Contemporary Embroidery With Traditional Mexican Needlework
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
Learn the origin, context, and technique of four types of Mexican embroidery
Learn the origin, context, and technique of four types of Mexican embroidery
Want to capture the essence of the world around you through embroidery? Or connect with the purest part of your being as you work the needle? This technique represents all that and more for prolific artist and researcher Gimena Romero.
Join her as she teaches you the origins, the context, and the techniques of embroidery from the four corners of Mexico. Throughout the course, look at the traditional crafts, people, and history as a means of exploring this wonderful country.
If you want to take your embroidery even further, discover Gimena's other courses: Experimental Embroidery Techniques on Paper, Painting with Thread: Textile Illustration Techniques, and Embroidery Technique with the Stem Stitch.
What will you learn in this online course?
19 lessons & 19 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (544)
- 15,155 students
- 19 lessons (3h 1m)
- 19 additional resources (8 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Reinterpret tradition by adding contemporary Mexican embroidery to a garment.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in traditional arts, decorative arts, or Mexican folklore, as well as in sewing and embroidery as an artistic language.
Requirements and materials
You don't need previous embroidery experience to take this course, just a curious mind and a love of compelling histories.
In terms of materials, you need embroidery thread in various colors, embroidery needles or size 22 large eye sewing needles, embroidery scissors, fabric, an embroidery hoop of approximately 18 centimeters in diameter, and an item of clothing for your final project.
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A course by Gimena Romero
Gimena Romero is an artist and writer based between Mexico City and Barcelona. She trained in various schools in Mexico, Spain, and France and has received multiple awards and mentions internationally.
Her work has been displayed in various exhibitions in 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 Teixim 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.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Sample of parts and materials
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Pattern and choice of materials in tradition
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Embroidery is experience 1
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Embroidery is experience 2
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How to transfer a pattern
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U3
Tenango embroidery
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Where does Tenango embroidery come from?
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Planar and Linear Stitches
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How to start on curves and peaks
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How to mix patterns and colors
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U4
Chamula embroidery
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Where does Chamula embroidery come from?
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The point: skewed fill
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The point: texture for leaves
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U5
Zinacantán embroidery
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Where does Zinacantán embroidery come from?
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Randa filling
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Outlines and details
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U6
Huixtán ancient embroidery
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Where does the ancient embroidery of Huixtán come from?
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Ich and basting
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Icakmail and nikté
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FP
Final project
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Contemporary embroidery with traditional Mexican stitches
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mahalgas
Pani Gimena Romero pięknie opowiada o hafcie meksykańskim o kolorach i fakturach, skąd bierze inspiracje do swoich prac. Haft meksykański ładnie się prezentuje na ubraniach lub na innych tkaninach. Pani Gimena pokazuje jak się wyszywa ściegi, jakie nici się stosuje i jakie igły. Na pewno wyhaftuję sobie jakiś obrazek na moim ubraniu. Polecam kurs osobom, które lubią haftować.
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cirila03
Me encantó, pasé un tiempo lindo bordando y aprendí mucho sobre los bordados de mi país. ¡Muchas gracias por el curso y tu importante trabajo de difusión!
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erika.gallegosc
Excelente curso, feliz por haberlo comprado.
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mozeli6
El curso me ha encantado, sobre todo por Gimena que es una gran narradora, cada sesión es un cuento que me hace querer aprender más sobre el bordado y las historias que hay detrás de cada puntada.
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pamelacisneros
¡Acabo de ver los primeros 6 minutos del primer video y me ha encantado!
Soy fotógrafa, gran amante de la cultura mexicana y de sus bordados. Me gusta mucho ver películas y siempre he creído que una película te puede enamorar en los primeros minutos, eso es precisamente lo que me ha pasado con este curso de Gimena, en esos primeros minutos ya me ha encantado y sé que voy a aprender muchísimo. ¡Muchas gracias por la historia y por el bellísimo bordado mexicano!
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