Chikankari is a traditional embroidery style which is made and manufactured in Lucknow, India. It is one of Lucknow’s best-known textile decoration styles, whereas the main market in Lucknow for ...

The two Kashmiri crafts are — crewel, a special kind of embroidery done on drapery and upholstery and chain-stitch, done on rugs made of cotton cloth with woollen or silken yarn In a move expected to ...

Lead by Mairin Dunne and Karol Cullen, experienced stitchers with the Ros Tapestry brought sixteen stitchers on an adventure four months ago to learn the stitches of crewel embroidery. The new ...

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With her first book on stitchery, needlework instructor Erica Wilson revived a craft and helped invent a publishing category. Her 1962 hardcover book, “Crewel Embroidery,” both popularized the pursuit ...