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Meet Elena Obando, The Costa Rican Artist Blending Tradition with Modernity

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Elena Obando, also known as Saturno Rosa or Elo, is a talented artist from Costa Rica who creates beautiful works of art using a variety of materials. Her art encompasses oil pastel paintings, handmade jewelry, and most notably, contemporary embroidered portraits. Continue reading »

Self-Taught Artist Uses a Unique, Personalized Art Technique of Embroidery on Tulle Fabrics

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Self-taught artist and designer Kate Marchenko uses a unique, personalized art technique of embroidery on tulle fabrics. Based in Moscow, Kate takes on both elaborate patterns and portraits in 3D form. Continue reading »

The Superb Embroidered Typography by Jessica Dance

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Amazing hand-embroidered typographic artworks by Jessica Dance, a textile artist and model maker based in London. Continue reading »

Basically Alone We Are All: The Superb Embroidered Artworks by Cléa Lala

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French artist Cléa Lala creates provocative mixed-media artworks combining embroidery and illustration. Continue reading »

Metamorphosis: The Superb Embroidery Street Art by Aheneah

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Aheneah is a Portuguese artist, who mixes her knowledge in design with the precious embroidery teachings of her grandmothers. Continue reading »

Wife Embroidered the Iconic DOOM Logo on Her Husband’s Jeans Jacket

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People’s creativity never ceases to amaze. DTF magazine user Victor Matveev shared the work of his wife, who embroidered the logo of the iconic DOOM on her husband’s jeans. According to the author, the whole job took about three months. She started with the center, and then moved on to the edges. Continue reading »

Polish Artist Paulina Bartnik Creates Realistic Looking Embroidered Brooches Of Birds

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Poland-based artist Paulina Bartnik creates realistic-looking embroidered brooches of birds. Paulina loves nature, travel, and art. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and she is very much passionate about embroidery. Continue reading »

These Embroidered Landscapes by Katrin Vates are Beautiful

Katrin Vates is an embroidery artist that has started to gain a following online for her beautifully embroidered landscapes. Continue reading »

Artist Makes Stunning Aerial Embroidery That Showcases The Hidden Patterns Of Cultivated Farmland

Humble fields become abstracted artworks in thread paintings by Victoria Rose Richards. The artist uses a combination of tight, straight lines and lush French knots to emulate the rural patterning of closely-cropped fields divided by hedges and woods. Richards, who is 21 years old and based in South West Devon, U.K., draws inspiration from the natural beauty that surrounds her. Continue reading »

This 81-Year-Old Babushka Is Taking Embroidery To A New Level

If you thought handmade embroidery was boring, the Instagram account of Julia Aleshicheva, 81, will change your mind. The Russian babushka, who describes herself as a “dementia fighter,” is making handicrafts cool again! Continue reading »

Apparently, Embroidery Tattoos Are A Thing And It Looks Cooler Than It Sounds


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Two art forms, both involving the use of needles, but seemingly worlds apart. But no more. Embroidery, a classical art that you are more likely to associate with your grandma, has combined with the tattoo scene to create beautiful, folky designs that are both unique and traditional at the same time. Continue reading »

The Delicate 3D Embroidery Of Justyna Wolodkiewicz

After being considered as old-fashioned for a long time, the art of embroidery has made a big comeback in recent years with many artists who experiment with alternative uses, embracing embroidery with contemporary art and creativity. Continue reading »

Felted Veggies Cling To Embroidery Hoops By Veselka Bulkan

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Munich-based artist Veselka Bulkan crafts these whimsical veggies that dangle from embroidery hoops. Each piece is an amalgam of embroidered leaves affixed to felted carrots, beets, radishes and other colorful roots. Continue reading »

This Paint-Splattered Clothing Is Actually Incredible Embroidery

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Art and fashion have always gone hand in hand. Sometimes it’s the artist that makes the clothes; other times it’s the clothes that make the artist. Think of Andy Warhol’s iconic turtleneck, or Dior turning spray artworks by Sterling Ruby into gowns. Continue reading »

Embroidery On Metal By Severija Incirauskaite-Kriauneviciene

Just when you thought you had seen it all. Lithuanian artist, Severija Incirauskaite-Kriauneviciene drives up in this. This woman is comfortable around a drill bit and a sewing kit. Back it up and park it. Continue reading »