UK-based artist Sew Beautiful creates breathtaking landscapes using only needle, thread, and occasionally some cotton-like ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In a small, unassuming workshop off London’s Oxford Street, three embroiderers are hunched over wooden frames, ...

Zardozi is a luxurious hand embroidery of gold and silver favored in bridal wear. “Zardozi is Asia’s biggest gift, as it isn't unique just to India. In bridal ensembles, zardozi is one of the ...

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Banjara Embroidery is a vibrant and colorful embroidery from the Lambada gypsy tribe of Andhra Pradesh Kantha is a simple yet elegant embroidery from West Bengal and Odisha, created using running ...

In Lumban, Laguna — known as the Embroidery Capital of the Philippines — the intricate art of hand embroidery has been passed down through generations. Four women in Lumban share how they continue to ...

It was in the early 1960’s that Mrs. Siva Obeyesekere, who was passionate about all things handmade, started 15 sewing centers in the Attanagalle and Maligawa electorate. About 500 women attended the ...

Kim Thoa from Thanh Hoa province developed her hobby of embroidering on different materials and making handicrafts. Her embroidered paintings on Bodhi leaves have become famous and earned her high ...