Contemporary Embroidery With Traditional Mexican Needlework
Ich and basting
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: Ich and basting
Overview
“Next, I am going to tell you how to make these points and why they are called that. I will do it with the example of the green embroidery star that I have been working on during the course.”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: Ich and basting, 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
““Ich” and Basting Stitch We’ll start with an angled fill that’s very similar to what I showed you in Chamula embroidery. It’s important to angle it so it really takes on the shape of the star. I’ll explain it on the cloth. I’ll work on this star, which is very similar to what you’ll find in the final project pattern. In Huixtán, they call this kind of fill “nikté,” which means flower. I’ll start my making a dot in the center of the start, and coming from the inner corners to the center, I’ll make some lines. You’ll end up with a star very similar to this one. Again, I’ll work on this using ...”
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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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