#craft as art

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Embroidery as Fine Art: From Domestic Craft to Gallery Walls
Craft and Making
·9 min read

Embroidery as Fine Art: From Domestic Craft to Gallery Walls

Embroidery has always been a serious art form. This guide covers its history from medieval ecclesiastical work to contemporary artists using needle and thread on gallery walls, the key figures including Tracey Emin and Ghada Amer, and how embroidery became one of the most politically charged crafts in use today.

Leather Tooling and Decorative Craft as Art
Craft and Making
·8 min read

Leather Tooling and Decorative Craft as Art

Leather tooling is one of the oldest decorative crafts, practised across Islamic, European, and Native American traditions for over a millennium. This guide covers how tooling works, the major traditions, key tools and techniques, and where contemporary leather artists are taking the medium.