Cross-Stitch Portrait Creation
Preparing Your Fabric
A course by Emily Peacock , Needlework Designer
About the video: Preparing Your Fabric
Overview
“So now you should have an idea of what sort of palette and fibres you are going to use. The chart that you have drawn should now have areas of colour marked on it and you are ready to stitch. ”
In this video lesson Emily Peacock addresses the topic: Preparing Your Fabric, 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
“Preparing your canvas You have your colours chosen, your chart done, and we're so nearly ready to stitch but first of all I need to show you how to prepare your canvas. When you do cross-stitch, the beauty of cross-stitch is it doesn't distort the canvas or the fabric the way that other stitches do. If you're using canvas, then if you want to use something to keep it very taut, you can use a frame. I don't recommend using a hoop for canvas because the problem with canvas is it's quite stiff and it keeps springing out of the hoop. I get I asked a lot, "What sort of frame I should use?", and ...”
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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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