Experimental Embroidery Techniques on Paper
Bowtie
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: Bowtie
Overview
“Bowtie is a point that has embroidery basics with relief. We will work in two colors to differentiate the phases that compose it: first we will make the foundation and then embroider on it, to achieve its characteristic texture.”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: Bowtie, 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 Raised Chain Stitch The RCS is the first foundation stitch we're going to learn. The foundation for a raised chain stitch are two parallel dotted lines. We can also use our imagination a bit and picture them being more parallel. I left the outline in Additional Resources. I'm punching a hole here. This hole is the one for... the foundation. The one thing I'm embroidering on paper is going to be these horizontal lines. I have my thread prepared with the masking tape. Our lines will look like this. Horizontal, parallel. As many as to fill the length you want for y...”
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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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