I’m always impressed when I see people embroidering on tulle fabric. It appears finicky at best—and at worst, unforgiving of your mistakes (of which I make many as I sew.) But, the effect produced from tulle embroidery is worth it; from a distance, it appears that the image is floating. The work of Katerina Marchenko is a great example of this.
Another embroidery artist creating these stitched illusions is known as Krista Decor. Some of her latest pieces showcase the visual power of this approach. Birds and flowers are suspended in mid-air and showcase an incredible amount of layered detail over their buds and wings.
Krista’s technique is partially the result of an internship with the fashion house V. Yudashkin. “For the first time,” she writes, “it was there, I saw how to create a real haute couture embroidery.” After collaborating with different designers, she honed her craft to what we see here. “I use flat and voluminous embroidery, which assumes such materials as woolen yarn and cotton thread, beads, pearls, natural stones, gimp, embroidery with straw and silk ribbon, etc.” When these things used in conjunction with one another, it makes an object come alive.
Krista regularly posts her work on Instagram.
Russian fiber artist Krista Decor creates tulle embroidery that makes her detailed birds and flowers appear to be suspended in mid-air.
