Embroidery on Wood: Art Inspired by Nature

Stitching with Metallic Threads

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

100% positive reviews (31)

1,277 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Stitching with Metallic Threads

Overview

“Now, you will work with metallic threads and I will give you tips on how to avoid the thread becoming tangled. ”

In this video lesson Sara Pastrana (Flourishing Fibers) addresses the topic: Stitching with Metallic Threads , 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

“ Stitching with Metallic Threads In this lesson, I'll show you how to work with metallic thread. If you recall, in a previous lesson, I mentioned how difficult it could be to work with, but there are some tricks and tips that I will show you to make the process of working with this thread a bit easier. I have some examples of why metallic thread is so difficult to work with. It tends to split and fray. When you're embroidering with it, it makes it more difficult to work with. What I've found that helps with the fraying is doubling up your thread. I always work with my thread doubled up wit...”

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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)

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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.