Embroidery

March 2, 2016

Chef Effortlessly Decorates Cookies with Intricate Embroidery-Inspired Designs

Many amazing food creations look too good to eat, and Chef Judit Czinkn Por's cakes and cookies are no exception! Working under the name Mzesmanna, her cake-decorating shop produces awe-inspiring designs on everyday confections. Por's skill is evident with all of her baked goods, which include elaborate illustrations of people and animals. However, it's the intricate, embroidery-inspired floral patterns that truly fascinate us. To produce such delicate compositions, Por uses multiple icing-piping tools.

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February 15, 2016

Hand-Crafted Notebooks Combine Beautiful Embroidery with Scientific Illustrations

Athens-based shop Fabulous Cat Papers combines the beauty of embroidery and vintage scientific illustrations into one-of-a-kind notebooks. The covers feature printed anatomical drawings, geometric designs, and nature scenes that are meticulously enhanced with cotton thread. Stitching adds a special three-dimensional element to the flat illustrations–threaded veins course through heads while the golden ratio now has a rainbow-colored, tactile twist. Each notebook is produced by hand, using traditional book-making techniques.

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October 2, 2015

Beautifully Detailed Tattoos Mimic the Delicate Lacework of Embroidery

French tattoo artist Falukorv brings the visual beauty of lace to the human body through skillfully inked patterns. From bright pink flamingos to traditional matryoshka dolls, the artist designs tattoos that look as though they're intricately embroidered. She takes inspiration from the tangible, natural world to create her surreal finished products—vivid flowers, sparkling gemstones, and wild deer are among her stunning, real-life muses.

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December 2, 2014

Missouri Artist Paints with Thread to Create Beautiful Embroidered Portraits

In a Missouri painter's portraits, natural beauty comes alive through embroidery. Cayce Zavaglia hand-stitches cotton, silk and wool threads to create cloth pictures emulating the mottled, brushstroke style of classical oil painting. Her portrait subjects – friends, family members and fellow artists – gaze at viewers with natural expressions, giving each piece an intimate persona. With intricate cross-hatching of stitches and thread colors, subjects' imperfections and organic beauty are celebrated in vivid detail.

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