Introduction to Contemporary Cross Stitch
Exercises before embroidering!
A course by Ignacia Jullian , Visual Artist and Embroiderer
About the video: Exercises before embroidering!
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you some exercises that will allow you to better understand the stitch, in addition, it will help you prepare before transferring your design to the fabric and applying colors. ”
In this video lesson Ignacia Jullian addresses the topic: Exercises before embroidering!, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Contemporary Cross Stitch . Transform images into cross stitch embroidery patterns and create garments full of color.
Partial transcription of the video
“Exercises before embroidering Now I'll show you some basic exercises to embroider cross stitch, first the classic style, then a quicker way that I'll show you and a trick my mom taught me when I was young to embroider quicker. The material we will use is embroidery canvas. It is cotton, as I said earlier, and this one in particular is thick. There are several types, thin and thick. This is thick. You'll find it in any notions store. Now we'll transfer what we did on the grid earlier to the canvas. As I said earlier, to embroider cross stitch, you do squares. I'll mark the squares on the fab...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Contemporary Cross Stitch
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Category
Craft -
Areas
DIY, Embroidery, Textile Design, Upcycling

Ignacia Jullian
A course by Ignacia Jullian
Ignacia Jullian is a visual artist and self-taught embroiderer. Her hand-stitched embroidery has led her to work with brands like Levi’s and collaborate on other special projects. She also creates paper murals, stickers, illustrations for clothing, and other types of art that she sells in her online store.
She has been experimenting with wool, thread, and fabric for years and exploring more creative, freestyle approaches to classic embroidery techniques like cross stitch. That curiosity helped her develop her own unique, and very colorful, embroidery style.
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