I embroidered this bag to mark the end of Ramadan and the first day of Eid 2024. I embroidered this design with darning and satin stitches. I used anchor cotton floss and embroidered it on Marygold and iron-dyed cotton.
I will be teaching 2 workshops at Retrosaria Rosa Pomar in April 2024. In Gindi/Kantha workshop, I will teach the history and use of Kantha/Gindi Embroidery on fabric pieces and make a small drawstring bag. This embellishment practice traces back to ancient times and is known by different names in various cultures, such as boro …
This small embroidered coin purse is inspired by the traditional purses of the Qing Dynasty. The pouch’s face is dyed with madder roots, embroidered with stranded cotton threads, and lined with fabric which is made using a traditional resist printing technique from Sindh, called Ajrak.
Quick sketches in my sketchbook using the madder watercolor paints that I had made earlier from leftover dyebaths. The sketches depict the theme of my daily life on the Lisbon coast: attending meetings, dropping off my son at kindergarten, and completing routine daily chores.
I celebrated the lunar new year by drawing a lot of dragons and embroidering a couple onto Madder Root dyed fabric. I later stitched it into a Chinese Qing dynasty purse. Happy Lunar New Year of the Dragon!
A short trip to chilly Munich, sorting through the extensive network of German trains, and completely inspired by a natural pigment factory in the small town, Aichstetten.
Double darning and close button stitch embroidery on Oak Gall-dyed fabric, Oak Galls foraged in the wilds of Coimbra.
Some sketches from my sketchbook which I started in the Netherlands and finished in Lisbon. I made some madder root pastels, onion skin paints, and acorn ink to use them in these sketches.
I finished up my embroidered tapestry today, a project I started back in October. I studied the ancient Turkish red dyeing method, experimenting with various mordants to see how the results compared. Sharing some pics of the completed tapestry and the process shots of the dyeing and embroidery. I’ve also shared my notes and the …
Moro em Lisboa – Turkish Red (Madder) Dyed Tapestry Read More »
