Narrative embroidery

My Life Expanding Sampler Oh my goodness...I'm finally finished! I was beginning to wonder if this day would ever come. I never gave ...

9 Cool Embroidery Artists Who Are Redefining Their Craft

Willemien de Villiers is a versatile multi-media artist who works with her intuition to create meaningful stories deeply rooted in the female experience.

Agnes Richter’s Blouse on display in Heidelberg Germany Agnes Richter was a German seamstress held as a patient in an insane asylum during the 1890s. During her time there, she …

We’re left speechless with the work of Lesley Wood, the talent and hand embroidery skills of Lesley are incredible and have so much life in them. Follow here: @l.wood100 #handmebroideryart #handmebroiderystitch #slowcrafts #slowcrafted #embroideryart #textileartist #textileart #embroideryartist #handembroidery #handmebroiderywork #contemporaryembroidery #contemporaryembroideryart #contemporarytextiles #contemporarytextileart

In artist Sophia Narrett's current solo show at Arts+Leisure, two women meet on the set of The Bachelor and swiftly fall in love — with each other.

Immersed in dreamlike surroundings, figures interact with nature and participate in enigmatic rituals in embroideries by Michelle Kingdom (previously). The Los Angeles-based artist continues to explore what she describes as “psychological landscapes,” portraying a diverse range of figures in ambiguous activities and settings that are intricately composed from thread. Drawing on the rich traditions of needlework, she takes a more freeform approach to the medium in which stitching becomes a…

California-based embroidery artist Michelle Kingdom speaks with STIR about her private passion that transformed into a desire to narrate universally resonant stories.

In 2007, the Museum of Arts & Design in New York City embarked on a series of exhibits examining ways in which contemporary artists are reinventing the age-old techniques and styles of traditional handcrafts.