Cross-Stitch Portrait Creation
Fabrics
A course by Emily Peacock , Needlework Designer
About the video: Fabrics
Overview
“Now I am going to give you some ideas about the sort of fabrics you can use for your finished project. The range of fabrics available for cross stitch generally is very wide-ranging. I will explain what fabric can be used, what is traditional and non-traditional, and what I am going to focus on for this course. ”
In this video lesson Emily Peacock addresses the topic: Fabrics, which is part of the Domestika online course: Cross-Stitch Portrait Creation. Learn how to draw, chart, and stitch your own handcrafted portrait from scratch.
Partial transcription of the video
“Fabrics In this lesson we're going to look at different fabrics that you can use and again, we're going to look at traditional fabrics, fabrics that I use in my work, but also other fabrics that you could use. Again, it doesn't have to be super expensive, We're going to look at linens and we're going to look at canvases, and then I'm going to show you a waste canvas and finally we'll look at Aida or Aída, people pronounce it both ways. So first of all these are your canvases. A canvas is a woven piece of fabric, it's a cotton fabric and it's held together with a starch. It comes in differen...”
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Course summary for: Cross-Stitch Portrait Creation
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Decoration, Embroidery, Textile Design
Emily Peacock
A course by Emily Peacock
Best known for her bright colors, typography, and quirky designs, Emily is a needlework designer from the UK who thinks of herself as a graphic designer that works in wool.She began her professional career as a graphic designer in London, working in typography, design, and illustration. Emily rediscovered her love of needlework upon moving to calmer surroundings in France. Returning to the UK four years later inspired her to work on needlework designs full time, thanks to growing popularity in her cross-stitching kits and features of her work in magazines.
Today, Emily works on private commissions, artist collaborations, and large projects for global companies. She also designs and makes cross stitch and needlepoint kits and teaches needlework at The V&A London, The Royal School of Needlework, and on cruise ships around the world. In 2018, she was awarded Designer of the Year at the first National Needlecraft Awards.
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