Covina, Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Embroidery is a decorative art form that involves creating intricate designs, patterns, and images by stitching threads onto fabric or other materials using a ...
India’s textile heritage is a story written in needle and thread. For centuries, artisans across different regions have created embroidery styles that are not just decorative, but deeply cultural, ...
Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. English embroidery has a long history as a storytelling medium. During the medieval period, needlework was used to ...
Kashida embroidery is a centuries-old craft rooted in the Indian subcontinent. It is known for its intricate motifs of nature, symbolizing the cycles of seasons and prosperity. Artisans, mainly women, ...
Watching Tajgada Khatun and Sharifa Khatun weave elements out of their sensorial experience of nature onto pieces of cotton leaves one awestruck. They conjure up lahuri (waves of a river) and kechuli ...
Growing up as a Palestinian in the diaspora, Zain Masri would spend summers visiting her grandmother in Jordan. One summer, Masri’s grandmother, who is a skilled seamstress with her own business, ...
In the heart of India, nestled amidst the fertile plains of Bihar, lies a hidden gem of the textile world - Sujini or Sujani embroidery. This intricate and mesmerizing craft passed down through ...
Bulgarian wedding embroidery patterns are loaded with symbolism. Common motifs include flowers, birds, and geometric shapes.