Amigurumi Design: Create Crochet Characters
The Search for Inspiration and the Sketch
A course by Elisa Ems-Domenig , Amigurumi Designer
Joined November 2021
About the video: The Search for Inspiration and the Sketch
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you how to find suitable inspiration for your ideas, which you will then later implement into an amigurumi. I also show you how to summarize your inspirations at a glance with the help of a mood board, how to find beautiful color combinations and how to create a simple sketch. ”
In this video lesson Elisa Ems-Domenig addresses the topic: The Search for Inspiration and the Sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Amigurumi Design: Create Crochet Characters. Discover how to make cute animal characters with just one thread and create designs that reflect your personality.
Partial transcription of the video
“In the previous lesson. we focused on mastering the essential crochet techniques. Now. we'll explore of inspiration to guide us in creating a design. specifically for our course project: the tiger. The key to start with a clear idea. This foundation will help us bring our vision to life and ensure our project is of what you want to design. For me. I often have a persistent. vague concept in my mind that lingers until I begin crocheting or at least it out. Once this initial idea is established. it becomes the foundation for my creative process. guiding To find suitable inspirations. i recomm...”
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Course summary for: Amigurumi Design: Create Crochet Characters
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Amigurumi, Art Toys, Arts & Crafts, Creating with Kids, Crochet, Fiber Arts

Elisa Ems-Domenig
A course by Elisa Ems-Domenig
Elisa Ems-Domenig is an Austrian amigurumi designer. With her brand, Lulu loves the moon, she sells crochet patterns and knitted figures, especially of animals. She lives at the foot of the Alps, surrounded by nature, and this is reflected in her style: her designs are captivatingly simple, with natural tones. For her, the figures are not just toys, but are transformed into living characters through her creative process.
Her amigurumi patterns have been published in crochet magazines and books all over the world. After one of her Instagram posts featuring her Bunny Pumpkin figure went viral in a short space of time, new collaborations with brands such as Wollplatz and Germany's best-known specialist magazine, Verena, began to emerge.
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