Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery
Herringbone Darning
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: Herringbone Darning
Overview
“We will see this classic pattern step by step. ”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: Herringbone Darning, 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
“Let’s now look at closed patterns, such as the herringbone darning stitch. It’s a very simple pattern. It’s made of zigzag lines. It works well for making backgrounds and silhouettes, such as cameos, for example, which have dark shadows. We use it to create strong contrasts and to create shadow accents. But always by area, and never lineal. Again, I will start in the bottom-left corner. One, two, three, four, five, six. Here, I’ll move one stitch to the right and up. And here, one down. One, two, three, four, five, six. Notice that I finish one hole before where I started the previous one. ...”
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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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