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By Tansy Cheung, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2025
By Nagima Alamanova. The moment when every stitch falls into place, the colors begin to sound together, and the work turns into a completed story. It is precisely in such moments that you feel the true joy of creativity.
Art Nouveau: One Flower, Four Techniques By Cathy Monier of Cathy Fils et Passions. The spirit of the project:
The aim of this creation was to bring together and showcase Cathy's four preferred embroidery techniques around a single Art Nouveau motif, while maintaining a precious unifying theme: the harmonious marriage of silk and gold.
Type of embroidery: this work features 4 techniques:
1 - Cloudy gold where Cathy have woven a double gold thread with Algerian silk.
2 - Point de Beauvais: Made with crochet using Gütermann silk thread.
3 - Needle painting executed with Algerian silk thread.
4- Crewel: embroidered with leather, metal threads, gold and gimp cords, Cathy replaced the traditional wool with silk threads intended for knitting.
For the assembly of each flower, as explained, Cathy cut each square and then:
1 - doubled with Décovil,
2 - applied on a taffeta background,
3 - then framed with two cords (black + green and gold).
All of it is stretched on a 25x25 cm cardboard.
Purple Autumn by Erin Gray Reichheld of Left Hand Embroidery, 2023. It is a six inch hoop on linen (ikea curtain scraps). Used with tombow dual brush pens to paint the background, and blend using water and a clean brush.
Kyrgyz Beauty by Nagima Alamanova. This is an original tush kiyiz. The composition of this work is based on the forms of traditional Kyrgyz jewelry, ancient symbols, and signs, which Nagima has reinterpreted into a contemporary artistic image.
A tush kiyiz is a traditional wall hanging (wall carpet).
In the center is a tumarcha (triangular amulet), which serves as a protective talisman.
Embroidered Sampler by Priscilla T. Glover (born ca. 1785), 1798, Probably made in Essex County, Salem, Massachusetts, United States, American, Embroidered silk on linen/wool, 18 1/4 x 15 in. (46.4 x 38.1 cm), The Metropolitan Museum
Fireworks by Heather
By Joyce Gill (Needle Nut)
Doll “Hommage to Velázquez” by Ekaterina Lipikhina
16.14 inches / 41 cm
One of a kind textile art pose doll with a stuffed body. The face, neck, and hands are embroidered in satin stitch. The dress features a fragment of Diego Velázquez’s painting "Las Meninas".
Hair: crochet work and embroidery.
Feathers: cotton thread with lurex.
Dress: natural silk, cotton, and glass beads.
By Nagima Alamanova. The subtleties of color harmony are the art of sensing the balance between color, texture, and mood.
By Tansy Cheung, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2025
Haute Couture Embroidery course level 9, by YLYstudio workshop, Hong Kong , Year : 2026, type of embroidery: luneville embroidery + traditional needlework
Photo by Joyce Gill (Needle Nut), Dorset Button Embroidery
Bay - Whitework Spot Sampler By Terri Bay from Terri Bay Needlework Design, Whitework Embroidery
Giraffe by Laura McGarrity
BAIRA kids
Photo by Joyce Gill (Needle Nut), Dorset Button Embroidery
Autum Heart by Aliaksandra Dzyachenka, AmityFlora, Embroidery, Frydlant-nad-Ostravici, Czech Republic, 2023
Frog Prince by Laura McGarrity
Suzani by Kasimbaeva for Iris Apfel
Asel Baybagysheva and Mr. Kadyr in BAIRA clothes
Imam Raza Shrine Iran, Measure 47 x 158cm needlepoint using pure wool on 5 count or 7 count canvas, Natalie Fisher Year: 2023-4
Breathe by Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ, Sashiko
Bremen Town Musicians By Maki Maki Embroidery, Hand Embroidery
By Joyce Gill (Needle Nut), Valentine Button Sampler, Dorset Button Embroidery
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