Embroidered Letters: Thread as a Graphic Tool
A course by Elidé Rangel Soto , Designer and Visual Communicator
Learn to design powerful words with needle and thread
Learn to design powerful words with needle and thread
Illustration is not limited to conventional methods. For Elidé Rangel, also known as Florula, needle and thread work in much the same way that a pencil does. With each stitch, he draws dots, lines, textures, and patterns, creating illustrations that can be experienced through touch as well as sight. This style of handmade design has led Florula to work with Casita de Wendy, Vista Alegre and the Thyssen Museum, as well as to collaborate with the Texture Factory Workshop.
In this course, learn the techniques to create incredible embroidered words, with different combinations of stitches, that you can use as graphic material for a project or for decorative purposes.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 9 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (684)
- 12,458 students
- 16 lessons (3h 14m)
- 9 additional resources (7 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?
Embroider words! Do this with different combinations of stitches, using the thread as your paintbrush to communicate both through both its meaning and texture.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Embroiderers, artisans, illustrators, lettering artists, and anyone interested in design and communication looking for new ways to expand their visual language with artisanal embroidery techniques.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, no previous knowledge is required, as Florula will teach you the basic embroidery stitches.
In terms of materials, you need an embroidery hoop, embroidery cloth, thread, needles, scissors, tracing paper, and drawing tools, as well as other specific embroidery accessories that Florula details throughout the course.
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A course by Elidé Rangel Soto
Elidé Rangel, better known as Florula, is a designer and visual communicator. In 2012, she founded Estudio Florula, where she explores the possibilities of design based on experimentation with different manual techniques and alternative materials.
Her first encounter with embroidery was through self-teaching, although she was later trained by Inés da Luz and Gimena Romero. In 2015, she received a Master's degree in surface design from the IED in Madrid, carrying out projects for brands such as Casita de Wendy, Vista Alegre, and the Thyssen Museum, as well as collaborations with the Texture Factory Workshop.
Estudio Florula covers a range of areas, from handmade design using embroidery and other manual techniques, and its dissemination through workshops and DIY kits, to the design of patterns with applications in fashion, packaging and branding, and special projects.
Content
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U1
Hello!
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
The first thing...
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Materials
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Types and color
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Transfer to the web
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U3
Types and points
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Line quality Cursive letter.
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Romana + nuanced filler I
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Romana + nuanced filler II
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Sans serif + chain and flat point
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U4
Textures
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Lattice
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Taffeta
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Bologna
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U5
Blot it!
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The project: Hello! I
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The project: Hello! II
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Felt applications
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Spot counted
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FP
Final project
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Embroidery Lettering
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katamacias
un curso muy fácil de seguir y didáctico
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giorginigiovanni
Corso super interessante e utile per chi voglia avvicinarsi al lettering bordado.
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maddalena_s
Corso molto bello e interessante. Ben spiegato anche per chi è principiante come me
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zicherka
Marzyłam, żeby umieć ładnie ozdabiać literki i ten kurs dokładnie pokazuje jak to zrobić. Polecam:)
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mel.in.cusco
Nunca había trabajado con tipografía de esta manera, me pareció muy bien explicado, con ejemplos simples, prácticos y factibles de realizar en un nivel inicial.
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