http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com The World Of Embroidery Designs Through The Eyes Of Two Embroidery Enthusiasts. Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:35:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2009/06/13/shu-embroidery-chinese-embroideries-special/ 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 ... http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2009/05/30/forum-invite-warm-welcome/ Check out some unique free downloads for Chinese Cross Stitch patterns at Chinese Learner! Rabbit and mouse are two of the zodiac signs of the Chinese calender.    Chinese words are also symbols of various aspects of life - for example we have the below symbol which signifies blessness.  It is often ... http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2009/03/31/free-chinese-cross-stitch-patterns-for-you/ 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 ... http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2009/03/21/embroidery-schools-of-learning-certification-courses/ I have come across many resources on animal embroidery designs focusing on cats, bulls, dogs, reindeer to name a few.   Today I stumbled upon Blue Ribbon Printwear - A comprehensive dog embroidering website indeed.. The owners of the website - Linda and Helmut Fleisch are true dog lovers and have owned ... http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2009/01/24/100-dog-breeds-embroidery-designs/ Gone are the beautiful fun filled days of our childhood where we used to sit together and sing our favourite nursery rhymes.. But here is a resource that will bring us all back to our kiddy days!   Nursery Rhymes Embroidery Designs is a set of embroidery patterns which focuses on ... http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2009/01/18/cute-nostalgic-nursery-rhymes-embroidery-designs/ "Dongor" means hill "Kondh",  means "inhabitant".   One who inhabits the hills in Rayagada district of Orissa are the Dongoria Kondhs.  This tribe has a rich culture of art, dance and music over the last few centuries.  The most eye-catching of the handicrafts are the colorful unique embroidery shawls.  These are ... http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2009/01/08/the-enchanting-dongoria-kondh-embroidery-designs/ Hi!  I just came across this resource at "Embroidery Just For You" which gives you some swell animal embroidery designs and all for FREE on purchase of a minimum of 25 dollars worth goods!    Most of the free machine embroidery goodies are sized lower than 3 inches width by 3 inches height.  You could ... http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2008/12/20/free-animal-embroidery-designs-for-you/ Gujarat is one of the 24 states in India. Kutch and Saurashtraare regions in the state of Gujarat which are famous for its folk embroidery traditions. Apart from the usual gifts of jewellery and household utensils, the bride brings to her husband's home a wealth of richly embroidered textiles ... http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2008/12/06/the-mirrored-gujarati-embroideries/ Myanmar (erstwhile Burma) has an ancient history of handicrafts and their people are skilled in ivory carving, silver work, lacquareware, marble work and embroidery (also known as Shwegyido). Embroidery is an old industry believed to have started during the reign of Alaungpaya, founder of the Konebaung dynasty. Shwe-ge-doe embroidery is elaborately ... http://www.embroidery-designs-guide.com/2008/09/11/religious-buddhist-embroidery-masterpieces-of-myanmar/