I began the monthly studio check-in as a way to hold myself accountable for the projects I take on. (According to Gretchen Rubin’s The Four Tendencies, I’m someone that needs outside accountability to get anything done!) That being said, March…
Embroidery is my favorite way of adorning denim. The material is so ubiquitous that adding even a small bit of flair will make the piece stand out. Mapi Bartolome, aka MapiBG, has done this by transforming a jacket into a…
Gwendoline Ribardière of Les Amants de Minuit creates embroidered jewelry that’s hand stitched in her Paris studio. Featuring exquisitely stitched pendants on bracelets, rings, and necklaces, the pieces are as subtle as they are beautiful. Gwendoline’s work features small icons…
Like many folks, I am in love with Lexi Mire’s embroidered floral hats. A year ago (now a little more), she stumbled into an untapped market after she shared a hat design she stitched for a friend. Now, it’s hard…
Take a walk with Claudia González Guevara. Through her colorful embroideries, she depicts bare feet among vibrant blooms and fields of fungi as well as subjects dipping their toes into the water. Claudia’s most striking pieces feature embroidery on black fabric.…
Disguises are at the heart of embroidery art by Amy Jones, aka Cheese Before Bedtime. Her meticulous stitched hoops are of people wearing animal masks, tails, and butterfly wings. Previously, I shared her embroideries featuring portraits of folks wearing disguises…
In early February, I initiated a new way to keep me honest about my studio work; a studio check-in that happens at the beginning of the new month and shares what I’m working on in my art and in my…
I love the desert. (I got married there this past October!) The weather, the plants, the scenery… it feels like you’re on a different planet. Last year, Sarah K. Benning took a trip to Joshua Tree National Park and was…
Travel is at the heart of embroidery artist Katy Biele. Chilean-born and now Canada-based, she spent four years exploring and living in different countries; south-east Asia is where she fell in love with textiles and began her foray into embroidery.…
Looking for some embroidered flair to add to your everyday wear? Putri Setyarini, aka Cub Club, creates hand-stitched brooches of plants, cats, fast food, and more. Each piece is colorful with a painterly feel—the visible stitches recall an Impressionist painting.