Art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn

A Bulgarian female acrobat standing on her hands.

Two Bulgarian women with a child wearing national dress.

Constantinople: a girl embroidering. Engraving by C. Du Bosc, 1714, after J.B. Van Mour.

A mother and daughter reviewing embroidery made by the daughter; a yarn-winder stands nearby. Engraving by F.B. Lépicié, 1740, after J.B.S. Chardin.

A pair of Chinese shoes for bound 'lily' feet

A woman sewing in a pleasant domestic interior, her baby sleeps sweetly in its cradle. Aquatint by J. Sartain after G. Dou.

A Bulgarian female acrobat performing contortions with a handkerchief in her mouth.

A Bulgarian female acrobat wearing a leotard and tights.

Textiles: a specialized loom for embroidery. Engraving by G. Gladwin.

Four women sit emboidering and making rugs in a rural setting; representing women who have avoided AIDS and are supporting themselves financially; an AIDS prevention advertisement by the AIDS Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Uganda. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.

1 volume : 11 pieces of clothing stitched in book form, letters, photographs ; 43 x 48  x 25 cm

40598449 / Alexandra Georgiou.

1 print : engraving ; image and border 10.2 x 17 cm

1 volume : linen pillowcases stitched in book form, human hair ; 35 x 24.6 x 9 cm

The dowry.

1 painting : kuretake gansai watercolour, silk thread, ink pen on 200gsm clairefontaine goldline cold-pressed watercolour paper ; 24 x 32 cm

That I'm tired.

And I don't think they will ever say sorry so we may as well stop waiting.

But I need everyone to know that this is not forgiveness.

We believe each other so hard we wear mouthguards to stop our teeth grinding in the night.

That there were people we couldn't believe back to living.

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Embroidery

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That I'm tired.

And I don't think they will ever say sorry so we may as well stop waiting.

But I need everyone to know that this is not forgiveness.

We believe each other so hard we wear mouthguards to stop our teeth grinding in the night.

That there were people we couldn't believe back to living.

40598449 / Alexandra Georgiou.

Textiles: a specialized loom for embroidery. Engraving by G. Gladwin.

A pair of Chinese shoes for bound 'lily' feet

A pair of Chinese shoes for bound 'lily' feet

The dowry.

Embroidery

Images from the collections

Images about Embroidery

Works from the collections

That I'm tired.

And I don't think they will ever say sorry so we may as well stop waiting.

But I need everyone to know that this is not forgiveness.

We believe each other so hard we wear mouthguards to stop our teeth grinding in the night.

That there were people we couldn't believe back to living.

40598449 / Alexandra Georgiou.

Textiles: a specialized loom for embroidery. Engraving by G. Gladwin.

A pair of Chinese shoes for bound 'lily' feet

A pair of Chinese shoes for bound 'lily' feet

The dowry.

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