Embroidery and Fabric Painting for Beginners

Overview

“There are an infinite number of stitches and different embroidery techniques, and if you're just starting out, it can be overwhelming! That's why I decided to show my favorite basic stitches that will help you to create amazing and beautiful embroidery. I will use my small abstract composition to show you how I set up the textile on the hoop, how I thread my needle, the basic straight stitch, long and short stitch, French knots, gradients, a thin rope line, and some simple asterisk. Take your time and practice! After mixing and matching these basic stitches, you'll be able to create a very strong and complicated design later on. ”

In this video lesson Polina Oshu addresses the topic: How to Embroider, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidery and Fabric Painting for Beginners. Use colorful markers and embroidery threads to create garments and decorations that express your personality.

Partial transcription of the video

“ How to Embroider We have already colored our design, and the paint is dry. Let's look at our technical sketch and refresh where we have decided to put embroidery. I will fill this element with gradient and embroider a few details here. Now let's start mounting our fabric. I'm using a 16 cm-diameter hoop. Take the inner ring and put it on a plain surface. Put the fabric over it. Place the part of the fabric you are going to embroider in the middle of the hoop in the center and put an outer hoop on the top. Don't forget to enlarge the tension screw. Press the outer ring down around the inne...”

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Course summary for: Embroidery and Fabric Painting for Beginners

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (89)
• 4380 students
• 5 units
• 14 lessons (2h 1m)
• 2 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  DIY, Embroidery, Painting, Pattern Design, Textile Design, Upcycling