Partly this is owing to the exceptional quality of contemporary work, which has built on the medium’s long, rich history. Discovering bargello embroidery, a form of vertical stitching dating ...

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“It is not new but I definitely see some very contemporary uses (of embroidery) happening on the runway now,” says Chanin. “As fashion becomes faster and faster, this kind of handiwork can ...

Erin Endicott's contemporary embroidery deals with spiritual and psychological subjects. Contemporary embroiderer Erin Endicott's work blurs the lines between stitching, sewing, painting ...

Embroidery machines are now available in single or multihead units enabling the operator to embroider six items at a time or more. Additionally, modern embroidery equipment is computer assisted ...

The introduction of embroidery machines changed the landscape, first with manually operated models and now with fully automated, computerized systems. Modern embroidery machines come equipped with ...

She says hand embroidery is like painting with thread. “Designs can be as modern and relevant as I like,” she says. “They needn’t be vintage or traditional. For me, cross-stitch tells my own story and ...