Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery
Mosquitoes
A course by user709335 surname709335 , Artist and Researcher
Joined April 2018
Discover a traditional English embroidery technique and create a unique piece using historical patterns
Joined April 2018
About the video: Mosquitoes
Overview
“Mosquitos, as its name says, is a mosquito pattern. I did this pattern looking for a contemporary reinterpretation of the technique, and Mars chose it.”
In this video lesson user709335 surname709335 addresses the topic: Mosquitoes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery. Discover a traditional English embroidery technique and create a unique piece using historical patterns.
Partial transcription of the video
“To begin, I have my hoop with white fabric and I’ve drawn a diagram so it works well. The first thing we will do is to mark the area where the mosquitoes will go. We’ll start down here again, and from here I will count six stitches up. One, two, three, four, five, six. I will go in here; this piece of metal is used to count stitches. And I come up here. I will count another one diagonally to the top. And from here, one diagonally to the bottom, to create this figure. From here, I will count one, two, three, four. This will be the center of the figure, and from the center I will count one, t...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery
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Embroidery, Textile Design, Textile Illustration
A course by user709335 surname709335
Gimena Romero is an artist and writer based in Mexico City and Barcelona. She trained at various schools in Mexico, Spain, and France and has received multiple awards and mentions internationally. Her work has been displayed in numerous exhibitions across countries like Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, France, Portugal, Ukraine, and Spain. She has several publications under her belt in the areas of narrative, poetry, and textile research with Thule Ediciones and Editorial Gustavo Gili. Her book Hebra de Agua was awarded book of the year at the 2016 Teixem la ciutat festival in Catalonia. She has also conducted research into embroidery and the body with Lausín embroidery at the UNAM Faculty of Arts and Design in Mexico. She loves life, dogs, and biscuits.
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