Han Embroidery is lustrous, vivid in color, and strongly representative of a particular place and a special art in China. Ren Benrong, 68, born into a venerated family of embroidering craftspeople, is ...

Su embroiderer Chen Bixian works on a Su Embroidery artwork. [Photo/WeChat account: sh-jiading] After an application by Chen Bixian, a young embroiderer born in Shanghai's Jiading district, Su ...

Knitting, embroidery and handmade creations made stitch by stitch carry something no machine ever could. Some pieces here ...

Colcha is a type of embroidered textile in which a long stitch is tacked down with a series of angled cross stitches on a piece of woven fabric. “That makes it specifically colcha, as opposed to any ...

Embroidery artists of Suzhou fostered a new realism in stitches, Zhang Kun reports in Shanghai. Embroidery is such an important legacy for Suzhou that the city built a museum for the handicraft.

Faith-inspired textile crafts such as embroidery, crochet, and cross-stitch are gaining renewed attention for their blend of artistic expression, spiritual symbolism, and mental health benefits. From ...

In her gorgeous new book, “Embroidery Wanderlust,” Elin Petronella shares her artful journey around the world, showing how to create travel art — and lifelong memories. Follow this thread. ByLois ...

At first glance, the jacket looks just like a fabric round your grandmother might have hanging on the wall above the kitchen clock. It’s got the same delicately embroidered border, and the same ...

Over the past decade, Swedish designer Ulla-Stina Wikander has collected cross-stitch embroideries from flea markets and vintage stores; her collection now contains more than 100 designs. In 2012 she ...

We speak to a tatreez artisan from a refugee camp and her effort to protect this heritage Historically, tatreez sessions have been a place for bonding... when women would engage in open dialogues, ...