Embroidered Letters: Thread as a Graphic Tool
Course final project
A course by Elidé Rangel Soto , Designer and Visual Communicator
About the final project for: Embroidered Letters: Thread as a Graphic Tool
Embroidery Lettering
“I thank you very much that you have come this far and, above all, that you have given yourself the opportunity to experiment with this beautiful technique. Now, I can only invite you to share all your process in the forum, as well as your questions, comments or proposals. I will love seeing the textures that you get because, sure, together we can learn much more. ”
Partial transcription of the video
“Now, I will make a brief summary of what we saw in the course. First I showed you the indispensable materials to start embroidering. Then we met some types of letters, their characteristics and personality, as well as the different sensations and concepts that transmits the color. transfer the design to the fabric using solvent so as not to lose any detail. We start with the cursive letter and apply a technique to do it combining the block stitch and step back. Next we did a nuanced fill on a Roman typeface, contrasting it with a burst of color. Then we rescued a very old technique of enhan...”
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Course summary for: Embroidered Letters: Thread as a Graphic Tool
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Category
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Areas
Embroidery, Textile Design
Elidé Rangel Soto
A course by Elidé Rangel Soto
Elidé Rangel, better known as Florula, is a designer and visual communicator. In 2012, she founded Estudio Florula, where she explores the possibilities of design based on experimentation with different manual techniques and alternative materials.
Her first encounter with embroidery was through self-teaching, although she was later trained by Inés da Luz and Gimena Romero. In 2015, she received a Master's degree in surface design from the IED in Madrid, carrying out projects for brands such as Casita de Wendy, Vista Alegre, and the Thyssen Museum, as well as collaborations with the Texture Factory Workshop.
Estudio Florula covers a range of areas, from handmade design using embroidery and other manual techniques, and its dissemination through workshops and DIY kits, to the design of patterns with applications in fashion, packaging and branding, and special projects.
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