Ribbon embroidery work is so exquisite that I fell in love instantly – my excuse is, anyone would, when they see this work. This embroidery technique started somewhere around the 16th century in Europe and obviously caught the favor of the ladies in waiting in the french court who used this work to embellish their elaborate gowns. You … Read more
What is Drawn thread embroidery? Drawn thread embroidery is a counted thread openwork embroidery technique in which thread (either weft or warp) is removed from the fabric and decorative stitches and knots are formed over the remaining thread in a pattern. The work is traditionally done white on white (white fabric and white thread). The … Read more
I did not know anything about Hardanger Embroidery till I read about it in a book and fell in love with it. It is a beautiful form of whitework embroidery with a lattice effect created with drawn thread technique with small cutworks made inside blocks of stitches; It is named after a district in Norway, where it is supposed … Read more
Paisley, aka Mango design, is a pattern that brings contrasting emotions in different people. Some people adore the paisley flower motifs and try to incorporate them in some form or other in their designs. Some dislike the paisley pattern and avoid it. At one point, I belonged to the second category and thought that the … Read more
Applique is a beautiful fabric embellishing technique in which fabric pieces are layered over the fabric to create beautiful designs. The fabric pieces are stitched to the background fabric with several decorative stitches like zig-zag, satin stitches, or buttonhole stitches. You can do applique work by hand as well as by machine. High-end Embroidery machines and … Read more
Borderie Anglais is a whitework hand embroidery which is very similar to cutwork embroidery. The basis of this embroidery work is the eyelet stitch.In this work beautiful designs of flowers, leaves and stems are done almost entirely in eyelets and ladders The work has delicate eyelets and ladders which are done in satin stitches, overcasting, buttonholing, … Read more