Goldwork embroidery

The embroiderer Mary Corbet showed us and described a small fragment of the ancient church embroidery that she had been given."There are some types of embroidery that attract me, for example, the proverbial moth-to-flame scenario is a type of a church embroidery of the 19th century. This ...

I start with selecting right jewellery, pictures and patterns of snowdrops. Then drow a couple of sketches. Chose the best one and picked necessary materials.  Materials: Japanese beads French sequins hard gold twisted thread soft gold twisted thread silver thread silk floss velvet cord Swarovski ...

Spanish gold embroidery from Sebastian Marchante. The vestments of the Virgin Mary and Jesus statues is performed with gold threads and elements:  Goldwork embroidery on blue velvet. The vestments of the Mater Dolorosa statue, goldwork embroidery with gold thread and sequins in the form of a ...

What gives a woman an image of sophisticated elegance, perfect femininity? Of course handbags. In 2004, the brand of Mary Frances Shaffer has gained an official international recognition, Mary received a prestigious award at the Dallas Fashion Award. The designer finds inspiration in nature, its ...

One of the interesting facts about Catholic churches is that usually one doesn't see such a large number of icons like in Orthodox temples but they have really great statuary art. Therefore, the masters of embroidery adorn the robes of the clergy and multiple statues of Christ and the Virgin. ...