TEXTILE TALES in Rituals, rites and a touch of religion

We have just had Easter after all...

Jasmine embroidery on silk organza with jasmine-scented yarn dyed with hibiscus, beetroot, indigo, and turmeric, by Pallavi Padukone

Ghost Flower Ritual - a mystical sensory experience, created by Cecilia Fiona & Sophie Søs Meyer

By Holly Lewin

Fragment from Egypt, made around 1,500 years ago. From the Historical Embroidery insta - a real feast

By Maria Pratas

By Ferenc Zepko - he created a range of quixotic characters as vehicles for his textile techniques: the Warrior, the Shepherd, the Healer, and the Bride, all found in Hungarian folklore, are translated with modernist ingenuity

By Christine Smilovici

By Catherine Willis

By Hana Minowa

By land artist Mayumi Nakabayashi

A paint/ embroidery collaboration between Rachna Garodia & Kate Lowe

In Benin, the Egungun festival is a vivid celebration of Yoruba culture, where elaborate masquerades honor the spirits of the deceased. Captured by Stephan Gladieu

By Stephany Latham

By Jasleen Kaur, winner of the 2024 Turner Prize.

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