Needle Arts

Needle craft of all sorts that I admire and derive inspiration from, also a few bits of my own work. i do mainly traditional cross stitch samplers and embroidery

[archivalwork]

Bobbin Lace Towel End Russian, Orel province c. 17-1800s Cotton or linen bobbin motifs show plant and animal forms in plain weave outlined with gimp (heavy cord); applied silk (est.) ribbon; overall: 30 x 39 cm

[embroiderycrafts]

My latest project 😊 by WineDinosaur on reddit.

[embroiderycrafts]

Is there a better way to make the red text stand out? by Background_Tension54 on reddit.

[racksonracksonracksbitch]

[pardalote]

A grid of small creatures. 2017.

[1five1two]

'The Scissor Birds'. Jenny Barron.

[embroiderycrafts]

Snail with gooseberries: first of a pair. Freshly finished, still needs blocking ang framing. Based on a Victorian illustration by Anton Seder. by 9-year-cicada on reddit.

[embroiderycrafts]

Celtic dragon by savethetrees96 on reddit.

[batbetbitbotbut]

Yeah, yeah, all the textile and fibre arts lead to each other, we all became trapped here long ago.

The danger zone is when they lead out of textile and fibre arts, into agriculture and woodworking and smithing and beyond.

[justgarb]

I should build a warp weighted loom

[ghostoflunarviolet]

Actually, starting new hobbies is fun

[madebykyra]

More photos of my finished Bee Dress (2026)

[needle-imaginings]

don’t glance and go on, click a photo and look at the detail!

[embroiderycrafts]

WIP Wednesday: In a moment of madness I decided to stitch the abandoned potato from under the cabinet by 9-year-cicada on reddit.

[dream-and-delirium]

Ernest Lefébure. ‘Embroidery and Lace: Their Manufacture and History from the Remotest Antiquity to the Present Day.’ London: Grevel, 1888.

Cover art by May Morris.

[needle-imaginings]

I like big borders and i cannot lie…

[needle-imaginings]

[penny-anna]

Cross stitch kit instructions: make sure you wash your hands before touching the aida to make sure you don't get any chocolate on it

Me: lmao what kind of idiot gets chocolate on their aida

Me, later:

[velvetmasonry]

Textile Fragment with Unicorn, Deer, Centaur and Lion, Scandinavian, c. 1500