Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery
"T" Blocks
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: "T" Blocks
Overview
“This classic pattern resembles a brick wall or superimposed "T" letters.”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: "T" Blocks, 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
“T blocks. This is a pattern... used for medium saturation that basically looks like an upper-case T. It’s very easy to do, but this pattern is much better suited to linear figures rather than organic figures. So, it’s not really suitable for curvy figures like snakes, but rather for figures such as... a building, or angular designs, like houses, or something similar. So, I’m going to start in the bottom-left corner and I’ll count one, two. And I go up one, two. It’s beginning to sound like dance steps. Left, six stitches! One, two, three, four, five, six. One, two. And here, I go one, two. ...”
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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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