Embroidery on Wood: Art Inspired by Nature

Materials and Tools

A course by Sara Pastrana (Flourishing Fibers) , Graphic Designer and Fiber Artist

100% positive reviews (31)

1,277 students

Audio: English

· · · · · · ·

About the video: Materials and Tools

Overview

“I will show you all the tools needed, including traditional embroidery supplies such as threads and needles. You will also look at power and hand tools that will help you get started working with wood. ”

In this video lesson Sara Pastrana (Flourishing Fibers) addresses the topic: Materials and Tools, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidery on Wood: Art Inspired by Nature. Discover how to add threads and textures to a piece of wood to create a unique work of art, from drilling to stitching and hanging.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Materials and Tools In this lesson, we'll go over materials and supplies. We'll be using a piece of wood. For this project, we'll be using a live slab of basswood. We'll be using blue painter's tape and Spray Mount to attach our template. We'll be using a scrap of wood that will help us not damage our working surface. We'll be using a sanding block to help us remove any of the burrs the drill bits leave behind on the backside of the wood. We'll use pliers to assist us with the embroidery process. The pliers will help us put the needle in and out. As tension builds with the thread and the ...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.

Course summary for: Embroidery on Wood: Art Inspired by Nature

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (31)
1277 students
5 units
20 lessons (3h 54m)
8 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Embroidery, Textile Design, Woodworking

Sara Pastrana (Flourishing Fibers)

A course by Sara Pastrana (Flourishing Fibers)

Teacher Plus

Graphic Designer and Fiber Artist

Sara Pastrana is a graphic designer and fiber artist based in Los Angeles, California. She has worked as a graphic designer for more than 14 years since studying the subject at university. She felt a strong desire to pursue a creative outlet different to her day job, where she was able to work with her hands, and started making embroidery art in 2012. She began experimenting with different types or materials until she found her passion for working with wood and paper.

Embroidering with unconventional materials and learning to build custom panels allowed Sara to develop both her creative and technical skills. Sara has established her niche of combining woodworking technology with traditional, hand-crafted embroidery. She later founded her own business, Flourishing Fibers, where she sells kits, equipment, and her pieces, and she also shares her work with over 15K followers on Instagram.