Fuck Yeah Embroidery

The beauties you see here on this page are not created by myself, but by the amazing talents out there. I just curate them, and more often than not people send me them to see. Enjoy.

[deafmangoes]

To those enslaved by the fibre arts:

Tirazain | طرازين

Tirazain is a digital archive of Palestinian weaving and patterns (or tatreez, التطريز, embroidery) for free use. At this time when there's so much death and loss happening in Gaza and beyond, it gladdened me to find people storing the intangible and cultural so that it might survive.

I plan on employing some of these patterns myself, if nothing else then to help me remember what's happened when the news cycle inevitably spins to some other new horror.

[pabsandrade]

Free Palestine!

[thefloralmenace]

Tomorrow is the final day to enter my fundraiser raffle for civilians in Palestine/Israel. It'll go all the way to 11:59 PM, and I'll notify winner(s) around midnight. Any kind of donation to fundraisers that help civilians in Palestine or Israel will enter you to win, or you can pay me, and I will donate the money. I am also now selling fundraiser T-shirts specifically for Palestine, all profits from which will go to Doctors Without Borders and the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights. All links below:

Fundraiser T-Shirt: https://theragegarden.etsy.com/listing/1597441896

Enter Raffle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/okhismakingart/posts/pfbid02YtWYkFvAxifsL84rWhtBtMXJtbZouhZxbowEibSYh85XLSssCFp9xUZ4n75eyUDtl

Enter Raffle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/okhismakingart/status/1714738191058554934

Enter Raffle on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/thefloralmenace/733341128912437248?source=share

[kaalbela]

Tatreez (Arabic: تطريز) is a type of traditional Palestinian embroidery. Tatreez uses traditional cross-stitch embroidery and is practiced largely among women. The craft was originally practiced in rural areas of Palestine, but is now common across the Palestinian diaspora. Historically, each village in Palestine had their own tatreez patterns. The landscape was a major source of inspiration for the patterns and motifs, which speaks to the variation in style that was common to see among all of the different tatreez expressions that were particular to each Palestinian village. In the early origin of tatreez, the landscape was a major source of inspiration for Palestinian women in designing many patterns and motifs. This speaks to the variation in style that was common to see among all of the different tatreez expressions that were particular to each Palestinian village.

After the violent displacement and dispossession of Palestinians in 1948, people were living together in refugee camps. The different styles of tatreez became less distinct and have continued to evolve with the diaspora. Following 1948, tatreez evolved to reflect the experiences of Palestinians. Palestinian women began to incorporate the Palestinian flag and its colors into their tatreez as a means of resistance to the occupation of Palestine. Consequently, tatreez became an expression of the identity, heritage and resistance of Palestinian women and their dedication to preserve their ancient culture.

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[fuckyeahembroidery]

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[cottonkhaleesi]

Done! (for now). Stonehenge landscape in satin stitches 🐏

[sosuperawesome]

Embroidery Art

Black Cat Creative on Etsy

[ann-the-amigurumer]

The Book About Plants.

[fuckyeahembroidery]

I don't post on here at all anymore. But let me tell you I love seeing folk using the #fuckyeahembroidery tag on insta. I doubt many people who use it do so while remembering this tumblr, but it still makes me smile when I see posts with that tag. There is a fuckyeahembroidery account on ig too, but its not linked to this tumblr. I suggest giving it a follow anyway. At least they post stuff.

[fuckyeahembroidery]

I haven’t logged into Tumblr for the longest time. But I follow the #fuckyeahembroidery tag on instagram and this popped up. And since that tag is the name of this Tumblr I felt like logging in to amplify it to any white followers who still happen to follow this particular Tumblr.

As a white cis woman living in the North West of England I have been surrounded by other white cis people for most of my life. In the wake of protests surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement a lot of these people have been sharing memes and opinions about how they are ‘colourblind’, and they treat everyone with kindness. They emphasise the “everyone”, and often include skin colours that don’t exist to fully drive-home this point (blue, purple, spotty, etc). They acknowledge that racists exist, and emphasise that its a minority. And because of this ‘colourblindness’ they do not feel the need to openly support the protests, and will only ever share these graphics and catchphrases as a proclamation of not being a racist.

But all of these things do nothing to directly eradicate racism. Just saying you, yourself, are not racist, but not putting yourself between racists and the people who are racially abused is part of the problem. If someone were to come to you and tell you they have been abused, and called names because of the colour of their skin, and you tell them “well I wouldn’t do that to you, so don’t worry” does not stop the racist person who abused them from abusing them again, and subsquently other people. If you are one of these ‘colourblind’ people this is why people are so angry with you. It’s okay to get things wrong, and to look more deeply into why saying something that sounds so meaningful can be just as harmful as those who intentionally say harmful things.

[fuckyeahembroidery]

I was so sure I got some emails about somethings being submitted to the blog, but I can't find them in my inbox anywhere! Oh well! Remember you can submit your creations through the submit box. :)

[fuckyeahembroidery]

The first in a myth & magic series I have been sewing recently. — theoldneedle

[fuckyeahembroidery]

Calling all fiber artists for a DIY exhibit taking place in Boston this summer/fall! We are looking for artists that identify as female to submit their work for consideration for the exhibit, and artists that identify as male to submit their work for consideration for the zine we are creating to accompany the exhibit entitled “Men Can Make Kickass Fiber Art Too."  You can find out more about the exhibit on our website/tumblr blog feministfiberart and you can find all of the guidelines for submitting here: www.feministfiberart.com/submitart.  You guys have until June 30 to submit your work! The exhibit is traveling through several venues across Boston so if you are accepted you will have a great opportunity to showcase your work to numerous different audiences in Boston. If you have any questions, please contact Iris Nectar at [email protected]. 

[fuckyeahembroidery]

[fuckyeahembroidery]

I'm trying to identify a stitch I've seen in a picture and can't find it anywhere. Is it possible to get some help from you guys. Or know anyone who is willing to help with that stuff?

Hi there!If you send in a link to a picture of the stitch you're looking at then I could figure out what it is. If not, I have a bevy of followers who will probably have the answer. :)x

[fuckyeahembroidery]

I don’t know if I can join the club since I am a digital embroiderer. This piece is called “Embrace”. I hope you will. Your blog is great. LG