The Embroiderer's Story

There is a big sale off samplers and embroideries at the Hubers - for those who are in the market for something old!

There is a tiny trinket box, likely from the 17th century, that is on sale this week.  The box is 7 cm x 10.3 cm x 7.5 cm with round feet ...

It was a bonanza of embroidery at the MET, hence why I rushed out when my family wanted to do a different museum!  There was of course the g...

When I am at the MET, I always have to zip down the staircase that leads to the Ratti Center (where all our yummy embroideries are kept!)....

Magnificent Gold by Guo Pei which took 50,000 hours to embroider. I had the chance to get to New York this last weekend with my family. ...

All it took was an enormous large Nobel foot in the mouth for a wonderful outpouring of female pride in their technical work this week. ...

Harkening back a little earlier to the period of the Plimoth Jacket (1620-1630), here is a yummy silk embroidered satin hunting coat made ...