embroidery

September 20, 2019

Artist’s Brilliant Embroidery Stitches Are Seamlessly Fused with Nature

When it comes to embroidery, artist Diana Yevtukh goes a stitch above the rest. Choosing to display her surreal textile art outside of the standard hoop, she seamlessly fuses her pieces with nature and places them on trees. The results are striking. Yevtukh produces a colorful combination of motifs, from floral patterns to thread paintings of a human eye and heart.

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August 19, 2019

Embroidered Anatomy Brooches Celebrate the Beauty of Human Life

Skulls, lungs, and human hearts might not be the prettiest of subjects, but Japanese textile artist Hiné Mizushima turns human organs into delightful embroidery designs for her series of wearable brooches. Her Kogin Embroidered Anatomy Brooches were part of a themed exhibition in Boris Zakkaten gallery in Tokyo earlier this year, displayed together with a collection of body-inspired textile pieces from other artists.

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June 12, 2019

DIY Hot Air Ballon Embroidery Kit Will Help You Hone Your Craft with Flying Colors

British shop Oh Sew Bootiful has always had our head in clouds, but their latest crafty kit has taken this feeling to new heights. Featuring everything you need to start stitching, the studio's Hot Air Balloon Embroidery Kit will help you hone your craft with flying colors. This whimsical work of hoop art brings sky-high scenery down to earth.

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April 15, 2019

Brilliant Embroidery Uses Thread to Mimic Luscious Hair Flowing Off the Hoop

From thread painting to “floating” textile motifs, the boundaries of embroidery are being pushed and blurred more and more by contemporary textile artists. Bernita Broderie is helping to enhance this wave of contemporary embroidery art with her brilliant use of cotton threads. She uses the common fibers to render three-dimensional hairstyles that cascade from embroidery hoops in wonderfully unexpected ways. The French crafter’s hand-stitched designs are made using various hair-colored yarns stitched into raw cotton fabric.

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