Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery
Waffle
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: Waffle
Overview
“Waffle is a traditional blackwork pattern, very simple. You'll see it!”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: Waffle, 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
“Now let’s take a look at the waffle stitch, which is an extremely simple, classical and traditional stitch. I think the classical stitches are a part of the embroidery tradition. As always, let’s start in the bottom left-hand corner. This is my red guideline, but it came undone. I come up in the bottom-left corner and I’ll go up, one, two to the top. One, two. And from this V, I’ll make a diagonal over two holes. And again, another diagonal over two holes. Notice how these two points line up. This point here will be the center. I’m bringing the needle up in a diagonal line, one, two, with r...”
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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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