Embroidery & Surface Design
Hand Embroidery
13 traditions · 0 courses
Traditions
Punjab, PakistanPhulkari
Phulkari, meaning "flower work", is a vibrant folk embroidery of the Punjab worked in floss silk on coarse cotton. Traditionally stitched by women for family milestones, its dense darning stitches form geometric and floral fields of colour.
Spain / England, SpainBlackwork
Blackwork — counted-thread black silk on linen.
India (Lucknow), IndiaEndangeredChikankari
Chikankari — fine white-on-white embroidery of Lucknow.
England, EnglandCrewelwork
Crewelwork — English wool-yarn surface embroidery.
Europe / Global, EuropeCross-Stitch
Cross-stitch — counted-thread embroidery tradition.
Norway, NorwayHardanger
Hardanger — Norwegian whitework counted embroidery.
Bengal (India/Bangladesh), IndiaKantha
Kantha — Bengali running-stitch quilted embroidery.
Laos, LaosLaos Silk Embroidery
Lao silk-on-silk hand embroidery.
Hungary, HungaryMatyó Embroidery
Matyó — Hungarian floral silk embroidery.
Palestine, PalestinePalestinian Tatreez
Tatreez — Palestinian cross-stitch heritage embroidery.
Japan, JapanSashiko
Sashiko — Japanese running-stitch reinforcement embroidery.
Uzbekistan / Central Asia, UzbekistanEndangeredSuzani
Suzani — Central Asian silk-embroidered textiles.
Mexico (Hidalgo), MexicoTenango
Tenango — vibrant Otomi folk embroidery from Hidalgo.