Experimental Embroidery Techniques on Paper
What is a foundation point?
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: What is a foundation point?
Overview
“Foundation means origin, support or base. That is why these points work well on their own or as a start for some more elaborate decorative points, without hurting both the support. We will prepare our frame for the sample and I will show you how to use the thread.”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: What is a foundation point?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Embroidery Techniques on Paper. Apply new stitches, textures, and mediums to your artistic projects.
Partial transcription of the video
“FOUNDATION STITCH SAMPLER I What's a Foundation Stitch? What's a foundation stitch? What do I mean when I talk about foundation stitches? First of all, I want to show you the samples we're doing in class. You can do this same exact one. I'll leave the pattern in Additional Resources, but you can do a different one, use another type of paper or another composition. Go ahead. That's up to you. For it to work as a sample on paper, you just need to... Mind you, you can do it on a fabric too. In fact, it's easier to embroider on fabric. Paper embroidery requires a bit more technique. But if you ...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Embroidery Techniques on Paper
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Category
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Areas
Collage, Embroidery, Fine Arts, Textile Design
Gimena Romero
A course by Gimena Romero
Gimena Romero is an artist and writer based between Mexico City and Barcelona. She trained in various schools in Mexico, Spain, and France and has received multiple awards and mentions internationally.
Her work has been displayed in various exhibitions in countries like Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, France, Portugal, Ukraine, and Spain. She has several publications under her belt in the areas of narrative, poetry, and textile research with Thule Ediciones and Editorial Gustavo Gili. Her book Hebra de Agua was awarded Book of the Year at the 2016 Teixim la Ciutat festival in Catalonia.
She has also conducted research into embroidery and the body with Lausín embroidery at the UNAM Faculty of Arts and Design in Mexico. She loves life, dogs, and biscuits.
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