Tufting-Gun Tapestry with Felt and Embroidery

A course by Alex Rocca , Designer and Textile Artist

Designer and Textile Artist. Curitiba, Brazil.
Joined October 2019

Learn to use a range of techniques to bring to life original designs filled with volume and texture

93% positive reviews (30)
1,655 students
Audio: Portuguese
Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

Learn to use a range of techniques to bring to life original designs filled with volume and texture

Tapestry is an ancestral technique that never ceases to grow and evolve. If you want to immerse yourself in this world, there's no one better to guide you than Alex Rocca, designer, textile artist, and two-time finalist of the Casa Vogue Design Award who has participated in major art fairs such as MADE and SP-Arte.

In this online course, learn to use tufting, felting, and freehand embroidery to create textured artworks. Alex teaches you the foundations of these three techniques and how to combine them to create a bespoke piece, from the initial sketch to the finishing touches.

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What will you learn in this online course?

17 lessons & 18 downloads

Materials
3 minutes, 47 seconds
Introduction to Tufting Gun
5 minutes, 19 seconds
Reference search
6 minutes, 43 seconds
Drawing and Colors
6 minutes, 35 seconds
Fibers
6 minutes, 29 seconds
Space preparation
6 minutes, 45 seconds
  • 93% positive reviews (30)
  • 1,655 students
  • 17 lessons (1h 25m)
  • 18 additional resources (5 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Portuguese
  • Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Create a stunning wall tapestry using a tufting gun, felting, and embroidery.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Anyone interested in creating tapestries using mixed media.

Requirements and materials

No prior knowledge is necessary for this course.

For materials, you need a needle, thread, tufting guns, and a wooden tufting frame.


Reviews

1,655 Students
30 Reviews
93% Positive ratings

Alex Rocca

A course by Alex Rocca

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Designer and Textile Artist

Alex Rocca is a design and textile artist based in Curitiba. He has a degree in cinema and has exhibited work at major art fairs such as SP-Arte and MADE. Driven by the constant search for artistic freedom and a poetic aesthetic, he draws on influences such as architecture and the seventh art to create powerfully sensorial pieces by playing with shadow, volume, and texture.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • About Me
    • Influences
  • U2

    Materials and creative process

    • Materials
    • Introduction to Tufting Gun
    • Reference search
    • Drawing and Colors
    • Fibers
  • U3

    Starting the Project

    • Space preparation
    • Projection and design
    • Tufting: Loop pistol
    • Tufting: Pistol Cut
    • Freestyle Embroidery
    • Fringes
    • Felting
  • U4

    Finishing and care of the piece

    • Bottom finish and finish
    • Brackets: how to fasten the part
    • Cleaning, care and maintenance
  • FP

    Final project

    • Tufting-Gun Tapestry with Felt and Embroidery

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Tufting-Gun Tapestry with Felt and Embroidery. Craft course by Alex Rocca

Tufting-Gun Tapestry with Felt and Embroidery

A course by Alex Rocca
Designer and Textile Artist. Curitiba, Brazil.
Joined October 2019
  • 93% positive reviews (30)
  • 1,655 students