Abstract Color and Design for Embroidery
Finishing Your Hoop
A course by Jen Smith , Fiber Artist
About the video: Finishing Your Hoop
Overview
“There are many ways to finish the back of a hoop, but my preferred method is likely the simplest one. Here you'll learn how to finish the back of the hoop. ”
In this video lesson Jen Smith addresses the topic: Finishing Your Hoop, 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
“ Finishing Your Hoop In this lesson, I'll show you how I finish my hoops. Initially, I like to take a trim around the edge of the remaining fabric to about 0.25 inches, give or take. This is already close to that, so I'll clean up the edges a bit so that it looks nice. I feel it gives it a bit of a professional feel if you don't have a lot of frayed edges. Some people leave a lot wider area, do a hem around it, and pull it tight, so they don't use any glue. I like for people to see all of the work that went into it by seeing the back part of the hoop. If they choose to look, you can see th...”
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Course summary for: Abstract Color and Design for Embroidery
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Category
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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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