Orlando Sentinel

At Polasek Museum, an ancient art of Japan filled with shimmering beauty

The current exhibition at the Polasek Museum has roots that stretch back a millennium or more. But I promise I will condense the story of the fascinating art of nihon shishu so you can read it over a ...
SBS

Japanese Embroidery Artist Ipnot

Ipnot creates miniature pieces using embroidery threads. Her creation includes food and drinks such as pizza, ramen, mochi (Japanese rice cakes), bananas and coffee. Every piece she creates is so ...
Business Wire

Kasamori Corporation, a Japanese embroidery manufacturer established 145 years ago, has developed "3D jewelry of threads" with water, oil and stain repellent treatment

KIRYU, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--000 (Triple Ou), a factory brand of 145-year-old embroidery manufacturer Kasamori Corporation (called Kasamori Corporation below; head office: Miyoshi-cho, Kiryu, GUNMA) ...
Middle East Eye

Meet the woman fusing the traditional Japanese Obi with the Palestinian tatreez

Maki Yamamoto has spent the last eight years trying to reframe how Palestinians are seen in her native land of Japan. Her weapon of choice is the Palestinian Embroidery Obi Project, which fuses the ...