Goldwork Embroidery for Beginners: Capture the Natural World
Materials and Tools
A course by Talisa May , Embroidery Artist
About the video: Materials and Tools
Overview
“In this lesson, I will take you through the varying materials used in goldwork and the tools you will need.”
In this video lesson Talisa May addresses the topic: Materials and Tools, which is part of the Domestika online course: Goldwork Embroidery for Beginners: Capture the Natural World. Learn to combine ancient stitches with contemporary fibers to recreate the patterns and colors of insects in a beautiful yet realistic style.
Partial transcription of the video
“Materials and Tools In this lesson, I'll take you through all of the materials and tools that you'll need for goldwork and this project. It might seem like you need a lot of materials and tools but you might find that you have a lot of this around the house already. To start with, I'll show you the materials needed to transfer the pattern and then to put together the frame. MATERIALS AND TOOLS FOR Transferring the Pattern First, you'll need a printout of the pattern. There are two options here. One of them is for a 6-inch embroidery hoop in a circular shape and the other one is for a 5 x 7 ...”
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Course summary for: Goldwork Embroidery for Beginners: Capture the Natural World
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Category
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Areas
Embroidery, Fiber Arts
Talisa May
A course by Talisa May
Talisa May is an embroidery artist based in London who specializes in goldwork embroidery, bead embroidery, and needle painting. She has always been passionate about crafts, creating her first stitched piece at just five years old and selling bracelets and keyrings to her neighbors. Talisa later discovered cross stitch as a creative outlet after losing her father and practiced it for almost 10 years before experimenting with needle painting. She then began posting her work on Instagram and, after her fiance bought her a goldwork kit for Christmas, found her creative style.
Talisa currently works on commissions, alongside her job as a senior producer in the events industry. She also sells her pieces via Etsy and shares them on social media under the name Boss Stitch. Talisa has been featured on popular embroidery pages on Instagram, as well as in Love Embroidery Magazine.
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