Stitch Your Style: Personalize Your Wardrobe with Embroidery
Tools and Materials
A course by Erin McDonald , Embroidery artist and course instructor
About the video: Tools and Materials
Overview
“First of, I will talk about the best kind of shoe to select for this project, and what kind of shoes to avoid. I’ll also go over the tools.”
In this video lesson Erin McDonald addresses the topic: Tools and Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Stitch Your Style: Personalize Your Wardrobe with Embroidery. Learn to personalize canvas shoes with hand embroidery, mastering floral designs and essential stitching techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Let's talk about the materials we'll need for this project. You'll need a pair of canvas shoes, Needles? embroidery thread and scissors? You'll only need one pair of scissors. but as an embroidery artist, I love collecting them. And if you love embroidery as much as I do, you may end up becoming a scissor collector as well. If you'd like to add gold accents or metallic accents to your shoes, you'll need metallic thread. If you'd like to add beads, you'll need beads, beading needles, and beading thread. For practicing the stitches, You'll need to print out your... Sampler pattern. You'll nee...”
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Course summary for: Stitch Your Style: Personalize Your Wardrobe with Embroidery
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Embroidery, Textile Design, Upcycling
Erin McDonald
A course by Erin McDonald
Erin McDonald is a self-taught embroidery artist renowned for her intricate floral designs and innovative approach to fiber arts. Her journey into embroidery began in 2010, following a life-altering car accident, where she discovered the therapeutic power of stitching. This newfound passion provided her with a creative outlet and a positive focus during her recovery. Overcoming personal challenges, including addiction and a stint in prison, Erin transformed her life, supported by her family and the serene beauty of East Tennessee, which heavily influences her work. Her dedication to the craft led her to launch High Crafting, now the largest embroidery channel on TikTok, where she shares her expertise and love for embroidery with a global audience.
Erin combines her background in business and marketing with her artistic skills to run a successful enterprise selling embroidery patterns, kits, and tools. Her popular products, such as easy-to-use stick and stitch patterns, reflect her commitment to making embroidery accessible to all. Erin's work is deeply inspired by a vintage floral aesthetic and the vibrant natural beauty of her surroundings. She draws on the rich artistic legacy of her ancestors, adding her unique touch to everyday items. Her story is one of resilience and creativity, inspiring others to transform personal adversity into artistic triumph.
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