Contemporary Embroidery With Traditional Mexican Needlework
Icakmail and nikté
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: Icakmail and nikté
Overview
“Now I'm going to show you how to make a point that is generally used circularly. Another tool so you can make your embroidery.”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: Icakmail and nikté, 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
““Icakmail” and “Nikté” Now, I’ll teach you how to make an “ich” stitch, which is often known as a blanket stitch. It’s often used in a circle, which is a buttonhole stitch. I’ll show you on this part of the sampler. Again, I’ll work using 3 for 6 with the mouliné thread. To make this stitch, I’ll start by marking a center point that will be my guide. It's very simple; you just have to remember the following. Always come out on the circumference and always enter through the center. I’m holding my loop here. Before I close it up, I’ll bring my needle through next to it. I pull carefully, and ...”
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Course summary for: Contemporary Embroidery With Traditional Mexican Needlework
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Areas
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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