Experimental Embroidery Techniques on Paper
Using the sewing machine
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: Using the sewing machine
Overview
“Already with the piece armed, we will see how to use the sewing machine to join our elements to the paper. Remember that you do NOT need a sewing machine to make an incredible piece, but it will give you a different finish.”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: Using the sewing machine, 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
“ASSEMBLING AND FRAMING YOUR FINAL PIECE Using your Sewing Machine Well, the time has come for us to join everything we learned using this sewing machine. This is like a Rolls-Royce for paper. Not really. It's a very basic machine. But it's better if I think of it as a Rolls-Royce because it's like driving. You have your accelerator, you need to feel the engine. Get it from me. I can't even drive. So it's really easy. In fact, I'm just going to work with a linear stitch. And the idea here is to get all our paper layers together, because the purpose of this specific exercise is joining everyt...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Embroidery Techniques on Paper
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Category
Craft -
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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