Danielle Clough's mind-bending embroidery brings portraits to life with a needle and thread. Here, she opens up about her beginner embroidery projects, her relationship with social media, and how she finds inspiration. To learn her techniques, join Danielle on Skillshare in her new Original: https://skl.sh/3L47iyr
And to shop Danielle’s exclusive collection on DMC, visit https://skl.sh/shopDMC
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QUICK JUMP MENU
00:00 The Value in Hand Embroidery
00:27 What Freedom Does Crafting Allow?
00:49 Daniell's Early Hand Embroidery Projects
01:42 What Advice Would You Give Yourself If You Could Go Back?
02:15 Where Do You Go for Inspiration?
02:55 What's One Question You Wish You Were Asked More Often?
03:24 The Future of Thread Arts and Hand Embroidery
03:52 Has the Pandemic Changed Your Relationship to Your Craft?
04:13 Advice for Those Struggling with Art and Creative Projects
04:57 Why Can Portraiture Embroidery Be Intimidating?
05:37 What's One Overlooked Aspect of Crafting?
05:56 Join Danielle on Skillshare
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ABOUT SKILLSHARE
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CREATE WITH DANIELLE’S EMBROIDERY KIT
Stock up on all the tools you need to build your own embroidery portfolio with this kit from Danielle and DMC. Hand-selected by Danielle, this kit will set you up for success on your portraiture embroidery journey: https://skl.sh/shopDMC
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ABOUT DANIELLE CLOUGH
As a photographer-designer-VJ-embroiderer, Danielle Clough has lived a life forever bound to the hyphen. Born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa (and referred to as “Dee” by those who know her), Clough completed her studies in art direction and graphic design at The Red and Yellow School before embarking on a career in visual art, digital design and thing-making.
Her combined interest in visual art, music, and the South African street culture scene led to an experimental stint turned niche gig creating visuals for live music events. When she is not VJing, Dee is doing digital design work for local companies; wrapped in a mess of threads embroidering anything from vintage rackets to shoes; lending her voice to local radio shows (Assembly Radio, Bush Radio); creating custom book covers (Modjaji Books); and working as a contributing photographer for various local and international media. She currently works, plays and bikes in Cape Town. Join her on Skillshare for her new class, Intermediate Embroidery: Explore Collage, Portraits & Embellishments, to learn more about her technique and how you can elevate your own crafts at home: https://skl.sh/3L47iyr