Embroidery on photographs

Rebecca Woolston shares how to embroider right onto a photograph, adding some color and whimsy to otherwise formal, more serious snapshots in no time.

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With just some photos and thread you can create unique decor with embroidered photo art. Add it to a mood board, photo wall or art journal!

Step-by-step instructions on how to make an embroidered portrait, from CountryLiving.com.

Calligrapher and fiber artist Han Cao repurposes old photographs by stitching brightly colored flowers and landscapes directly onto each black and white image. Based in Palm Springs, the artist works with found photographs that are 5×7 inches or smaller, attaching multi-colored threads that she hopes alter the old narrative and give new meaning and lifeContinue reading "Hand-Stitched Flowers and Landscapes Revitalize Found Photographs by Artist Han Cao"

Known for her signature embroidered photographs, Han Cao examines intersecting ideas of identity, memory, and nostalgia.