Stitchery is both artistry and therapy, say needle arts practitioners, who called themselves “needlers.” Diane Clark says that stitching “is excellent for one’s mental health. It’s calming and ...

GUIYANG — Jiao Hongxiu, a Miao ethnic woman, recently won an international art and design award for her work. "Creating pieces rooted in our ethnic culture that can also foster 'dialogue' with the ...

The list of visual art mediums that I’m really bad at is long. My pottery “skills” peaked at summer camp 20 years ago, painting is about as foreign to me as contact sports (very foreign), and my ...

Embroidery, an enthralling craftsmanship appreciated for many centuries, requires the decoration of fabric with complex designs meticulously stitched with a needle and thread. In the past, all ...

SEYFORTH Mary, Age 93 of Roseville, MN Passed away on October 7, 2025, A service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15 at North Presbyterian Church, North Saint Paul, MN. Committal ...

Maija Lindaas, a Moorhead native now living in Norway, plays the 2025 Hardanger fiddle, which hundreds of people had a hand in creating. It started as a block of wood and will debut Thursday night at ...

India's rich cultural heritage is eloquently proclaimed in its varied traditions of embroidery, each place has its own unique stitches, designs, and tales in the fabric. These art techniques not just ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

Cheng Xinxiang works on an embroidery at the Hunan Embroidery Research Institute Co in Changsha, Hunan province. CHINA DAILY As a two-term deputy to the National People's Congress and a leading ...

Kara Jillian Brown is the beauty editor of InStyle. She began her career at Well+Good, where she spent five years evolving from editorial intern to news writer to beauty writer. She earned a ...

Embroidery, once a painstaking craft mastered by skilled artisans, is now undergoing a remarkable transformation. From hand-stitched patterns to high-speed, precision-driven designs powered by ...

Editor's note: This story contains a graphic image of violence and death. SHATILA REFUGEE CAMP, Beirut — Women hunch over sewing machines with one eye on multicolored thread they're weaving through ...