The double running stitch is also called a Holbein stitch because of a sixteen century painter named Hans Holbein. This stitch makes a regular appearance in the portrait done by this artist. This ...

Don't know your counted thread from your freestyle? Not heard of bargello? Get up to speed with our illustrated guide. The craft of hand embroidery is practised all over the world and involves a vast ...

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

Creating art from a needle and thread started way back in 30,000 BC and was called embroidery. You can trace this simple action of threading a yarn to create masterpieces spread across cultures all ...

Hello again! This week we welcome Gopika Nath, a textile artist and writer living and working in Gurgaon, who shares our passion for kantha embroidery in both its traditional and contemporary forms.