embroidery

February 11, 2022

These Aerial Landscape Embroideries Will Make You Feel Like You’re Flying

Embroidery artist Diti Baruah stitches hoop art that celebrates aerial views of North-East India. Utilizing a variety of techniques in her work, she incorporates textural stitches (such as French knots), needle felting, and even painting with a brush to showcase large fields of color. All of the approaches harmoniously form bird’s-eye views of people in rowboats and forests dotted with fluffy clouds.

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December 3, 2021

Embroidery Artist Combines Space and Flowers in Surreal Dreamscapes That You’ll Want to Visit

Belarus-based textile artist Yuliya Krishchik imagines surreal dreamscapes inspired by the wonders of space and nature. She pairs vibrant gardens and tranquil blue streams with visions of colorful planets and galaxies in amazing hand embroidery art. Each of her compositions is divided in half between an earthly oasis at the bottom and an arch of astronomical sights at the top.

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September 20, 2021

Embroidery Artist Immortalizes Ultrasound Photos by Perfectly Recreating Them With Thread

An ultrasound photo is one of the first keepsakes that someone has after finding out they're pregnant. Many people might choose to frame these photos, but for some craft-loving folks, they commemorate this special picture with embroidery. Embroidery artist Yulia Sherbak, aka Moss and Feather, creates small hoop art featuring ultrasound photos meticulously stitched on black fabric. The resulting custom pieces are a special keepsake to remember this extraordinary time.

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