Embroidery News

They are truly works of art with the fine details and elaborate embroidery, says Pittsford artist Etsuko Goode, who grew up in Japan.

This story is a sample from the Chesapeake Clipper, which is included in The Virginian-Pilot every Sunday and Friday in Chesapeake.

Prasad, a sweet, doughy pudding, is distributed to wedding guests at the Dasmesh Darbar gurdwara.

Monique Boutellier with her tapestry Northern Gateway Pipeline Proposal on display at CityScape Community Art Space as part of the 2013 Capilano University Textile Arts Grad Show.

Let your creativity shine as our experts encourage you to make your own fabric. No we're not dyeing or painting, instead we're using thread and fiber to create a unique surface.

THEIR passion and technique have made a Knysna mother and daughter two of the most sought-after needlework tutors in the world.

To this day, the massive mixed crowd that graced the Fuze: A Fusion in Fashion event, produced by students of Raffles Design Institute and held at the Acacia Hotel ballroom were still mesmerized by what they witnessed on the fashion ramps.

I enjoy reading what others here at Sew News thought on the exhibit SPUN Adventures in Textiles at the Denver Art Museum .

Embroidery teacher, Ruth Chamberlain, who has organised an exhibition of her students' work at Barnsdale Lodge Hotel, in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Several centuries of handicrafts and embroideries are on display at the Embroiders Guild of South Australia, giving a unique look at the intricately decorated fabrics that have kept South Australian society together.

Textile artist Gwen Hartley will be exhibiting some of her renowned works of embroidery at the Budleigh in Bloom Gala Week coffee morning.

Summer is drawing near and with that signals fun filled trips to the beach. Scoop NYC is ready for surf and sun--they've recently opened up a one-stop shop where everyone can find a great selection of beachwear and accessories in NYC's Meatpacking District and online at www.scoopnyc.com . Turn heads on the beach this season with a vibrant Mara ... (more)

WOODEN spools are a great vintage find. These days, you can still find a bundle of them lurking about in craft shops and the occasional craft bazaars.

As any guy past a certain age can attest, man cannot live on T-shirts and jeans alone.

This week's poem comes from a collection of sonnets, songs, pastorals, elegies and epigrams by the newly-rediscovered Elizabethan poet, Robert Sidney .

Although based in Grimsby, her work has traveled far and wide to exhibitions and to private collectors not only within the UK, but also to many parts of Europe, the USA and South America.

Customization is now the name of the game, and Happy Toy Machine is working on a cool way for folks to design and customize their own toys with a Draw Your Own Plush Toy app.

Sewing machines are on display at West Side Sewing in Cedar Rapids. Due to the popularity of reality TV shows like 'Project Runway,' sewing machines and sewing clothes are once again in style.

Despite the stiff competition - Solange Knowles in a sheer Stephanie Rolland with dreamy embroidery! Georgia May Jagger , the youngest child from the Mick Jagger-Jerry Hall union, working those genes in a slinky red Robert Cavalli! - our early favorite for best look at the Cannes Film Festival is Nicole Kidman , who wore an embroidered Dior Couture ... (more)

"THESE ORNAMENTS COULD HAVE BEEN LOST FOREVER, BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO RECREATE THEM.