Embroidery Techniques: Illustrating with Needle and Thread

Stitches groups

A course by Yolanda Andrés , Designer, Craft Artist, and Embroiderer

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About the video: Stitches groups

Overview

“In this lesson I present all the stitches that we are going to see, so that you can familiarize yourself with them and see how they are once they are made.”

In this video lesson Yolanda Andrés addresses the topic: Stitches groups, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidery Techniques: Illustrating with Needle and Thread. Learn to illustrate any image with a variety of embroidery techniques.

Partial transcription of the video

“Before we dive into addressing our rooster. i want to talk a little about the four stitch groups. They aren't very complicated and are quite easy. but it's good to know how to differentiate them. There are flat stitches. as the name suggests. They are flat stitches. differing by spacing. direction. or threads used. These short stitches vary they are spaced. the direction they follow. or the type of threads employed. Another category is cross stitches. This stitch is famous due to cross-stitching. but we won't delve into since it's widely recognized. Instead. we'll explore other stitches in ...”

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Course summary for: Embroidery Techniques: Illustrating with Needle and Thread

Level: Intermediate
98% positive reviews (728)
10886 students
4 units
13 lessons (2h 14m)
7 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Embroidery, Textile Design

Yolanda Andrés

A course by Yolanda Andrés

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Designer, Craft Artist, and Embroiderer

Yolanda Andrés studied fine art and graphic design at the Universidad de Salamanca, as well as painting at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles in Belgium. She also obtained a master’s in packaging from the Instituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Madrid.

Before focusing exclusively on embroidery, she served as art director for a communication agency for more than a decade. She currently runs her own workshop in the Lavapiés neighborhood of Madrid where she works on pieces for brands and institutions like Carolina Herrera, Zubi, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum shop. Additionally, Yolanda teaches classes at IED and the Escuela Superior de Diseño (ESD) in Madrid.