Embroidered Illustrations: From Watercolor to Thread

Start by getting to know Gabi Goitía as she tells you more about herself, her professional journey from natural science to her discovery of embroidery, her main influences, and the sources of inspiration that motivate her to get creating.

Find out all you need to know about the materials to get your project off the ground. Gabi shares some resources for looking for inspiration and the basic concepts to start defining a color palette.

Time to get to work! Warm up with watercolor and sketch your first illustration. Work through an exercise drawing up a list of triggers or ideas to start improvising and see that you don't need to "know how to draw" to be able to create your patterns.

Then, prepare the needle and thread to turn your illustration into embroidery. Learn to transfer your design onto fabric, choose the appropriate stitches to convey your idea and develop it step by step. See how to work with lines, fills, and tiny details.

To complete your embroidery piece, Gabi helps you refine every last detail so that it's ready to display. She also gives you some tips for taking a great photo of your work to share it on social media.