Embroidery Techniques: Illustrating with Needle and Thread

You will begin by knowing the influences of Yolanda Andrés and delving into her creative universe to discover what it is that inspires her.

From your hand you will know what are the necessary materials to immerse yourself in the world of embroidery and you will understand the value of recycling threads and fabrics.

Then you will learn to transfer a drawing to the fabric and it will be then when you arm yourself with thread and needle to practice the different types of stitches.

You will start with the flat stitch, the simplest, to continue with the stitching, the flat past point, the bodoque, the zigzag and the nuanced point.

Once you have mastered these stitches, you will learn the cross stitches, the grid stitch and the intertwined stitches: festoon, chain stitch, loose chain links ...

Finally, Yolanda will talk about the knotted stitches: French knit, post knot and highlight stitch.

In addition, you will know the infinity of applications that the embroidery has at the moment and you will discover tips to take care of your embroidered works and that they last much more time.