Photo Embroidery on Fabric

Minia Banet is a photographer and embroiderer who creates unique decorative pieces and accessories from her own studio, Studio Variopinto. Using threads and pixels, she explores new ways to create by mixing photography with embroidery. She has created crochet patterns for brands like DMC, We Are Knitters, and Labores del Hogar magazine.

In this course, Minia teaches you the different ways of transferring images onto fabric and how to create a collage using a photo and three dimensional embroidery techniques. Learn flat and raised embroidery stitches, see how to find the ideal color palette, and start creating embroidered elements onto your transferred photo. Finish the course with a unique handmade item filled with color, texture, and volume.

Get to know Minia, photographer, embroidery specialist, and founder of Studio Variopinto. She talks you through her journey into the world of embroidery, and what led to making it her full-time profession. She also shares her references and goes through what you’ll learn in the course.

Start off by discovering the tools and materials you are going to use. Learn the basic flat embroidery stitches: back stitch, running stitch, fly stitch, weave stitch, and split stitch. Then learn the raised stitches: french knot, picot stitch, and rope stitch.

Explore the ideal type of photos for transferring onto fabric, learn how to use color, and see how to select an attractive color palette. Create a collage of your design and composition idea with Photoshop before starting your final project.

Minia teaches you three techniques to transfer your images: with printable fabric, with gel transfer medium, and fabric transfer paper.