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Showing 104–123 of 172 results for “Embroidery”

ArticleLong Thread Podcast: Natalie DupuisSeason 4, Episode 3: Once reserved for royalty and liturgy, gold embroidery is an art form that contemporary stitchers can explore and enjoy. Artist and instructor Natalie Dupuis shares her love of this colorful, shimmering fiber art.
ArticleChakla—Part of a Collective VocabularyCan a simple square piece of cloth decorated with fine embroidery be a part of the collective heritage of a community? The answer is yes when it comes to the chakla.

Mary Polityka Bush

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ArticleWhat is Buttonhole Bar Stitch?A useful variation on a classic embroidery stitch.

ArticleFamily Textiles Inspired by Maine LakesA series of three knitted panels, using embroidery for details, are fiber windows onto landscapes important to the author and her family.

ArticleBanjara Dowry PurseThe Banjara embroidery design on a small dowry purse comprises simple squares, rectangles, and line work. But oh! The colors!

ArticleA Stitch in Time: Pekinese and Chinese Knot StitchesThere is confusion in the embroidery literature between these two similarly named stitches. Deanna helps explain the differences.

ArticleLawful & MaterialHannah Powell’s Embroidery of a Petition Against an Indian Execution

ArticleHome Arts—Needlecraft Magazine’s Monograms to CrochetStitching monograms onto household linens and clothing is a timeless way to personalize your life. It is no surprise: monograms are seeing a resurgence.

ArticleAmerica’s Tapestry: An Embroidered Revolution Blending historical research with masterful needlework, the America’s Tapestry project translates Revolutionary-era stories into vivid embroidered panels.

ArticleStitching Stories: The Cultural Legacy of Hmong Story ClothsHow an estate sale purchase revealed a story sewn across continents.

ArticleFrom Our Readers’ Hands: A Showcase of Your Finished ProjectsThese reader-submitted needlework projects show us that while a pattern begins on the page, it becomes something truly special when you make it your own.

ArticleA Stitch in Time: Two-Sided Italian Cross-StitchThe two-sided Italian cross-stitch is a square, densely textured stitch and is another member of the large cross-stitch family.

ArticleLong Thread Podcast: Jordana Munk Martin, TatterSeason 13, Episode 5: Brooklyn-based and globally focused, Tatter preserves the personal and cultural stories in cloth.

ArticleThreads That Unite Us: Reflections from IFAMA trip to Santa Fe's International Folk Art Market reminds us how textiles and makers connect us across culture and continent.

ArticlePieceWork Summer 2022: Embellish!Learn how the love of adornment inspired our summer Embellishment issue!

ArticleThe Glamour of It All: Collecting Vintage HandbagsBefore you begin a collection of your own, whether it be of handbags, lace, linens, quilts, or garments, Christen Brown suggest that you first research the periods and styles that interest you the most.

ArticleThe Eleonora Project, Part 4: The Lifecycle of Women’s ClothingClothing in the Eleonora di Toledo’s time was expensive. As a result, garments were worn for many years, then they were handed down, cut down, or repurposed.

ArticleRemnants to RememberPeek inside the contents of hundreds of suitcases found in the Willard Asylum, revealing remnants of the lives left behind.

ArticleThe Embroidered Huipiles of Mexico’s Isthmus of TehuantepecThe huipil has varied slightly over time, being wider and looser during certain periods and shorter and tighter in others, but always made from a rectangle folded in half with the neck cut out and the sides stitched together to the armholes.

ArticleThe Sampler of Maria Louisa BethausenThe tale of a remarkable girlhood embroidery and its maker.

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