Portrait Embroidery with Botanical Elements
Defining embroidery stitches: leaves and stems
A course by Andrea Orue , Textile Artist
About the video: Defining embroidery stitches: leaves and stems
Overview
“In this class, I will embroider leaves and stems and explain a little about the textures we get in embroidery when we change the amount of threads. I will also talk about the perfect reverse and its contradictions.”
In this video lesson Andrea Orue addresses the topic: Defining embroidery stitches: leaves and stems, 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
“Defining Embroidery Stitches: Leaves and Stems From now on, we will start to embroider all the leaves and stems. My suggestion, is that you start with what you are already sure the color you want to work and the color composition you've already chosen as well. I'm going to start embroidering leaves and stems because these are elements that I'm already sure of what I want to work on in terms of color rendering. Already the flowers, I'm still a little doubtful about this color composition, so I'll leave it to embroider later. And that's my suggestion for you too. I'm going to start with these...”
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Course summary for: Portrait Embroidery with Botanical Elements
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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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