Kari C
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Haute Couture Embroidery

2016-Present

Combining of Luneville hook and

traditional needle embroidery techniques

Haute Couture

Level One


  • Needle embroidery technique :
  • • Flat stitch
  • • Chenille embroidery
  • • Using Paille( raphia) with traditional hand embroidery stitch
  • • Long & Short stitching & shading
  • • French knot
  • • Applying beads


  • Luneville technique :
  • • Essential basic stitches ( chainette)
  • • Pulling stitch
  • • Filling in
  • • Applying facet sequins " in a river"
  • • Applying tubes " in a river"
  • • Back & forth chainette ( tight back stitch )
  • • Application of metallic gold thread

Fabric: Silk organza

Frame elements:

Larger wooden pieces with holes,

Smaller wooden pieces with a gliding slope

Screws with the block and knobs

Haute Couture

Level Two

- Twill tapes are used for securing the fabric tension horizontally and placed by the pins without glass head.

- Pins on the grain line about 2cm from fabric side.

Haute Couture

Level Three

(In progress)


  • Needle embroidery technique :
  • • Application of cotton padding in shapes
  • • Embroidery on cotton padding
  • • Standing soutache
  • • Back & forth soutache
  • • Sewing ornaments
  • • Long and short stitch with shading


  • Luneville technique :
  • • Fantasy bugles in pulling stitch
  • • Scrolls variations with beads and sequins
  • • Vermicelli beads
  • • Vermicelli sequins
  • • Cassie (sequins)
  • • Appliqué motifs and hem folding technique
  • • Pearls caviar

• Pulling stitch shapes


Traditional Thread Work Embroidery

2016-Present

Working with different forms of embroidery majoring in thread work


  • Needle embroidery technique :
  • • Foundation skills in Ribbon Embroidery
  • • Raised Embroidery
  • • Blackwork
  • • Stumpwork
  • • Brazilian Embroidery
  • • Surface Embroidery
  • • Embroidery appliqué
  • • Long & Short Stitches
  • • Thread painting skills