Basic Sewing with a Sewing Machine
Embroidering by machine
A course by Julia Reyes Retana , Architect and Textile Designer
About the video: Embroidering by machine
Overview
“That's right, you can also embroider on the machine, even the simplest one. I'm going to teach you a method so that you can decorate any fabric with your personal style and, by the way, we continue to practice sewing.”
In this video lesson Julia Reyes Retana addresses the topic: Embroidering by machine, which is part of the Domestika online course: Basic Sewing with a Sewing Machine. Learn to create unique and functional pieces from scratch with your sewing machine.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson we will see how to decorate the fabric with embroidery using the machine. In the bag we'll make, which I've shown you, I added a really simple grid on the machine. You do this before starting to make it, when the material is still flat. It's like this, I did a really simple grid, I didn't even mark it, I just did some folds to have lines that would guide me with the iron and I just followed the lines with the machine and that's it. But embroidering with the machine can produce results as complex as hand embroidery. Like this. This is a drawing that I did with a presser foot c...”
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Course summary for: Basic Sewing with a Sewing Machine
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Category
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Areas
Sewing, Textile Design

Julia Reyes Retana
A course by Julia Reyes Retana
Julia Reyes Retana is an architect who, since 2004, has been designing and sewing small collections of objects with textiles as the common thread. She also designs scenery, lighting, and costumes for theater, has a diploma, and has taught multiple courses on various textile techniques. All this led her to found her sewing brand, Chocochips, in 2015, where she produces her own collections and teaches sewing courses.
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