Hand Embroidery for Clothing: Stitch a Collage Design
Fabrics and Threads
A course by Damaja , Embroidery Artist and Designer
About the video: Fabrics and Threads
Overview
“In this lesson, we will talk about fabrics and threads. Which fabrics are good for hand embroidery and which are not? I will show you how to embroider on a variety of fabrics and tell you all about the things that are important while embroidering on different kinds of materials and surfaces.”
In this video lesson Damaja addresses the topic: Fabrics and Threads, which is part of the Domestika online course: Hand Embroidery for Clothing: Stitch a Collage Design. Learn to embroider colorful images onto stretchy garments to upcycle your clothing into fashionable works of art.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I will speak about all the different threads that I use and also about the different kinds of fabric and how they work with hand embroider. The threads that I use the most are these threads. So they're called Ljubica and they're from an old Yugoslavian factory. So every time when I go visit my family, I buy my threads from there because there is a lot of choice and I'm also supporting the guy who is selling them. So I like to support local producers. And I also like that the factory doesn't exist anymore, so I just buy recycled materials or leftovers. So other threads that I...”
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Course summary for: Hand Embroidery for Clothing: Stitch a Collage Design
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Category
Craft, Fashion -
Areas
Embroidery, Textile Design, Upcycling
Damaja
A course by Damaja
Stefanija Pejchinovska is an embroidery artist and designer from Skopje, Macedonia. She goes by her artist name Damaja and is currently based in Berlin. Although she studied architecture at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, she had always known her passion was for embroidery. Throughout her short architecture career, she opened an Etsy shop to sell her designs, and quickly started growing as a brand. Soon after, she professionally established her brand, quit her architecture job and hasn’t looked back since.
At the heart of her work, she is focused on creating unique designs on ethically-made clothing. She has collaborated with a number of sustainable brands and local artists such as Corvera Vargas, Loveco, The Artesao, Toba, Marin et Marine, Lanius and Treches Studio.
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