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Testing color fastness

Testing color fastness so you don't have to. Read about color fastness of DMC, Ljubica and Red rose embroidery threads.

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Transfer the design onto the fabric

There are several ways to transfer from paper to fabric; light, pens, copy papers etc.

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Embroidery – intangible cultural heritage

Embroidery as intangible cultural heritage with Sonja Porenta as a Slovenian representative. On UNESCO list only a few examples.

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Embroidery library

Embroidery library review with book recommendations.

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Learning with a teacher or with a book?

Can one learn any subject from a book only? Books can be a tool to support learning, but learning with a teacher is quicker and easier.

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Contemporary fashion and embroidery

Contemporary fashion uses embroidery on clothing and fashion accessories in waves. It appears in haute couture and in accessible fashion

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Abilmente in Milano

If you plan to visit Abilmente Vicenza, Milano, Rome or Torino, then this is the post you need to read.

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Expression with threads, needles and beads

A textile designer by education with an emphasis on footwear technology, I only started working with embroidery many years after my studies.

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Dancing in the wind

Goldwork embroidery of a flower dancing in the wind. A few sentences about the process with emphasis on wrapping pearl purl with cotton.