She pulls a needle and embroidery thread through a linen shirt, a large flower taking shape over what was a stain. This is her way of upcycling worn-out items. The blue linen dress she's wearing ...

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 ...

Then start stitching, using between one and six strands of any good cotton embroidery thread. How many strands you use depends on the design. "The size of stitches, the colour and the number of ...

Embroidery was a major skill ... Sitting near a wall covered in colorful rolls of thread and fabric, she sewed on a label: Palestinian needlework. West Bank. Made in Hebron.

A hereditary embroidery tradition, phulkari was historically practised by women of the Punjab region in present-day India and ...

Beyond Uzbekistan, the threads of its embroidery have been embraced by a diaspora keen to reconnect with their identity and heritage. In London, Erkaboyeva, who lived in Uzbekistan until she was ...

PETALING JAYA: A 45-year-old Malay seamstress fell so deeply in love with Nyonya embroidery that she quit her factory job to set up her own home business to pursue her passion. Khairiyah Ghazali ...