Extraordinary Embroidery: Explore Alternative Organic Materials

Extraordinary Embroidery: Explore Alternative Organic Materials

“Congrats! You've reached the end of the course. I hope you feel inspired and prepared to tackle your own project. I'd like to do a quick summary to help you recall the steps you'll need to follow: To begin, choose the material you want to stitch on. Then, draw out a design you may want to stitch into the material; trace the material in the sketchbook or onto graph paper if you can for the most accurate way to plot the drawing.

Prepare the material for stitching; if it's strong enough to withstand stitching, you're ready to go; if it needs reinforcement, adding a coat of PVA to the back can be very helpful. Transfer the drawing onto the object or material either by drawing directly with a felt-tipped pen or by pricking the design using an awl or homemade needle/cork tool. Stitch the design onto the material, going color by color, line by line, until it's finished! Then, knot everything off and trim the threads, and you're done! And that's all from me; thank you again for following along! I'm very excited to see your project, so do share it. Also, I want to encourage you to participate in the forum; conversation sparks creativity! I will be there from time to time to check your progress. See you soon!”

Partial transcription of the video

“ Final Project Thank you for taking this course with me. I hope you learned something to take with you to your studio or practice. I hope what you learned today will challenge you but remember, it's all about patience and tension. You can always get more complex with your designs or you can scale back and make something simple. Remember to keep your hands gentle and go as slow as you need to. I work with leaves and botanical material because that's meaningful to me. It's a material that allows me to focus on what grounds my practice, the connection between nature and the human hand. I hope...”

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Course summary for: Extraordinary Embroidery: Explore Alternative Organic Materials

• Level: Beginner
• 96% positive reviews (141)
• 4898 students
• 4 units
• 12 lessons (1h 42m)
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• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Embroidery, Textile Design