Embroidery Techniques Specialization

Overview

“Moving to the lower wings, Emillie Ferris reveals how light and shadow create butterfly magic! She adds extra layers of stitches to create beautiful gradients that mimic sunlight, then shows how to tackle those tricky middle segments with different stitch lengths. Her artistic touch? Adding subtle highlights with lighter thread for that extra sparkle! ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: The Hindwings and the Body 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidery Techniques Specialization. Master embroidery techniques with realistic stitches, color theory, and design transfer to create intricate wearable art.

Partial transcription of the video

“Okay, so I finished all of the upper wing and I've also added in a few extra details. I added in a bit of 400 over here and I also did a second layer of split stitch on the top. So you can see here it goes from 310 and then I used 898 just in the middle and then I go back to 310 when I go to the body. This just creates a lighter gradient and creates more of an illusion of sunlight touching the butterfly. So now I'm going to begin the lower wings. I'm going to start with 780 and we're going to do the big segment right in the middle. I'm going to use one strand of 780 and remember you can pen...”

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Course summary for: Embroidery Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 97% positive reviews (38)
• 4388 students
• 9 units
• 46 lessons (7h 15m)
• 9 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Botanical Illustration, DIY, Embroidery, Hand Lettering, Jewelry Design, Naturalistic Illustration, Pattern Design, Sewing, Textile Design, Traditional illustration, Typography, Upcycling