Embroidery Technique with the Back Stitch
The reverse also matters
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: The reverse also matters
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you how the block point is the other side of the coin from back stitch and how all shadow is also a resource. ”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: The reverse also matters, 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 reverse also matters, maybe they'll kill me because I always tell them it does not matter. Actually what I want to say is not that they will demand perfect setbacks, that's never. In the end, the embroidery is not only what is on its fabric, the embroidery is also what is under its fabric, but more importantly, the embroidery is the air that is around his work. I want to become aware of what happens here, in this area. Example, this piece. This is a bread of the dead. I'm working with stuffing, back stitch, stuffing with controlled loop, all this, but if you look what happens on the oth...”
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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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