Tag Archives: embroidery

Anna Duthie

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

When I came across these visualisations for textile designer Anna Duthie‘s graduate collection I was blown away. Anna studied at the Glasgow School of Art where she specialised in embroidery. “My work reflects an appreciation of pattern, surface embellishment, contrasting … Continue reading →

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Embroidered Art

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

Angie is a woman of many talents. Not only is she a masterful art director, but she also finds time to run two of Johannesburg’s coolest places (Wolves & The Good Luck Club) with her husband Shane. Her blog is … Continue reading →

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Jazmin Berakha

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

Jazmin Berakha is an artist based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her work uses detailed and colourful embroidery work which is quite amazing. If you are in New York, be sure to catch her latest solo exhibition called “Vanishing Park” at … Continue reading →

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Richard Saja

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

“Richard Saja embroiders his motley crew of circus figures on toile, a linen fabric that bears a repeated pattern of bucolic scenes of country life, which was primarily used in decorating designs for bourgeois society in the 18th century. This … Continue reading →

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Ana Ventura

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

Beautifully simple series of embroidery hoops titled ‘Roots’ by the very talented and versatile artist Ana Ventura.

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Castle Embroidery

Posted on April 10, 2010 by

Castle makes some great quirky embroidered pieces. Their bedlinen is beautiful too.

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Dream Pillow

Posted on November 23, 2009 by

I really like the little embroidered characters on this dream pillow by Ana Botezatu.  It kind of makes me want to learn how to embroider and possibly take up a liking for cats and spindly houses on the hill.

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Diem Chau

Posted on October 6, 2009 by

Diem Chau does some amazing ceramic work that incorporates silk thread. Chau embroiders into a thin fabric and the unwoven thread is made to interact in some way with her ceramic vessels. I liked the disjunction in textures between the … Continue reading →

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