Embroidery

Overview

“To finish, I will show you some details that you can add with beads. Also, you will learn how to finish the box on the back with felt and satin stitch.”

In this video lesson Yamila Yjilioff addresses the topic: Details and terminations, 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

“Details and finishing touches In this lesson, we'll add the final details. I completed the different flowers with the stitches that we've used. Here I used the French knot as a line instead of as a fill. And I repeated it. I used the back stitch or the split stitch. As the other side is symmetric, I did the same to make them equal. For the final details, I like to play with the mix of what is printed with the thread. For the hair for example, as we drew it with lines, we can do it with the thread and make these two techniques work side by side. I can start here with the needle. With the thr...”

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Course summary for: Realistic Portrait Embroidery

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (138)
• 2715 students
• 4 units
• 18 lessons (2h 28m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Embroidery, Fiber Arts, Textile Design