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Punch Needle Embroidery: From Pictures to Portraits

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Overview

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Learn to use yarn to create expressive textile portraits of your favorite person.
  • Introduction
  • Getting Ready
  • Pattern-making
  • Let's Start Punching
  • How to Present Your Piece of Art
  • Final project
Embroidery takes on a whole new meaning with the unique touch that Sara Luna brings to the sewing table. She elegantly combines embroidery portraiture with striking color scales to create depth in her creations, which brings them life.

Learn to create stunning embroidered portraits from pictures that convey warmth and emotion. Discover the endless possibilities when playing with different types of yarn, needle sizes, and color patterns to create beautiful textile pieces.

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • What We Will Do in This Course?
  • Materials
  • Choosing the Right Color Palettes
  • Photography
  • The Preparation of the Digital Photo
  • Handmade Pattern-making
  • Transferring and Framing
  • How to Know in Which Direction to Punch
  • Start Punching Your Portrait
  • Finalize the Face with the Lighter Tones
  • The Background
  • Final Touches
  • Sealing the Back, Framing and Recommendations
  • Punch Needle Embroidery: From Pictures to Portraits

Taught by

Sara Luna

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