Introduction to Photo Embroidery: Create Images with Texture

Overview

“Embroidering my photographs, for me, means going back to that place and looking carefully. When the image is intervened, it comes to life and acquires a value. In this lesson I will tell you about the technique of embroidery on photography and I will show you with physical examples all the possibilities that can be achieved with the stitches that we are about to see. By the way, don't forget to start any work or exploration with clean hands!”

In this video lesson Ofelia & Antelmo addresses the topic: Embroidered photography, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Photo Embroidery: Create Images with Texture . Learn to embroider photographs or paper images by hand using flat and raised stitches.

Partial transcription of the video

“Embroidered Photography Hello, and welcome to this unit in which I'll talk about embroidered photography. First of all I want to show you my embroidered photos so you can get an idea of what you can achieve with thread and paper. First, I'll show you pieces with very little embroidery so you can see that you don't have to do a lot of work or spend two weeks embroidering. You can embroider something in an hour, and it will be beautiful. Like this photo, for example. We saw it in the last unit. It's hard to see that it's embroidered, because what I camouflage the color of the thread with the ...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Photo Embroidery: Create Images with Texture

• Level: Beginner
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  Craft, Photography & Video

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  DIY, Embroidery, Paper Craft, Photography, Textile Design