Abstract Color and Design for Embroidery
Stitching the Silhouette
A course by Jen Smith , Fiber Artist
About the video: Stitching the Silhouette
Overview
“First thing first! Therefore, I'll teach you how to stitch the focal subject of a piece. ”
In this video lesson Jen Smith addresses the topic: Stitching the Silhouette, which is part of the Domestika online course: Abstract Color and Design for Embroidery. Learn how to design and stitch a vibrant piece with striking color combinations to create a unique decoration for your home.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Stitching the Silhouette In this lesson, I'll stitch the silhouette using the modified satin stitch we learned in the last lesson. You may notice the design looks a bit different in the hoop than it did when I transferred earlier. For educational purposes, I printed this with my laser printer, but using the method that I showed you will work fine for your purposes. We'll start by filling in the trunks or whatever your silhouette is, with this modified satin stitch. You want to cover all the lines that you can see but keep it as straight as possible so that the trunk of the tree is equal o...”
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Course summary for: Abstract Color and Design for Embroidery
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Embroidery, Fiber Arts
Jen Smith
A course by Jen Smith
Jen Smith is an American fiber artist based in Los Angeles who specializes in embroidery. She grew up in a creative household with a photographer for a father and a maker for a mother. Jen later went on to study marketing at university and worked in the advertising industry for a number of years, before pursuing a career as an artist. She first started experimenting with embroidery in 2017 as a creative outlet, before turning it into a career two years later.
Since then, Jen’s work has been featured in various publications, including on the cover of Love Embroidery Magazine. She also recreated the cover of Morgenstern’s novel The Starless Sea for Doubleday Publishing’s cover reveal. She sells her work online in various forms, from earrings to embroidery patterns, and shares her designs with over 110K followers on Instagram.
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