Advanced Embroidery with Color-Image Transfers
A course by Studio Variopinto , Embroiderer and Photographer
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
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 18 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (61)
- 3,445 students
- 16 lessons (2h 39m)
- 18 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Indonesian · Romanian
- 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
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Studio Variopinto
A course by Studio Variopinto
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
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Materials, image transfer and color application
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Materials and Tools
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Search for references and creation of the mood board
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Coloring transferred images
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U3
Sampler of advanced stitches and mixed techniques
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The chain and the first stitches
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Loom stitch, Pekinese stitch, and trellis stitch
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Other points
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Mixed techniques: beads and needle felting
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U4
Image transfer and embroidery
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Image transfer 1
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Image Transfer 2
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The embroidery of photography 1
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The embroidery of photography 2
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The finish of the frame
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U5
Piece care and other embroidery applications
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Care, framing and applications
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Share the work
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FP
Final project
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Advanced Embroidery with Color-Image Transfers
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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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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Certificates
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Get front-row seats
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Share knowledge and ideas
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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Connect with a global creative community
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FAQs
This course teaches you how to blend contemporary embroidery techniques with printed photography, enabling you to create personalized textile artworks from images transferred onto fabric and hand-embroidered.
The course is designed for people with intermediate experience in embroidery or textile arts, though it explains techniques from the ground up for those who want to deepen their skills.
You’ll need light-colored fabrics, mouliné threads, embroidery needles, an embroidery hoop, transfer paper, water-based markers, an iron, a sponge, and printed photographs. Having a computer for digital editing is also recommended.
You’ll learn how to transfer images onto fabric, embroider over them using various stitches and mixed techniques, create mood boards, select color palettes, and apply professional finishing techniques to your projects.
The course teaches how to transfer printed images using transfer paper and heat, ensuring your design is precise and durable on the fabric before you start embroidering.
Stitches covered include chain stitch, worm stitch, loom stitch, Pekin stitch, lattice stitch, knots, plus advanced techniques like needle felting and bead application.
The techniques you learn can be applied to both women’s garments and decorative pieces, allowing you to personalize clothing, accessories, or textile art panels.
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