Monika

Graduate International School for Textile Arts Master Needle Artisan

My further education in the textile field, especially the training in hand embroidery at ISTA have led me from the classic Canvaswork to the different techniques like goldwork, whitework, blackwork, stumpwork to the composition of my own creations. An incredibly exciting way with colors, shapes, design and stitches!

The variety of different techniques fascinates me again and again and until today I can not clearly define for myself whether I like more classical or unconventional works. I like to embroider fine and filigree or tone in tone in classical techniques, but on the other hand then also free combinations full of textile structures with unusual materials and color combinations.

So it comes that there are a variety of completely different works to discover in my portfolio.

Exercises for the first project: Canvaswork

my first own project - Mister Fish

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Exercises for the second project: Counted Thread Work

Cross stitch, Drawn Thread Work, Blackworkbroidery, Colbert embroidery
beautiful techniques that inspire with their diversity

Because that wasn’t enough for me, I added two small projects.

and fish again ... this time in a double pack and filigree

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on we go to the third lesson: Plain-weave Embroidery

So many stitches, so many threads, so many options – which is the best, where to start – the decision is almost impossible!

My little friend - Mister fish in all its glory

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Now it is first getting white....

Whitework is tradition pure – but does that mean it has to be boring? Certainly not!

Richelieu, raised embroidery, satin stitch embroidery you can't decide what is the most beautiful thing
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It also works very fine!
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... then golden ...

... and now raised!

Stumpwork and ribbon embroidery are as fun as they were hundreds of years ago. Only the motives are a bit different. As usual, there are a few exercises on both topics.

And finally the really big challenge: shading

and a few exercises in the supreme discipline: soft and tapestry shading

The highlight - my final thesis after the painting "Jaqueline" by Pablo Picasso

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My joy of Needlework no longer knows any boundaries A few works that were created during this time

These are projects that are partly created from their own designs, partly worked from kits.