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 ...

I mainly use DMC embroidery floss. For DMC No. 5 and No. 8 and for linen thread, I embroider with a single strand.

Then start stitching, using between one and six strands of any good cotton embroidery thread. How many strands you use depends on the design. "The size of stitches, the colour and the number of ...

Interested in creating a unique embroidery design on fabric? With 96 colors of thread to choose from, the embroidery machine at Sears think[box] can make your vision a reality.

Beyond Uzbekistan, the threads of its embroidery have been embraced by a diaspora keen to reconnect with their identity and heritage. In London, Erkaboyeva, who lived in Uzbekistan until she was ...