Korean Embroidery: Woven Mat Stitch and Bridge Stitch patterns Vivid designs often adorned festive

Vivid designs often adorned festive clothing

They showcase the 2000 year old legacy of Pashmina as narrated by Kashmiri weavers

punk smocking also draws inspiration from Bengali/Bangladeshi kantha

and provides a history of the art form in Korean culture - which dates back to the Joseon dynasty - where it continues to occupy a prominent place in the daily lives of Koreans

Part of her curatorial practice is to understand the collections she helps care for by learning the methods through which they were made

Korean Embroidery: Woven Mat Stitch and Bridge Stitch patterns Vivid designs often adorned festiveAs a sequel to the first Korean embroidery class on longevity symbols and related stitches, this new class offers a deeper exploration of Korean embroidery through traditional colour schemes and the practice of two stitch techniques: [jarit su](mat stitch) and [neukkim su](impression stitch). Both stitches are historically and authentically representative of Korean embroidery, with distinctive appearances and textures found in numerous historical