Embroidery

The art of embroidery has conventionally been associated with domesticity – the unenticing fate awaiting girls supposedly without other ambitions. While the practice is still a relaxing pastime, a contemporary resurgence is seeing women reclaim that archaic narrative and even quitting more lucrative career paths to take on needlework full-time. We speak to Anuradha Bhaumick, whose visually complex pieces (featured on her Instagram account Hooplaback Girl – yes, a pun on the Gwen Stefani song) represent idyllic scenes from the lives of book lovers like herself
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Meet the NID-educated designer whose endeavour is empowering women artisans one stitch at a time...
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With its fascinating 18th century origin, the embroidery continues to cast its spell on contemporary designers
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We delve into the history of the gara to understand what makes it so special in the 21st century
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Verve finds that a new dynamic is emerging between skilled artisans and designers and it’s high time the former had their share of the limelight....
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