Embroidery and Accessories Customization
Long and short stitches
A course by Josefina Allendes , Crafts and Textile Artist
Joined September 2018
About the video: Long and short stitches
Overview
“It's your turn to learn to work "long and short stitches". With this technique, you will get different textures and volumes. You will see how using different materials but with the same technique, it will be a different shape, with a lot of texture and movement, which will give your piece a unique style. ”
In this video lesson Josefina Allendes addresses the topic: Long and short stitches, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidery and Accessories Customization. Learn to customize textile pieces with free embroidery techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“LONG AND SHORT STITCHES In this lesson we will see the long and short stitches, and we will complement it with what was the French knot. As in our frame we had already finished with a color the french knot stitches, then to implement and complement what we did before, I'm going to start showing you what long and short stitches are. Now they will be with this thread that is double, so it will look thicker when embroidering. Then we will start with the short stitches. We pass our needle and we bury again. We just pass the needle again and we bury again. This time we pass the needle up and bur...”
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Course summary for: Embroidery and Accessories Customization
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Accessory Design, Embroidery, Fashion Design, Jewelry Design, Textile Design

Josefina Allendes
A course by Josefina Allendes
Josefina Allendes is an artist specialized in crafts and textile art. When she was little, instead of playing with dolls, she used to make clothes for them, and her gifts were always handmade. True to her passion, she continued her studies in sculpture and embroidery. She then went on to create Wild Spirit, a children's clothing and shoes brand where everything is 100% handmade.
She currently practices what she calls "free embroidery" and works on commission for interior designers, different international brands, and art exhibitions. She also offers courses on her free and creative techniques in Miami (USA), Lima (Peru), Santiago de Chile (Chile), and Buenos Aires (Argentina).
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