Embroidery and Color: Create Textile Landscapes
The river and the trees
A course by Célia Bruneau , Embroidery Artist
About the video: The river and the trees
Overview
“Large shapes and reliefs have been embroidered. Now I will show you how to add other elements such as a river, trees and a sun. For the trees, I will work on a round shape, for which I will use satin stitch. For the trunks and the river I will use a backstitch.”
In this video lesson Célia Bruneau addresses the topic: The river and the trees, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidery and Color: Create Textile Landscapes. Learn to embroider with different colors and stitches to make a decorative cushion or other textile piece inspired by a natural landscape.
Partial transcription of the video
“The river and the trees We embroidered the large shapes and the colored reliefs of the embroidery. In this lesson, we will see how to decorate it with a river, trees and a sun. I really think my project is starting to take shape. We can clearly see the different reliefs beginning to take shape, the different planes and a strong enough structure as I wanted. I'll start with one of the trees that I drew with a round shape. I like the idea of a circular object, such as a box of camera roll, a lipstick, a painting, anything to create a truly perfect shape. The stitch I use most often for this t...”
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Course summary for: Embroidery and Color: Create Textile Landscapes
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Category
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Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Embroidery, Interior Decoration, Sewing, Textile Design, Traditional illustration

Célia Bruneau
A course by Célia Bruneau
A trained stylist, Célia Bruneau is an artist who is inspired by natural environments, and her approach to embroidery is intuitive and spontaneous. She lived in Paris for nine years before leaving to travel the world, and now creates hand-embroidered pieces full of color and softness in Paris, the countryside, and beyond.
She makes custom pieces and has collaborated with ICICLE and Combo Magazine. She has also appeared in the likes of ELLE and Konbini.
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