Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery
Lace
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: Lace
Overview
“Lace in English means lace and this is a point that resembles the texture of flamenco lace very fashionable when Blackwork was first used in London, its saturation level is medium, let's explore what we can do with it.”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: Lace, 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
“We will now look at medium patterns, which are patterns with medium saturation. These are the areas between the shadow areas and the lighter areas. First, we will look at the lace pattern. Lace is a classical pattern which, personally, I think is my favorite classical pattern. It’s called lace, because it resembles flamenco bobbin lace, which was used in that era. In fact, there is royal clothing where the hands have blackwork embroidery that try to emulate flamenco embroidery. Some people used embroidery instead of real lace because lace was incredibly expensive. It gradually became fashio...”
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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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