I love the story behind this commissioned mezuzah by Ketzirah of Embroidered Prayers. She says,
… Read More ...I’m always really afraid of these types of commissions because I’m never sure if I can manifest what someone is looking for. In this
Art, patterns and techniques
I love the story behind this commissioned mezuzah by Ketzirah of Embroidered Prayers. She says,
… Read More ...I’m always really afraid of these types of commissions because I’m never sure if I can manifest what someone is looking for. In this
Hannah of enbrouderie shares a close-up look at a Chinese silk embroidery of 100 birds from her personal collection. Go feast your eyes.
… Read More ...A post by Diana on the blog of the Textile Arts Center takes a look at Ottoman tents and the associated history and culture. You’ll enjoy the photos of these textile works of art as much as Diana’s description of … Read More ...
See highlights of the With Cunning Needle exhibit at Winterthur Museum through the lens of fabulous Susan Elliott.
See her Plimoth Jacket photos.
See peeks of the rest of the show.
Royce’s Hub gives us a look at Zalakdosi, chain stitch created with a hook. (This looks a lot like tambour embroidery and lesage.) Get the details from Royce’s post.
Read more of our Tambour Hand Embroidery Articles and … Read More ...
Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads shares images of Native American embroidery and weaving–examples she saw on exhibit at Dartmouth. Go to her blog post to find out more. Follow the links in her posts to see other beautiful works.… Read More ...
Australian needle artist Carolyn of caro-rose-creations shares photos from her recent visit to the Threads, Contemporary Textiles and the Social Fabric at the Gallery of Modern Art in Queensland. Her photos capture works from several ethnic traditions. See her post … Read More ...
Racaire, who specializes in historical embroidery techniques and producing accurate costumes for the Society of Creative Anachronism, created this lovely cloak for her friend Anya. Go to her blog post to see more photos and enlarge them for study … Read More ...
Hannah of enbrouderie shares photos of a gift she received–a handbag from Egypt. She says,
… Read More ...The tag says it’s from a fair trade association for selling handicrafts, and this one was made by a group of North Sinai Bedouin women.
Susan Elliott‘s local chapter of the Embroidery Guild of America had the privilege of having Dr. Tricia Wilson Nguyen as their guest last April. Dr. Nguyen is both an engineer and an expert in historical embroidery. She led the … Read More ...
Hannah of enbrouderie gives us a look at another of Dr. Shiraz’s collection of international textiles–Iranian pateh. See all the lovely photos at her blog post.
… Read More ...SharonB of Pin Tangle shares a couple of videos about tambour work–embroidery done with a hook instead of a needle. Check them out.
Read more of our Tambour Hand Embroidery Articles and check out these Tambour Embroider Books… Read More ...
If you think the stitching of Japanese embroidery is a formal ritual, wait till you see the process of preparing a finished piece for mounting or framing. Amazing. Go to the Moonsilk Stitches post for the details.
… Read More ...Hannah of enbrouderie gives us a close-up look at a chain-stitched suzani, probably worked with a tambour hook. See more at her blog post.
… Read More ...Hannah of enbrouderie shares an example of Indian embroidery from Kashmir. She says, “The designs are amazingly intricate but use very simple stitches.” See lots of photos at her blog post.
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