Cross-Stitch Portrait Creation
A course by Emily Peacock , Needlework Designer
Learn how to draw, chart, and stitch your own handcrafted portrait from scratch
Learn how to draw, chart, and stitch your own handcrafted portrait from scratch
Creating handmade decorations is a wonderful way of relaxing and expressing your ideas in an original format. Needlework designer Emily Peacock believes cross-stitching to be a haven for creativity, color, and relaxation. Her approach to teaching and creating needlework is to not follow rules, but rather show you how to come up with ideas and find your own creative path. Emily has played an important role in the resurgence of craft in the UK, and in this course, she shows you how to create modern and original cross-stitch portraits.
Discover the versatility of cross-stitch needlework with Emily’s step-by-step method to creating a colorful portrait. See how to draw your portrait, chart it, choose the right colors, and bring it to life with cross stitches. Learn three different ways of displaying your needlework creations: in a frame, for a pillow, or a piece of jewelry. Are you ready to reveal your cross-stitching abilities?
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 17 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (120)
- 2,754 students
- 18 lessons (2h 45m)
- 17 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a unique and colorful cross-stitch needlework portrait that you can turn into a framed picture, pillow, or piece of jewelry.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for those who enjoy manual crafts and want to learn the cross-stitch needlework technique to create a unique gift or decorative piece.
Requirements and materials
No prior needlework knowledge is needed to take the course, just a sense of curiosity!
As for materials, you will need a basic sewing kit with needles, sewing thread, scissors, and a tape measure, a basic drawing kit (pens, crayons, pencils, an eraser), drawing paper, graph paper, tracing paper, threads, fabric of your choice, and a frame, backing fabric, or cushion pad, depending on how you wish to complete the project. A sewing machine would also be useful, but is not essential to take the course.
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A course by Emily Peacock
Best known for her bright colors, typography, and quirky designs, Emily is a needlework designer from the UK who thinks of herself as a graphic designer that works in wool.She began her professional career as a graphic designer in London, working in typography, design, and illustration. Emily rediscovered her love of needlework upon moving to calmer surroundings in France. Returning to the UK four years later inspired her to work on needlework designs full time, thanks to growing popularity in her cross-stitching kits and features of her work in magazines.
Today, Emily works on private commissions, artist collaborations, and large projects for global companies. She also designs and makes cross stitch and needlepoint kits and teaches needlework at The V&A London, The Royal School of Needlework, and on cruise ships around the world. In 2018, she was awarded Designer of the Year at the first National Needlecraft Awards.
Content
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U1
Getting to Know Me!
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Introduction
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Influences
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What Will We Do in This Course?
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U2
Getting Started
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Materials and Supplies
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Threads
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Fabrics
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Mastering a Cross Stitch
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U3
Starting Your Final Project
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Finding a Subject for Your Final Project
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Finding the Line
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The Scale of Your Final Project
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Creating a Chart
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U4
Colour and Stitch
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Choosing Colours
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Preparing Your Fabric
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Starting to Stitch
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Removing and Blocking
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U5
Finishing Ideas for Your Project
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Preparing a Canvas for Framing
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Making a Pillow
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Making Jewelry with Smaller Pieces
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FP
Final project
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Cross-Stitch Portrait Creation
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camijak93
Me encantó! Muy bien explicado, es genial la energía de la profesora, aprendí mucho y lo recomiendo totalmente si quieres empezar a crear con la técnica del punto cruz.
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julia
Haven't started yet but it looks like the directions are clear and concise with lots of extra tips and tricks! Wonderful work! Thank you!
speraltalvarez
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alonsovilly
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