Fashion Embroidery: Embellishing with Beads
Influences
A course by Jodie Ruffle , Embroidery and Embellishment Designer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I have lots of different inspirations and in this lesson, I’ll introduce you to some of them and tell you what I love about the possibilities of textiles within fashion. I'll also introduce you to how you can use these possibilities within your own final project.”
In this video lesson Jodie Ruffle addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fashion Embroidery: Embellishing with Beads. Renew your garments with beaded embellishments using flat and 3D techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'd like to share some of the key influences that really inspire me in my work. So I've always really loved fashion, but I became particularly interested in couture and the embellishment and embroidery that comes with it when I did the course at London College of Fashion. When I started doing my master's degree, I got really, really obsessed with it, watching videos on YouTube, and I found these amazing magazines called In Trend Embroidery, that show you really, really close up detail of each of the embroidery and embellishments of all of the fashion weeks across the world. ...”
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Course summary for: Fashion Embroidery: Embellishing with Beads
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DIY, Embroidery, Fashion Design, Textile Design, Upcycling

Jodie Ruffle
A course by Jodie Ruffle
Jodie Ruffle is an embroidery and embellishment designer based in London. Growing up in a creative household meant she was always making things as a child and eventually went on to study fashion at university. After graduating, she worked as an intern and assistant for various designers, including Alexander McQueen. There she worked on two main collections as well as projects in London and France. Jodie later took a course in couture embellishment at London College of Fashion, which defined her career and solidified her passion for embroidery and embellishment. From there, she studied a master’s in fashion, specializing in embroidery, and had her collection exhibited during London Fashion Week.
Since then, Jodie has worked with various designers on everything from fashion to furniture and often collaborates with other creatives to make unique embroidered pieces with sustainability in mind. She also teaches fashion textiles and design at Middlesex University.
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