Cultural embroidery

Celebrate and explore Indian and Pakistani culture with these stunning embroidered maps.

Apron Date: ca. 1920 Culture: Hungarian (Matyó) Medium: silk, cotton http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/158313

Mexican Embroidery, Otomi textiles, Mayan fabric, Original Mexican Textiles handmade, hand embroidered, hand woven, Home goods, Arte de Mi Tierra

Hello Everyone I am busy as a bee preparing for our Ighali Convention next week – this is our Bi-annual convention held in the Western Cape with delegates from all over South Africa. I promis…

The Punjab Club on Instagram: “Phulkari has been a distinguishing feature of our culture for centuries. It literally translates into ‘flower work’. The earliest reference…”

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Spending the weekend in sunny Kraków, researching folk costume and Polish traditional crafts.

It seemed befitting that an educational center for traditional arts and crafts be situated next to Seolleung, a king's tomb. The tomb houses the remains of the Joseon Kingdom's 9th ruler, King Seongjong, and his second wife Jeonghyeonwanghu. Han Sang-soo, traditional Korean embroiderer was there Tuesday as a teacher overseeing students enrolled in an eight-week program. But Han, 81, is the country’s Important Intangible Cultural Property in Korean embroidery, known for her singular match of…

Discover the different types of Indian surface works from zari to chikan - precious things that seem to be from another time.