Embroidery Technique with the Back Stitch
How was it?
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: How was it?
Overview
“We will start by looking at this point from scratch, because although it is a traditional linear point in Victorian embroidery, errors can occur from the beginning. We will see how to start and always finish in the front.”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: How was it?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidery Technique with the Back Stitch. Learn to create unique images using just one embroidery stitch.
Partial transcription of the video
“The back stitch. Probably, this is the point that has most explained in my existence. Okay, I love it, is my favorite. work with a single strand, what do you mean? One strand I can work to a single strand, to one over two to two over four, to three over six. I am referring to the nomenclature of the line quality that I am going to use during my embroidery. A full strand goes from the sternum to the wrist. I use this amount of thread because the natural movement of the embroidery is this. So, it's a thread long enough to give me space to come and go, to be able to work at ease, and short eno...”
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Course summary for: Embroidery Technique with the Back Stitch
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Embroidery, Textile Design
Gimena Romero
A course by Gimena Romero
Gimena Romero is an artist and writer based between Mexico City and Barcelona. She trained in various schools in Mexico, Spain, and France and has received multiple awards and mentions internationally.
Her work has been displayed in various exhibitions in 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 Teixim 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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