Bespoke embroidery and Irish lace
We are regularly asked how best to transfer embroidery images to fabric. Professional embroiderers use a system call “Prick and Pounce”. It enables a relatively quick way to get an image onto fabric without making it permanent. You can trace directly onto fine fabrics, especially if a light box is used to make the design easy to follow but what…
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The Embroidered Stories: Scottish Samplers exhibition showcases an extraordinary collection of Scottish needlework from the 18th and 19th centuries.
The 70 samplers in the exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland are on loan from American collector Leslie B Durst, a philanthropist and passionate supporter of the arts who has assembled a remarkable collection of samplers from Europe and North America.
Airbnb and the Heritage Crafts Association collaborate on new Experiences to save unique crafts from extinction. Two fifths of traditional heritage crafts are in danger of dying out 31% of the nation don’t remember the last time they had a hobby World renowned photographer Rankin has supported the campaign by capturing some of the UK’s last remaining craftspeople. There is…
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