Extraordinary Embroidery: Explore Alternative Organic Materials

Overview

“I believe it's essential to give deep consideration and thought to your material choices—there is so much meaning in material, and what you choose to work with can add volumes to the story you're telling with the stitchwork. This workshop is a space to explore working with a material you'd never considered stitching on or didn't think it's possible to stitch on. First, I'll tell you why I choose to work with botanical materials, and then I'll lead you through an exercise to help you decide what you'll work on within this course. ”

In this video lesson Hillary Waters Fayle addresses the topic: Choosing Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Extraordinary Embroidery: Explore Alternative Organic Materials. Learn a new way to embroider by using unconventional materials to stitch unique and unexpected pieces.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Choosing Materials In the last lesson, I talked about the history of textiles and embroidery. Now, I'll talk about the materials and supplies that you'll work with. The choice of materials that I work with is important and personal. I'd hope that this workshop would open some doors for you to think about various materials you'd like to work with that might also be significant for you. There's meaning in the materials that we work with. That's why I try to work with botanical materials or materials that I find outside. I choose to work with leaves specifically because not only are they a s...”

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Course summary for: Extraordinary Embroidery: Explore Alternative Organic Materials

• Level: Beginner
• 96% positive reviews (141)
• 4896 students
• 4 units
• 12 lessons (1h 42m)
• 1 download

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Embroidery, Textile Design