For decades, the 44-year-old Chinta Devi had worked with thread – Sindhi stitches, Kutch patterns, familiar rhythms learned and relearned after she migrated from Bihar nearly three decades ago. But ...

Palestinian embroidery is a centuries-old tradition. Can digitizing hard-to-access patterns help preserve it for a new generation?

Growing up as a Palestinian in the diaspora, Zain Masri would spend summers visiting her grandmother in Jordan. One summer, Masri’s grandmother, who is a skilled seamstress with her own business, ...

Modern adaptations of Ethiopian Telsem pattern embroidery often combine traditional motifs with modern design elements. This ...