He remembers being ridiculed for wanting to embroider like his grandmother, who held fast to her cultural belief that sewing was for girls, not boys. She taught his sister to embroider, but not him.

She learned to embroider, from her mother, at an early age. "Yi women are able to use needles and make embroideries when we are young. The embroidering skills are in our blood," says Ding.

Shi Chuanying was born in a family of Miao embroiders in Shidong town of Southwest China's Guizhou province. From 8-year-old, Shi started to learn the Miao embroidery with her mother. In over 30 ...

"I embroider an icon every day," Sophie says. "So at the end of this year, I'll have 366 icons." The 29-year-old has now embroidered more than 1,800 one-pence-coin-sized symbols to represent every ...

"I embroider an icon every day," Sophie says. "So at the end of this year, I'll have 366 icons." The 29-year-old has now embroidered more than 1,800 one-pence-coin-sized symbols to represent every ...

Embroider a Tudor Rose All Tudor girls were taught how to sew. Those from poorer families learnt simple, practical sewing skills, such as mending and making clothes, while girls from wealthier ...

Style & Design How to Embroider Your Denim We can’t promise it’ll look perfect, but it will be one of a kind. By Emily McCullar ... May 21, 2020 0 ...

The Hand-Beaded Chanel Bag That Takes 120 Hours to Embroider For the latest iteration of its 11.12 pocketbook, the house drew inspiration from its founder’s favorite flower, and from the savoir ...

Embroider the Occasion is a popular destination for custom embroidery and gifts for every occasion. It is a multigenerational women-owned business that has served the St. Louis community for ...