Embroidery

July 13, 2022

Artist Transforms Satellite Images of the Ocean Into Stunning Embroidery Art

Many people are drawn to the ocean for its vast beauty. And while most creatives capture beaches and seascapes, few immortalize its appearance from far above. That is why the art of Canada-based artist Danielle stands out. Known best by her Instagram account name, Satellite Stitches, she creates mesmerizing hand embroidery based on satellite images of Earth's oceans. Each of her blue-green pieces translates rarely seen views of large bodies of water into textured illustrations.

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June 12, 2022

Embroidered Bird Brooches Use Thread Like Paint To Recreate Our Feathered Friends

Poland-based artist Paulina Bartnik—better known as Embirdery—makes it easy for animal lovers to hold their favorite bird in their hand. She creates exquisite embroidered portraits of feathered creatures in the form of wearable brooches. Each of these carefully rendered creations is made with numerous layers of different-colored thread in combinations of short and long stitches.

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April 4, 2022

Anatomical Embroideries Offer a Dazzling Look at the Human Body Beneath the Skin

A needle and thread do well depicting the anatomy of the human body. After all, one type of medical procedure literally involves stitching the body back together. Artist Amber Griffiths, aka Ambroidering, crafts portraits that reveal what’s beneath the skin, and she uses these embroidery tools to convey muscle groups, nerves, and more. Often, she’ll incorporate beading in the piece, whether that’s in recreating strands of golden hair or blue veins.

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March 19, 2022

Ethereal Embroidered Moths Take Flight With Wings Made of Vintage Tapestries

Romantic tapestries find new life in the delicately stitched creations of Larysa Bernhardt. The Missouri-based artist uses found materials with distinct vintage designs as the inspiration for plush moth sculptures that can just as easily fit in your arms as they can decorate the walls of your home. The idea for this unlikely partnership came from Bernhardt's longtime fascination with nostalgic textiles.

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