Experimental Embroidery Techniques on Paper
Free stitch
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: Free stitch
Overview
“This is a very playful type of filler that I developed several years ago, when I was working on a project called Nanuq. It will serve to fill large areas randomly and with fewer holes.”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: Free stitch, 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 II Free Stitch The free stitch is a kind of open fill. To be honest, I found this stitch during an imminent deadline panic. I got like, "Keep embroidering, keep going!" I started embroidering and embroidering and, in the end, I realized that random way of filling finished adding this texture I really liked. In fact, it goes really well on paper, because it requires few holes, since the stitches are so long. This allows you to fill large areas, though it's on paper. Since it's an open fill, I won't mark my working route. You can do it with a pencil or something you ...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Embroidery Techniques on Paper
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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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