Tbilisi, Georgia – Sitting in the corner of a Ukrainian-run café in downtown Tbilisi, Alla Timoshenko deftly runs a threaded needle through a bird-shaped piece of felt. For Ukrainians, the nightingale ...

Lesage, a French specialty house now owned by Chanel, has been using sequins, beads and metallic threads to create explosions of color for decades. By Vivian Morelli Reporting from Paris “Embroidery ...

In the heart of India, nestled amidst the fertile plains of Bihar, lies a hidden gem of the textile world - Sujini or Sujani embroidery. This intricate and mesmerizing craft passed down through ...

In August 2019, in a reply letter to residents of Xiadang Township in Ningde, East China's Fujian Province, Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed delight over local villagers being lifted out of ...

On 1 January 2020, Sophie O'Neill stitched an "icon" of a fountain from the hotel she worked in on to a piece of fabric. When she arrived for an early morning shift, the fountain was still filled with ...

With a simple needle moving up and down on a piece of cloth, a delicate flower begins to take shape under her hands. Watching Yao Jianping doing embroidery is just like watching a ballet performance ...

Emily Brayshaw does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Embroidery is enjoying a resurgence as a new generation taps into its potential – both for upcycling clothes and for making an empowering declaration. Here's our DIY guide to embroidering your own ...

The pop star had Abbode, a parlor in Manhattan, customize a shirt for her “Saturday Night Live” appearance. The founder’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing. By Yola Mzizi Abby Price always knew she wanted ...

Embroidery, an enthralling craftsmanship appreciated for many centuries, requires the decoration of fabric with complex designs meticulously stitched with a needle and thread. In the past, all ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In a small, unassuming workshop off London’s Oxford Street, three embroiderers are hunched over wooden frames, ...