Advanced Embroidery with Color-Image Transfers

A course by Studio Variopinto , Embroiderer and Photographer

Embroiderer and Photographer. Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Joined January 2015

Discover how to color images, transfer them onto fabric, and embroider them using advanced techniques to create pieces full of texture

100% positive reviews (53)
2,721 students
Audio: Spanish, English
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Advanced Embroidery with Color-Image Transfers

Discover how to color images, transfer them onto fabric, and embroider them using advanced techniques to create pieces full of texture

Create relief textile pieces using a combination of three main techniques: image coloring, fabric printing, and embroidery. Photographer, embroiderer, and founder of Studio Variopinto Minia Banet introduces you to her creative process. She specializes in the creation of original accessories and decorative pieces full of character.

In this online course, she teaches you to add color to images, transfer them onto fabric, and then embroider directly onto them with both flat and relief stitches to achieve a range of exciting textures. If you want to learn more, check out Minia's previous course: Bordado en fotografías sobre tela

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What will you learn in this online course?

16 lessons & 18 downloads

Coloring transferred images
11 minutes, 36 seconds
The chain and the first stitches
18 minutes, 54 seconds
Image transfer 1
18 minutes, 46 seconds
Image Transfer 2
3 minutes, 52 seconds
  • 100% positive reviews (53)
  • 2,721 students
  • 16 lessons (2h 39m)
  • 18 additional resources (6 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?

Color a photograph, print it on fabric, and then, with the help of an embroidery hoop, embroider onto it using a range of advanced embroidery stitches.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Creative minds wanting to learn new techniques.

Requirements and materials

No previous knowledge is necessary as this course is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced embroiderers. In terms of tools, you need:

⦁ An embroidery hoop
⦁ Dark cotton fabric
⦁ Wool
⦁ Transfer paper for dark fabrics
⦁ Textile glue and scissors
⦁ Water-based felt tips
⦁ A magic fabric pen
⦁ Tracing and carbon paper
⦁ A computer installed with Photoshop and GIMP


Reviews

2,721 Students
53 Reviews
100% Positive ratings

Studio Variopinto

A course by Studio Variopinto

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Embroiderer and Photographer

Minia Banet is a photographer and embroiderer who has been dedicating herself professionally to embroidery since 2017. That same year, she founded Studio Variopinto, a workshop where she creates one-of-a-kind accessories and decorative pieces. She has produced crochet and embroidery patterns for brands like DMC, We are knitters, and Labores del Hogar magazine.

Her pieces can be found on her online store and in a few physical stores across Spain and France. She also works part time as a teacher, giving in-person embroidery courses that largely focus on botanical embroidery and image transferring.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • About Me
    • Influences
  • U2

    Materials, image transfer and color application

    • Materials and Tools
    • Search for references and creation of the mood board
    • Coloring transferred images
  • U3

    Sampler of advanced stitches and mixed techniques

    • The chain and the first stitches
    • Loom stitch, Pekinese stitch, and trellis stitch
    • Other points
    • Mixed techniques: beads and needle felting
  • U4

    Image transfer and embroidery

    • Image transfer 1
    • Image Transfer 2
    • The embroidery of photography 1
    • The embroidery of photography 2
    • The finish of the frame
  • U5

    Piece care and other embroidery applications

    • Care, framing and applications
    • Share the work
  • FP

    Final project

    • Advanced Embroidery with Color-Image Transfers

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    Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.

  • Meet expert teachers

    Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.

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    Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.

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FAQs

Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.

All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.

The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.

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Advanced Embroidery with Color-Image Transfers. Photography, Video, and Craft course by Studio Variopinto

Advanced Embroidery with Color-Image Transfers

A course by Studio Variopinto
Embroiderer and Photographer. Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Joined January 2015
  • 100% positive reviews (53)
  • 2,721 students