Stitch Your Style: Personalize Your Wardrobe with Embroidery
Embroidering the Flowers 2
A course by Erin McDonald , Embroidery artist and course instructor
About the video: Embroidering the Flowers 2
Overview
“Now, you’ll enhance your flower with thread painting, blending a second color into the petals using the long-short stitch for a seamless gradient. You’ll then use metallic thread to add French knots to the flower’s center, practicing precision and patience with delicate materials.”
In this video lesson Erin McDonald addresses the topic: Embroidering the Flowers 2, 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
“Now I'm going to get my second color and thread my needle with two strands of floss. Now I'm ready to add my second color to the flower. I'm also going to start again with a knotless start, be sure to start your knotless method in an area that will be covered up with this thread. This technique of adding a second color and blending it into our previous color is called thread painting. You'll do this by bringing your needle up, either in between or in the actual middle of the previous stitches. This is where you'll really begin to see your flower coming together. And as you can see, using va...”
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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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