Introduction to Photo Embroidery: Create Images with Texture
A course by Ofelia & Antelmo , Textile Art Workshop
Learn to embroider photographs or paper images by hand using flat and raised stitches
- Best seller English, Spanish
- 99% positive reviews (435)
- 14760 students
Learn to embroider photographs or paper images by hand using flat and raised stitches
Gabriela Martínez Ortiz, founder of textile art workshop Ofelia & Antelmo, embroiders through exploring a diverse range of techniques, mediums, and materials with the aim of honoring her cultural and personal roots. Some of her works have been exhibited in several countries.
As well as her vocation as an embroiderer, Gabriela is passionate about photography. In this course, she teaches you how to embroider on paper images to give them a new personal meaning. For your final project, embroider a photograph to create an altogether new composition using flat and raised stitches. Want to delve even deeper into embroidery? Discover Ofelia & Antelmo's previous Domestika courses: Embroidery: Clothing Repair and Designing Handicraft Garments from Scratch.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 22 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (435)
- 14760 students
- 18 lessons (4h 13m)
- 22 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create an embroidered photograph or image that includes all the stitches learned in the course.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to get into hand embroidery as well as anyone interested in exploring new techniques, mediums, and languages that can be communicated through an image.
Requirements and materials
You don't need any prior knowledge to take this course as your teacher starts from scratch.
For materials you need an image printed on paper and archive material (family or old photos, postcards, old magazines, collages, etc.), embroidery or sewing thread, needles of different thicknesses, scissors, cardboard or foam to serve as a base for punching holes in the paper, and as an optional resource, tracing paper.
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A course by Ofelia & Antelmo
Ofelia & Antelmo is a project created by Gabriela Martínez—designer and textile artist—in 2017 that started out as a contemporary textile art proposal presented in two formats that go hand in hand: textile art and wearable art.
Textile art is the starting point of Gabriela's process, in which she explores all her ideas for colors, textures, stitches, and effects, then seeks to bring them to life in handmade garments with wear-resistant finishes and stitches. Her main motivation is that quality prevails over quantity, and so she creates pieces that can be inherited as a form of protest at the speed at which the world moves today.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Before embroidering
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Photography and composition
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Color
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Materials
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U3
Embroidering
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Embroidered photography
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Embroider paper 1
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Embroider paper 2
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Flat stitches 1
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Flat stitches 2
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Raised stitches 1
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Raised stitches 2
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Raised stitches 3
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U4
Embroidered photography
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End piece 1
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End piece 2
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End piece 3
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The setback and care
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Mounting
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FP
Final project
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Introduction to Photo Embroidery: Create Images with Texture
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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hanna_erinchak
I received more than just embroidery course: Some useful information about photo, about colours and composition
createwriteinspire
I imagined lovely project ideas and appreciated the very thorough instruction. I’ve ordered prints to be made and can’t wait to embellish them!
nataliaoldano
super linda la técnica, gracias
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feyzatandogan
estaba genial, aprendi a bordar y el primer resultado fue muy bueno. muchas gracias.
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antotrevi
Corso ben fatto,mi è piaciuto molto.
Dovrebbe solo esserci una migliore attenzione ai sottotitoli, perché i termini spesso non corrispondono alla lingua italiana
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