It’s the 21st century, and hand embroidery isn’t just about sweet florals and dainty details anymore. Birmingham artist Tamara Harper brings a playful twist to the age-old art with her ...
Hand embroidery is a long-standing traditional craft in Vietnam and artisans use their needles to explore a variety of themes to turn embroidered pieces into one-of-a-kind artistic products. Hand ...
I mainly use DMC embroidery floss. For DMC No. 5 and No. 8 and for linen thread, I embroider with a single strand.
Guests at Vanity Fair Oscar Party were gifted an exclusive bag that contained embroidered shawls.
There’s something uniquely charming about hand-embroidered kurtas, each stitch tells a story, each thread is a mark of craftsmanship. From delicate Lucknowi chikankari to intricate motifs on cotton, ...
Over 45 years ago, Chanda Shroff was part of a volunteer drought relief mission in India’s isolated northwestern Gujarat state, which had suffered a half decade of drought. Many local villagers in the ...
Zardozi or Zar-douzi is an elaborate style of hand embroidery popular in Iran, India and Pakistan. Mohammad Bilal, is a zardozi master craftsman based in Agra. He learned this form of embroidery from ...
Farrukhabad’s zari–zardozi embroidery survives through skilled karigars and ODOP support, connecting traditional handwork to larger markets.