Introduction to Photo Embroidery: Create Images with Texture
Raised stitches 2
A course by Ofelia & Antelmo , Textile Art Workshop
About the video: Raised stitches 2
Overview
“We continue discovering the relief stitches. The one I will show you in this video is called a French knot.”
In this video lesson Ofelia & Antelmo addresses the topic: Raised stitches 2, 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
“Raised Stitches Now we're going to continue with the second stitch. It's called a French knot. It's a knot that you're going to make with the aid of the needle. What texture calls for this stitch? It's this whole area of foam, which, unlike the sky, for example, which is very linear and very straight, has a swirly texture here that we can use to add to the photo. The first thing I'm going to do is choose the color, which will be these grays that I picked for the water. I'm going to use the two colors to get a shadow and highlight effect, and you'll see how it begins to take shape. Let's sta...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Photo Embroidery: Create Images with Texture
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DIY, Embroidery, Paper Craft, Photography, Textile Design

Ofelia & Antelmo
A course by Ofelia & Antelmo
Ofelia & Antelmo is a project created by Gabriela Martínez—designer and textile artist—in 2017 that started out as a contemporary textile art proposal presented in two formats that go hand in hand: textile art and wearable art.
Textile art is the starting point of Gabriela's process, in which she explores all her ideas for colors, textures, stitches, and effects, then seeks to bring them to life in handmade garments with wear-resistant finishes and stitches. Her main motivation is that quality prevails over quantity, and so she creates pieces that can be inherited as a form of protest at the speed at which the world moves today.
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