Embroidered Hand Lettering: Create Wearable Art
Pattern Making
A course by Ciara , Multidisciplinary Artist and Designer
About the video: Pattern Making
Overview
“I’ll teach you how to go from a rough sketch to a finished pattern in this lesson. ”
In this video lesson Ciara addresses the topic: Pattern Making, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidered Hand Lettering: Create Wearable Art. Design expressive lettering compositions and learn how to customize your clothing with uniquely embroidered words.
Partial transcription of the video
“Pattern Making In this lesson, I'll teach you how to do thumbnail sketches and how to take those sketches forward into a final design. As I mentioned previously, the phrase that I'll go with is "The Glory is in You". Let's get started. To start with, I'm going to write out the phrase that I want to lay out. This way I know how many letters and how many words I'm working with and how many I need to think about when coming up with the layout. I'm going to quickly jot down a few thumbnail sketches. When you're at this stage, think about what words you want to emphasize. I'm going to emphasize ...”
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Course summary for: Embroidered Hand Lettering: Create Wearable Art
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography, Craft -
Areas
DIY, Embroidery, Hand Lettering, Textile Design, Typography

Ciara
A course by Ciara
Ciara LeRoy, a.k.a. Pretty Strange, is a multidisciplinary artist and designer who specializes in hand lettering and embroidery. After studying creative writing and publishing, she began her creative career by making bespoke greeting cards for friends and family. She’s since gone on to collaborate with magazines, art galleries, restaurants, and clothing stores, using lettering as a medium to express herself and the social issues that are important to her.
Ciara established her brand Pretty Strange Design in 2017 and has worked with clients including Facebook, Cosmopolitan, Pfizer, Comcast, and Madewell, helping them to tell stories through letter-based art. She also shares her designs with over 20K followers on Instagram.
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