Embroidered Illustrations: From Watercolor to Thread
Linear stitches: back stitch and stem stitch
A course by Gabi Goitía (Tejiendo Raíces) , Embroidery Artist
Joined April 2019
Joined April 2019
About the video: Linear stitches: back stitch and stem stitch
Overview
“I will teach you to embroider the two linear stitches that I use the most in my work: back stitch and stem stitch, trying to adapt them to the elements of my illustration. ”
In this video lesson Gabi Goitía (Tejiendo Raíces) addresses the topic: Linear stitches: back stitch and stem stitch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidered Illustrations: From Watercolor to Thread. Learn to design embroidery from scratch using an illustration and express your emotions stitch by stitch.
Partial transcription of the video
“Linear stitches Back stitch and stem stitch We are going to start working on the linear points. I like to start here because it is always the easiest thing to do. And the easiest of all for me is the back point. So I'm going to start showing you that one. I'm going to start making these stems with a fairly light green, what is this that I have here. For that, I am going to go to my threads and I am going to draw a thread that is more or less 30 cm, 40 maximum. If it can, we can measure it from the fingertips to the elbow or a little more. The idea is that the strand is not very long because...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Embroidered Illustrations: From Watercolor to Thread
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Category
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Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Color Theory, Costume Design, Embroidery, Fiber Arts, Textile Design
Gabi Goitía (Tejiendo Raíces)
A course by Gabi Goitía (Tejiendo Raíces)
Gabi Goitía holds a degree in anthropology with a specialization in archaeology from the National University of La Plata in Argentina. She began exploring the textile world in 2013 and since then has developed a career path that is 100% dedicated to embroidery, later bringing illustration into the mix. She defines herself as "the anthropologist who illustrates and embroiders" and her main source of inspiration is nature, as demonstrated by the workshop she founded: Tejiendo raíces.
Cofounder of the embroidery club of Argentina, she also teaches classes and workshops to share knowledge with others, a process she is passionate about. She is currently dedicated to creating illustrations using needle and thread as well as watercolor and digital media.
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