Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery
Types of Patterns
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: Types of Patterns
Overview
“From the pieces that I showed you in the previous lesson, I want to explain what is an open pattern, a medium pattern and a closed pattern. When you understand it, the creation of our sample book will take on another meaning.”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: Types of Patterns, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery. Discover a traditional English embroidery technique and create a unique piece using historical patterns.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we'll look at how patterns work. What is this? Basically, blackwork is based on shading, which we will refer to as the weight of the thread. We will achieve color saturation through weight and transitions that we will apply to each pattern. Some patterns are more saturated than others. For example, this is a closed pattern. It’s a work in progress. There is a large amount of thread on the fabric per square centimeter. The amount of thread per square centimeter is a lot more than, for example, in an open pattern. This is an open pattern. We will be studying open patterns in t...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery
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Areas
Embroidery, Textile Design
Gimena Romero
A course by Gimena Romero
Gimena Romero is an artist and writer based in Mexico City and Barcelona. She trained at various schools in Mexico, Spain, and France and has received multiple awards and mentions internationally. Her work has been displayed in numerous exhibitions across countries like Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, France, Portugal, Ukraine, and Spain. She has several publications under her belt in the areas of narrative, poetry, and textile research with Thule Ediciones and Editorial Gustavo Gili. Her book Hebra de Agua was awarded book of the year at the 2016 Teixem la ciutat festival in Catalonia. She has also conducted research into embroidery and the body with Lausín embroidery at the UNAM Faculty of Arts and Design in Mexico. She loves life, dogs, and biscuits.
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