Embroidered Needle Lacemaking
Materials
A course by Claire de Waard , Hand Embroiderer
About the video: Materials
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you what are the materials and tools we will be working with, as well as explaining what makes a suitable fabric for this type of embroidery.”
In this video lesson Claire de Waard addresses the topic: Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidered Needle Lacemaking . Create embroidered laces, learn to identify various types and experiment with your own designs..
Partial transcription of the video
“So now that we've learned about the different types of laces and how these were made, in this lesson I'm going to show you what the materials we are going to need going forward for the project and for stitching. So starting with the fabric, what I've chosen is linen. So I've got different types of linen here and what we want to have is a linen that's got a little bit of structure so you can clearly see the weave. And here I've got a sample for instance that is not so good. You can see the weave is really fine and it's a really nice fabric but maybe not the best suited for some of the stitch...”
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Course summary for: Embroidered Needle Lacemaking
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Category
Craft, Fashion -
Areas
Accessory Design, Embroidery, Fiber Arts, Textile Design
Claire de Waard
A course by Claire de Waard
Claire de Waard is a London-based hand embroiderer specializing in traditional embroidery techniques with a contemporary twist. Her work often explores forgotten or obscure methods, such as embroidered lace and straw embroidery, which she reinterprets in modern contexts. Over the past five years, Claire has honed her craft, working on high-profile projects like catwalk collections for Alexander McQueen and Ralph & Russo, while also developing her personal artistic practice. She has been featured in Madame Figaro Japon and is a guest tutor at the prestigious Hand & Lock embroidery studio.
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