One of my favorite things about embroidery is the low barrier to begin crafting. Thread and other tools are relatively inexpensive and learning the most basic stitches takes little time at all. Once you’ve been introduced to the world of…
One of my favorite things about embroidery is the low barrier to begin crafting. Thread and other tools are relatively inexpensive and learning the most basic stitches takes little time at all. Once you’ve been introduced to the world of…
Embroidery is my favorite way of adorning denim. The material is so ubiquitous that adding even a small bit of flair will make the piece stand out. Mapi Bartolome, aka MapiBG, has done this by transforming a jacket into a…
Gwendoline Ribardière of Les Amants de Minuit creates embroidered jewelry that’s hand stitched in her Paris studio. Featuring exquisitely stitched pendants on bracelets, rings, and necklaces, the pieces are as subtle as they are beautiful. Gwendoline’s work features small icons…
Like many folks, I am in love with Lexi Mire’s embroidered floral hats. A year ago (now a little more), she stumbled into an untapped market after she shared a hat design she stitched for a friend. Now, it’s hard…
In early February, I initiated a new way to keep me honest about my studio work; a studio check-in that happens at the beginning of the new month and shares what I’m working on in my art and in my…
Travel is at the heart of embroidery artist Katy Biele. Chilean-born and now Canada-based, she spent four years exploring and living in different countries; south-east Asia is where she fell in love with textiles and began her foray into embroidery.…
Looking for some embroidered flair to add to your everyday wear? Putri Setyarini, aka Cub Club, creates hand-stitched brooches of plants, cats, fast food, and more. Each piece is colorful with a painterly feel—the visible stitches recall an Impressionist painting.
Meghan Willis, aka Tsurubride, creates appliqué embroidery of women in unexpected ways. Using thread like a fine-tipped pen over linen and Liberty London fabrics, she explores and celebrates the strengths and sexuality of all women. Her subjects are in control…
Last year was a hectic (but good) year for me. One thing I missed, however, was my own “studio” work. I pledged (to myself) that I’d turn it around for 2019. And I’m doing it; I started another 1 Year…
Ruth Hughes, aka Wild Floss Embroidery, creates abstract hoop art that is a celebration of vibrant color and dazzling texture. The designs feature bursts of fuzzy yarn that are pulled in tight with French knots and small areas of beading.…