Enjoy Rebecca Kanthor‘s post on The Storque about popular embroidery trends in China. Her first-hand experiences make for good reading, and the peek into the unusual tradition of hand-embellished insoles will probably have you googling around all over the place. See the post.
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20 Home Sweet Home Needlework Patterns
There’s something undeniably comforting about the phrase “Home Sweet Home.” It evokes warmth, love, and the simple joys of everyday life. As needleworkers, we have the unique ability to capture this sentiment in our art, stitching together memories and … Read More ...
Fascinating because, when I lived in Beijing 14-15 years ago, you couldn’t find supplies for needlework at all, anywhere. There was lots of antique needlework on sale (we have quite a bit of it, in fact) but I had to order my threads and fabrics via catalog from the US and the UK!
LOL when I first glanced at the title I thought it said Embroidery THEIVES in China…