If you have a flavour for ethnic embroidery, there is one historic set of patterns that you cannot overlook in your embroidery quest. Ukrainian embroidery dates back to 500 BC where excavated sites have revealed embroidered clothing. Until the 19th century, it was a common household craft and practised by one and all. The gallery of Ukrainian [...]
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Enchanting Ukrainian Ethnic Embroider...
If you have a flavour for ethnic embroidery, there is one historic set of patterns that you cannot overlook in your embroidery quest. Ukrainian embroidery dates back to 500 BC where excavated sites have revealed embroidered clothing. Until the 19th century, it was a common household craft and practised by one and all. The gallery of Ukrainian [...]
The History of Gold Embroidery : Meta...
What is Gold Embroidery? How did it come into existence? What is its significance?
To answer these questions, lets rewind back the time wheel to 2000 years ago – the era of Jesus Christ. Goldwork was originally developed in Asia in the 0th century and its use reached a remarkable level of skill in the Middle Ages, when a style calle [...]
Stitch Everything You Can – Inc...
What are passionate people made of? ……
What does Sachin Tendulkar love to do and what does he do most of the time? What does Bill Gates do most of his time! I was reading this book “Outliers” by Malcom Gladwell, where he mentioned that successful people spent 10000 hours working on their passion before they hit the [...]
Giant Hand Embroidery – Gift to...
9 artisans – 4 years hard work. All done with the motive of giving a fitting tribute to Hanoi on the occasion of its millenial anniversary. The gift is in the form of a giant hand embroidered artistic piece titled : “Aspiration of 1000 year Thang Long”.
Background of Thang Long
The central old citadel of Hanoi was the e [...]
Have You Heard of Assisi Embroidery?
Most probably you may have not… Assisi Embroidery is a type of counted-thread embroidery with foundations that range back to the 13th century in a small town called Assisi in Italy. The background is filled with embroidery stitches and the main motifs are left void and unstitched. Hence this embroidery has been coined as the voiding [...]
Palestinian Embroidery Motifs –...
So lets begin with : What is a motif? A motif is basically a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration. It could also mean a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music. An embroidery motif is a pattern in cloth which consists of decorative shapes in various splashes of co [...]
The Lesser Known Art of Paper Embroid...
An embroidered pattern done on paper is known as paper embroidery. Simple, isn’t it? It can get a bit complicated though!
So, when did paper embroidery begin in the world? Let us trace the evolution and history of this unique and amazing art.
Pin Pricking
The history of embroidery on paper can be traced back to the late 1700’s when [...]
Shu Embroidery – Chinese Embroi...
The 4 famous Chinese embroidery styles are the Su embroidery of Jiangsu Province, the Xiang embroidery of Hunan Province, the Yue embroidery of Guangdong Province and the Shu embroidery of Sichuan Province. I have covered Hunan silk embroidery in my earlier posts… Today we will discuss the rich Shu (or Chuan) embroidery of Sichuan. [...]
Forum Invite – Warm Welcome
Dear All,
You are welcome to visit the Embroidery Forum. This has recently been launched… Feel free to post in your articles in relevant categories and use it as your area to unwind.
There are various broad areas of interest like embroidery digitizing, business, technical which are further subdivided into more specific topics.
Join [...]
Embroidery Schools Of Learning –...
If you needed to attend a school or college of embroidery where would you go? Apart from the internet, are there schools which could teach you in the classroom fashion – the beautiful world of embroidery. In this article, we explore some of the possibilities of getting certifications in embroidery, needlework and apparel designing.
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