Contemporary Embroidery With Traditional Mexican Needlework
Planar and Linear Stitches
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: Planar and Linear Stitches
Overview
“Next, I am going to explain the tenanga leg embroidery technique and step back.”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: Planar and Linear Stitches, which is part of the Domestika online course: Contemporary Embroidery With Traditional Mexican Needlework. Learn the origin, context, and technique of four types of Mexican embroidery.
Partial transcription of the video
“Planar and Linear Stitches The stitch that I’ll show you next is called “pata tenanga.” It’s actually called crow’s foot, but believe me, if there’s a stitch whose name is most overused, it's crow’s foot. It's a name that refers to lots of kinds of stitches that are completely different. It depends on the region, on the country. So, I decided to start calling it “pata tenanga,” and I explain this in my book “México bordado.” Today, their pieces use just this one stitch plus backstitch for details, but we’ll get to that. In truth “pata tenanga” is like the backstitch, but in volume. We’ll lo...”
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Course summary for: Contemporary Embroidery With Traditional Mexican Needlework
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Arts & Crafts, Embroidery, Fiber Arts, Textile Design
Gimena Romero
A course by Gimena Romero
Gimena Romero is an artist and writer based between Mexico City and Barcelona. She trained in various schools in Mexico, Spain, and France and has received multiple awards and mentions internationally.
Her work has been displayed in various exhibitions in countries like Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, France, Portugal, Ukraine, and Spain. She has several publications under her belt in the areas of narrative, poetry, and textile research with Thule Ediciones and Editorial Gustavo Gili. Her book Hebra de Agua was awarded Book of the Year at the 2016 Teixim la Ciutat festival in Catalonia.
She has also conducted research into embroidery and the body with Lausín embroidery at the UNAM Faculty of Arts and Design in Mexico. She loves life, dogs, and biscuits.
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