The discovery of Arabic characters showing reverence to Allah embroidered in Viking funerary clothing has turned on its head hundreds of years of thinking about Scandinavians in history, and raises ...

Background information. Introduction -- The embroiderers -- Foreign influences and sources -- Materials and equipment -- Hand and machine embroidery techniques -- Designs and colours -- Embroideries ...

UAE embroidery, Saudi camel calling, traditional tea preparation in China, and the artisanal knowledge surrounding France’s iconic daily bread loaf, the baguette, are among the latest cultural ...

Learning how to embroider is easy, and best of all, it’s possible to make a huge variety of artwork with even the simplest stitches. In fact, creating a design to embroider can be more difficult than ...

Burial costumes from Viking boat graves have provided more evidence of contact between Nordic tribes and ancient Islam. A study of the garments, found in 9th and 10th century graves, has revealed the ...