1. Movie Posters as Embroideries by French artist Emily Beer
Discover more of her work here.
2. A charming archive of church kneeling cushions
It’s an instagram account you can follow. Found via Present & Correct.
3. Beetle wings were used in embroidery for dresses during the Victorian Era
Beetle-wing (or elytra) embroidery rose to fame in eighteenth-century India and was appropriated by English visitors for use during the period in which the East India Company (1757-1858) and then the British military (1858-1947) occupied the country. Victorian gentlewomen in England, America, and Australia attended balls with thousands of elytra glittering like emeralds on their light cotton dresses, making statements about their wealth, power, and worldliness.
More about that found here.
4. Lagartera, a Spanish town full of embroidery (and incredible embroidered shoes)
Lagartera is well known for their tradition of needle arts and embroidery. Every year for centuries (since 1590) on the occasion of Corpus Christi, the town of Lagartera, Spain, pulls out all the stops to celebrate. The elaborate embellishments can take months to create, and on Corpus Christi, designated houses along a traditional route around the city decorate the outsides of their residences with some of their work. Large pulled-thread pieces and works with heavy embroidery are arranged to create a stage for small altars set in the doorways of the houses, with small baby Jesus statues and other decorations set for a procession after mass.
More found here.
5. “Champagne Party”
An embroidery sold on eBay, 2021, found via Anonymous Works.
6. “Answers Puzzles with Embroidery”
In 1929 the Minneapolis Tribune held a crossword puzzle contest consisting of 28 puzzles to be solved over a period of months. Mabel Gardner submitted her answers on a pair of white crepe de chine pajamas —they were embellished with each of the 28 fully solved puzzles embroidered in black silk thread.
“Mrs. Gardner worked from 10 to 14 hours every day from the day the contest opened In June until 10 p. m. Thursday night [September] to solve the puzzles and make the pajamas, she said. When she was done she had used 1,000 yards of silk thread for the letters, edging and the like, and 40 yards of skein thread for filling in the black squares.”
The contest also included a 50 word essay, which Gardner embroidered in poem form on a matching white handkerchief.
Found on Historic Pyjama
7. Old Tea bags as a Canvas
More tea bag art by Ruby Silvious here.
8. Journaling with Embroidery
Inspiration by Portuguese artist Gabi Goitia.
9. ‘Tomorrow’s atomic sewing machines’
10. An exquisitely embroidered day dress with artfully arranged bees and swirling clouds by Jacques Doucet (ca. 1900-05)
From the collection of Musée des Arts Décoratifs Paris.
11. This miniature embroidery
Made by Taller Targioni, found on D Thomas Miniatures.
12. Aerial Embroidery
Aerial fields of vision emerge from Victoria Rose Richards’ embroidered landscapes.
13. Lastly, I’d like to present a new project with the French bagmaking brand, Olympia Le-Tan. I call it the “Bibliotheque Bizarre”!
Discover the collection here.