Embroidery Then and Now!

Brief History of Embroidery

Embroidery has a long history drawn from many countries and sources and has been used on everything from vestments and costumes, to samplers and pictures, and even beds and furniture. Embroidery’s amazing artistry and versatility appeals to anyone who admires beauty, fine workmanship, good design, and lovely fabrics.

History of Embroidery

The story of embroidery and needlework is heavily connected to the fascinating context of the history of fabrics, decorative costumes, interior decoration, church and state ceremonial artifacts, girl's education, furniture, and pastimes.

Embroidered Vestments

Decorate your home with personalized artisan kits

We all can use a little more beauty in the world and creating your own art using embroidery kits is a great way to add beauty to your home at a reasonable price. Whether you consider yourself a beginner or advanced stitcher, you will have lots of fun following the kits' instructions and creating unique three-dimensional artwork on the included canvases. There are many different kits and designs to choose from and you could always go with a mix of contemporary, classic or innovative styles. Just looking at what you are about to create will make you want to jump right in as you see these unique canvases with drawings.

Add a beauty to your home

The canvases contained in the kits are specially prepared to keep the colors of the materials bright and rich for many years to come and they will stay fresh without losing their depth and appeal. Only certain parts of the drawings need to be beaded to emphasize the center-beauty.

In our next blog I’ll talk about what you need to get started and how to get started your new hobby of embroidery. See you on another side of the canvas!