Archive for the ‘Embroidery Ideas’ Category

Nov
17
2011

Handmade Bags, Embroidered Antique Fabric & Bohemian-Chic Style

asked: Handmade bags are all the hype these days. Designer is great, don’t get me wrong, but there is nothing like a one-of-a-kind handmade bag with hand-stitched leather and patches of colorful embroidery. No two handmade bags are the... Read more
Nov
13
2011

How to Create Beautiful Embroidery Greeting Cards

asked: Have you ever heard about embroidery greeting cards? Perhaps, not yet. Most of us have been so into hand and machine embroidery which uses clothes that we dont know much about embroidery on paper or greeting cards. But,... Read more
Nov
06
2011

Ribbon Embroidery; Embroidery That Embodies Romance

asked: If you are into embroidery, you surely know that hand embroidery is the oldest embroidery known in this industry. It was used in the ancient days as designs in tapestries and in lady’s samplers. Most hand embroidery projects... Read more
Nov
02
2011

History of Embroidery

asked: Embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn. In this, it has been practiced for decades.The origins of embroidery can be dated back to Cro-Magnon days or 30,000... Read more
Oct
25
2011

History of Chinese Embroidery

asked: Chinese embroidery boasts a very long history. As the “Longevity embroidery” and “Token embroidery” unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, Hunan Province, indicate, it reached a rather high level of development some 2000-3000 years ago. Wang... Read more