Colorful Hand Embroidery 101: Learn to Stitch from Scratch
About Me
A course by Kristen Gula , Fiber Artist
About the video: About Me
Overview
“Meet me and learn about the meaning behind this class (and how I hope it can help you “to be yourself”). ”
In this video lesson Kristen Gula addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Colorful Hand Embroidery 101: Learn to Stitch from Scratch. Learn to embroider with pride by making a vibrant statement piece filled with layers, colors, and textures.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me Hi, my name is Kristen Gula, and welcome to my course. I am a hand embroidery artist who got their start almost 10 years ago. I lost my job two weeks before my wedding and that's a lot of stress, so I desperately was trying to find new work that let me stay home and take care of my daughter. That search just took me out. My depression got bad, my anxiety got bad, and I thought, "I have to do something to fill my time." Luckily, I went and visited a friend and saw she was doing cross-stitch and she told me how it helped with her anxiety. I thought that maybe I could give that a shot...”
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Course summary for: Colorful Hand Embroidery 101: Learn to Stitch from Scratch
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Areas
DIY, Embroidery, Textile Design
Kristen Gula
A course by Kristen Gula
Kristen Gula is a self-taught fiber artist from St. Louis, Missouri. She specializes in hand embroidery, and founded her online store, Gulush Threads, in 2013. Shortly after launching her business, she started her own YouTube channel to teach embroidery tutorials, which boosted her online presence, earning her 98K followers. Since then, she’s travelled throughout the U.S. and Canada teaching hand embroidery workshops.
In 2018, she published her first book 200 Embroidered Flowers, which has since been translated into German and Japanese, and boasts a 4.6 rating on Amazon. Kristen has featured in The Crafter’s Box podcast, as well as publications like St. Louis Post Dispatch, Ladue News, Koel Magazine, Vail Daily, and St. Louis Magazine.
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