Portrait Embroidery with Botanical Elements
Transferring the design to fabric and first stitches
A course by Andrea Orue , Textile Artist
About the video: Transferring the design to fabric and first stitches
Overview
“With the design finished, you will now learn how to transfer the design to the fabric with the light table, as well as understand why you choose raw cotton. And I'll also show alternative lightboxes.”
In this video lesson Andrea Orue addresses the topic: Transferring the design to fabric and first stitches, which is part of the Domestika online course: Portrait Embroidery with Botanical Elements. Explore the basics of freestyle embroidery and create an original piece that connects hand, mind and heart.
Partial transcription of the video
“Transferring the design to fabric and first stitches Helo! In the last class we saw the completion of the drawing with all the elements that compose it. We also saw a way to preserve your original design, at the time you were going to transfer this design to the fabric. In this class you will see how to transfer your design to fabric. I will teach you two different techniques so you can make this transfer. One of the techniques is with carbon paper and the other is using the light table and the ghost pen. In this first exercise, I'll show you how to transfer the design to the fabric using c...”
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Course summary for: Portrait Embroidery with Botanical Elements
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Areas
Embroidery, Textile Design

Andrea Orue
A course by Andrea Orue
Andréa Orue, known on social media as Primavera de 83, is a textile artist and teacher. She has spent more than ten years seeking to unite hands, mind, and heart through embroidery, and revives this ancestral art through her pieces.
Thanks to her work, she's participated in large events such as São Paulo Fashion Week, and appeared on various TV shows in Brazil. One of her pieces appears on the cover of the book O Reino de Zália published by Companhia das Letras. She sells her work at the Jardim Secreto fair, via subscription to the Caixa Cosmos project, and also via other channels.
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