Basic Techniques for Embroidering Letters

Embroidering letters and written elements in your creations is a great way of giving a unique touch to your composition and discovering infinite possibilities to express your ideas with threads. Brazilian embroiderer and designer Juliana Mota is an expert in the craft and in this course, she teaches you how to give shape to your words using thread.

Learn how to make creative embroidered pieces from the design to the final touches. Using nature as inspiration, Juliana teaches you different techniques and stitches to create a unique decorative piece by combining letters and drawings.

Start the course by learning about Juliana’s career and how she started in the field of embroidery. She shares her main influences and explains what you’ll learn in the course.

In the second unit, go through the material you need for the course and create a sampler of different embroidery stitches. Juliana teaches you twelve different types of stitches such as the chain stitch, the Pekinese stitch, the french knot, the single chain stitch, and explains how to use each one.

After experimenting with different stitches and going through the theory of color, start to create your own composition by combining words and drawings. Create a collage, either manually or digitally, and then transform it into lines to embroider.

In the next step, embroider your composition by choosing the most appropriate stitches for each shape and number of threads. Lastly, once you’ve embroidered your stitches, learn how to give a professional finish to your embroidery piece.

Create an embroidered composition by combining letters and drawings inspired by nature. The piece will be framed and ready to be used as a decorative object.

For all those who want to develop their creativity and express themselves through embroidery.

No previous experience is required to take this course.

As for materials, you’ll need pencils, paper, an eraser, printed images to cut out, different colored hanks of embroidery thread, sewing needles (numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9), flat fabrics (raw cotton, twill, linen, denim), an embroidery hoop, and adhesive glue.