Embroidery

June 8, 2025

Artist Draws From Pakistani Heritage To Craft Sculptural Embroidery Stretched Over Wood

In the world of Dallas-based artist Nosheen Iqbal, embroidery doesn't take place on a fabric canvas. Instead, its sculptural quality is expanded into mixed-media pieces that are informed by Iqbal's Pakistani roots: Punjabi craft traditions and the ornate buildings that characterize this region of the world. Iqbal defines her work as “an exploration of self-preservation and identity,” per her artist statement.

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February 18, 2025

Celebrate National Embroidery Month With a Bundle of Online Classes

February is a month known for many things, above all love and diversity. But did you know that February is also National Embroidery Month? Celebrating the art of decorating fabric with a needle and thread, it makes this month to perfect time to start on an embroidery journey. And to help, My Modern Met Academy has packaged two online embroidery classes into a special bundle.

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December 26, 2024

Embroidered Aerial Views of Classical English Gardens and Rural Landscapes

British textile artist Victoria Rose Richards is known for her striking embroidery designs that depict aerial perspectives of rural England. While her earlier work featured fabric patchworks of fields, rivers represented by meandering stitches, and 3D clusters of knots for foliage, her latest creations embrace a new, geometric approach. Richards discovered her passion for embroidery in 2018 when she selected threads from her grandmother’s embroidery tin.

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August 13, 2024

Artist Creates Realistic Embroidery of Special Moments and Beloved Pets To Spread Love and Inner Peace

For many, photographs are good enough to immortalize a moment or a loved one. But those who have discovered the detailed work of Santo Cielo have encountered a new world, where embroidered scenes and portraits evoke the warmth of the subject in a unique way. Working with the thread painting technique, the artist creates realistic embroidery pieces that have expanded the creative possibilities of this medium.

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