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The videos in the SURVIVING TRADITIONS series have all been filmed on location in countries where craft traditions still survive. This film has been made with the cooperation of the local people. It is not a...
The Indian decorative embroidery art of morror work (shisha) is thought to have been developed by the wife of Shah Jahan, who built the Jah Mahal in her honour. Since the time of the Moghuls the women of...
Shows the process of producing kalagas in the Mandalay area of Burma. The padded embroideries of Burma are virtually unique. Their combination of legendary figures and animals, sequins, stones and mirrors...
Shows artists Jo Budd, Helen Daniels and Charlotte Hodge working in their studios during the period 1992-1994, providing an insight into the ideas behind their work, how they approach their work and their...
Explores 19th-century ecclesiastical embroidery and its relationship to church architecture. Details of lavish gold work and hand-stitching techniques are seen on hand-embroidered pieces. Includes unique...
Based on a 1996 exhibition held at the Oldham Art Gallery Computerised machine embroidery is mainly used for the mass production of embroidery on clothing and household textiles. This programme explores the...
Features garments from within the reserve collection at the Gallery of English Costume, Platt Hall, Manchester, with examples of passementerie, embroidered and thread buttons. Illustrates items of both male...
A step-by-step guide to embroidery stitches
A varied and colourful set of slides tracing the influences of tradition, culture and contemporary life in Russia on the work of three Russian embroidery artists: Galina Morozova, Marina Printzeva, and...
Examines the different approaches, aims and techniques used to make non-functional embroidered pieces. The work of 14 embroiderers reflects the wide variety of ideas and individuality of work that is...
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