Embroidery and painting

Beginners Guide to Painting on Linen — The Stitchery

Yes. I'm the kind of art geek that takes a photo of the show statement because...well...the statement says it much better than I could paraphrase or summarize. I'll let you in on another little secret - what took to me this exhibit was the prospect of seeing more of Dorothy Caldwell's work. She is the one, after all, who has turned mending into art in our time. The Japanese have been doing it for centuries with their exquisite boro, yet boro was done for functional purposes, not artistic…

Hoop Art Embroidery on Instagram: “The Lotus pickers at Loktak Lake, Manipur! 😍 👉 Follow @hoopart.embroidery for more . 📸 @ditibaruah . #hoopartembroidery”

Embroidery by the talented mishi_embroidery via IG

Recently I've started to delve into hand embroidery and watercolor. Before starting an embroidery piece, I experimented with watercolor paint on different fabrics, and also tried using watercolor pencils vs watercolor brushes. Here are a few of my learnings…