Needle Embroidery: Create a Natural Composition
A course by Zélia Smith , Textile Artist
Create a delicate plant pattern full of texture and originality with traditional embroidery techniques
Want to let your intuition take the reins and have some fun? That's what Zélia Smith loves most about her work as an expert in needle embroidery. With just some thread and a little patience, she is able to create breathtakingly detailed designs and give substance and originality to any piece of fabric.
In this course packed full of tips and great advice, plants take center stage. With Zélia's infectious passion for textile creation, learn the basics and techniques of needle embroidery and create a delightful plant-inspired composition on an embroidery hoop.
What will you learn in this online course?
20 lessons & 23 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (73)
- 1,882 students
- 20 lessons (3h 52m)
- 23 additional resources (8 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: French
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- Level: Beginner
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What is this course's project?
Create a plant composition embroidered entirely by hand on a circular hoop.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for beginners (the embroidery basics are all explained) as well as those with a little more experience. Exciting and inspiring new techniques can be discovered at any level.
Requirements and materials
You need an embroidery hoop, supporting fabrics, embroidery thread and needles, as well as tracing paper and carbon paper. For the digital creation of the plant pattern, you need access to a tablet (iPad or similar) installed with Procreate.
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Zélia Smith
A course by Zélia Smith
Since she was a little girl, Zélia Smith has been drawn to those pieces of embroidered fabric found at the bottom of a box at a garage sale. It was therefore quite natural that she would go on to study applied arts related to the fashion and textile trades. Her fascination with the stage led her to become a costume designer for national theaters and opera houses.
Despite her academic training, she likes to steer away from perfection to create exactly what she imagines in her mind's eye. In 2015, she launched an Instagram account dedicated to her small embroidered creations and quickly achieved great success. She then opened her own workshop and published a book on hand embroidery: Jungle Broderie, published by Marabout/Hachette.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Materials and creative process
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Tools and materials 1
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Tools and materials 2
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Find inspiration
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Pattern sketch
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Define your color palette
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U3
Start your embroidery
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Stretch the fabric over the drum
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Preparation of thread and needle
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Needle embroidery technique 1
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Needle embroidery technique 2
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Needle embroidery technique 3
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U4
Work on the final project
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Transposition of the pattern on the fabric
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Prepare and organize its composition
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Embroider your final project 1
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Embroider your final project 2
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Embroider your final project 3
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Finalize the composition
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U5
Other tips and advice
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Work with different materials, tips and advice
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Apply your creation to a garment
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FP
Final project
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Needle Embroidery: Create a Natural Composition
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Adorei o curso. Zélia Smith é muito didática e explica com calma. Os bordados que ela faz são muito bonitos.
ciao, utile per chi inizia da zero con il ricamo
Interesting, informative
Thank you
Easy to follow and a great course.
J'ai beaucoup aimé ses explications, la façon de trouver l'inspiration et comment on doit créer sa composition, son cours m'a permis de progresser.