"The needle is my tool, the thread is my medium and the stitches are my marks..." - writes the American textile artist Salley Mavor about her work. Salley Mavor works mainly with felt. With this material she creates an entire miniature world, wonderfully combining stunning felt embroidery, natural materials such as tree bark, twigs, shells, and elements ...

Yumi Okita's original collection of insects is stunningly realistic. The textile sculptures are so lifelike and one of the butterflies seems to flap its wing and fly away. Using fabrics, fur and embroidery in her work, the artist has managed to capture the colours of nature, the variety of living forms and textures. Yumi Okita's three-dimensional embroideries are stunning, devoid of exaggeration or imitation. It is an author's view ...

Embroidery is an ancient art, but artists of our time are creating their own unique techniques. British embroidery artist Youmeng Liu is pushing the boundaries of her craft by creating her own 3D embroidery technique. She uses a special needle to push a coloured thread through a fabric base to create a three-dimensional textile ingredient. She then uses scissors to outline the mouthwatering shapes of the embroidered dish. В ...