Embroidery

November 2, 2017

How to Get Started Teaching Online Creative Classes

As technology has advanced over the past several years, online classes have exploded. In fact, we bring you dozens of the best creative classes each month over a wide variety of platforms where you can expand your learning. But have you ever considered teaching? Teaching your own online class (or classes)

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October 31, 2017

Dazzling Couture Collection of Disney-Inspired Dresses Are Both Dreamy and Wearable

From Disney-inspired illustrations, to baby princess photoshoots, and even fairytale-themed weddings, it’s clear that Disney-mania is as strong as ever. And now, Australian couture label Paolo Sebastian has launched a dazzling Disney fairytale-inspired collection for Spring/Summer 2018. Presented at the recent Adelaide Fashion Festival, on a themed runway resembling a magical woodland, the collection of 34 gowns—entitled Once Upon A Dream—is inspired by “the essence of Disney.

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October 18, 2017

Ethereal Embroidery Designs Stitched into Tulle Look Like They’re Floating in Mid-Air

Russian embroidery artist Krista Decor hand stitches her designs onto tulle—a fine net-like fabric with a shimmering, translucent quality that makes her designs look as though they are floating in mid-air. Krista first learned to make “real haute couture embroidery” using tulle when she collaborated with designers during an internship at V. Yudashkin—a fashion-house in Russia. Since then, the artist has been creating exquisite, nature-inspired embroidery designs, with flowers, leaves, and birds as her primary motifs.

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August 21, 2017

Artistic Maps of Pakistan and India Show Embroidery Techniques of Each Region

Pakistani clothing company Generation has found a clever way to remind us how much textile art can demonstrate the richness of culture. Their textile map of Pakistan, which uses native embroidery techniques to mark different regions, has become a viral sensation, with more than 20,000 shares on Twitter. From traditional Swati embroidery to the balochi taanka stitch, the map is a beautifully visual way to explore Pakistan's cultural heritage.

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