Lettering for Embroidered Patches: Make a Wearable Statement
Designing Your Patch
A course by Cristin Morgan , Fiber and Textile Artist
About the video: Designing Your Patch
Overview
“I’ll begin designing the patch. I’ll start by making some rough sketches of the layout of our patch and any embellishments I plan to add based on my mood board. Then, I’ll create a template for the text using accessible online tools. I’ll then make the final template for the project. ”
In this video lesson Cristin Morgan addresses the topic: Designing Your Patch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Lettering for Embroidered Patches: Make a Wearable Statement. Transform a word or phrase into a wearable piece of art by learning to make fun, colorful hand-embroidered patches inspired by typography.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Designing Your Patch We have our mood board and a good idea of what we want our patch to look like. Now we'll start designing our patch. I typically start by making a few sketches of my design. For this part, I'll use my iPad and the Procreate app but you can use a sketchbook or paper and pencil, whatever works for you. I've made a color palette using the colors I decided to use based on my mood board. Now it's a good time to think about what other fabrics and threads you might use to translate the colors from your color palette into actual thread colors. For this, refer to something like...”
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Course summary for: Lettering for Embroidered Patches: Make a Wearable Statement
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Category
Craft -
Areas
DIY, Embroidery, Sewing, Textile Design, Upcycling
Cristin Morgan
A course by Cristin Morgan
Cristin Morgan is a fiber and textile artist, and author of the modern embroidery book Hoop Dreams: Modern Hand Embroidery from Virginia, USA. She has been crafting all her life with a deep love for making things, and has been embroidering since she was a child. As a self-taught embroiderer she has explored many methods and styles and enjoys experimenting with new techniques and materials.
Her work is colorful, bold, and full of texture, and she loves making a personal statement through vibrant pieces and typography. Cristin has been embroidering professionally since 2015 and has had her work featured in several publications including The Strategist, Martha Stewart, Better Homes and Gardens, and Embroidery Magazine. She also teaches workshops and produces patterns and kits for her own brand and for others.
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