PLYMOUTH, Minn — The art of embroidery isn't just for grandmas anymore! Minnesota is home to a global, employee-owned embroidery company known as the Embroidery Library, creating unique designs. "It ...

India’s textile heritage is a story written in needle and thread. For centuries, artisans across different regions have created embroidery styles that are not just decorative, but deeply cultural, ...

Parsi embroidery has woven its spell across centuries and continents, shimmering its way from heirloom trunks to haute couture runways. Also known as Parsi Gara, this embroidery is much more than ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. English embroidery has a long history as a storytelling medium. During the medieval period, needlework was used to ...

As she begins to embroider flowers inside a vine leaf border, Uzbek artisan Mukhabbat Kuchkarova pulls the naturally dyed green silk thread through the cotton sheet. “I go to another world when I sew, ...

Kashida embroidery is a centuries-old craft rooted in the Indian subcontinent. It is known for its intricate motifs of nature, symbolizing the cycles of seasons and prosperity. Artisans, mainly women, ...

A hereditary embroidery tradition, phulkari was historically practised by women of the Punjab region in present-day India and Pakistan. It is a form of counted-thread embroidery recognised by its neat ...

In this edition of Know Your Handloom, we explore Kutch embroidery and learn about its diversity. Kurtas, shawls and bags with Kutch embroidery being sold at Dastkar's Nature Bazaar What is Kutch ...