News — Embroidery
We Celebrate our 50th Birthday!
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On the 4th November 1974 we opened a small shop in the Sheffield suburbs called Freewheelin'. Here we are today at the Silk Road.
Muster up your passion and join our peacock party
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An interesting look at some of our beautiful collections, featuring impressive peacock designs.
Desert Flowers - Embroidered Textiles of Afghanistan.
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Our talk to the Embroiderers Guild continued the theme of embroidered wedding shawls with an excursion to Afghanistan where the embroidery style is mostly geometric in design.
Desert Flowers - the Embroidered Textiles of Rajasthan & Gujarat.
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It seems that the more barren the landscape the greater is the desire for colour and the women of all these regions use colourful embroidery to embellish clothes and furnishings.
Kantha Scarves with a Vintage Twist
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Kantha scarves are handstitched using both long and short strokes giving texture to the silk that you just want to reach out and touch.