Tule embroidery

Using simple white tulle as her base, Olga Prinku creates lush arrangements of flowers, seedpods, berries, and other organic materials teeming with color and texture. She fastens the preserved florals, which she often grows or forages and then dries herself, to the mesh webbing, encircling an embroidery hoop with elaborate patterns or depicting figurative renderings of birds and individual blooms. Many of the pieces replicate the motifs found in nature or those prevalent in eastern European…

Embroidery on tulle is so beautiful but it can be a challenge, so I've put together some tips on how to successfully hand embroider on tulle fabric!

Olga Prinku - artist, maker, creator and author of Dried Flower Embroidery: An introduction to the art of flowers on tulle. A modern new craft that aims to give a new lease of life to dried and preserved flowers and foliage by combining them with embroidery and creating a wide range of nature inspired objects for home and fashion

I’ve gotten to spend the past two weekends doing one of my favorite things: dressing up and demonstrating needlework at Locust Grove! For these demos I was doing tambour embroidery, which was…

Chain stitch embroidery is a versatile and creative craft that can be used to create a variety of beautiful and unique designs. It is a relatively easy techn...

Embroidering tulle may sound daunting, but with the right tools and knowledge, it's a lot easier than it seems!

olga prinku uses 'nature as her thread' to create intricate flower-on-tulle embroidery bursting with color and texture.

Embroidery is a delicate art at the best of times, needing great accuracy and patience as well as a steady hand and eye for detail.

From pattern to final assembly, with embroidery along the way, discover the different steps that went into the expert making of the tarot-inspired dre