There’s something enchanting about Miyuki Sakai’s freestyle machine embroidery illustrations. With a delicate balance of realism and whimsy, her work brings a vivid new perspective to everyday objects and views. Her works has graced the pages and advertising campaigns of some of the world’s most high-profile clients — among them…
Gear Threads – Harriet Popham’s Custom Machine Embroidery
Harriet Popham is a third year student studying surface pattern design in Swansea. She specializes in architecture and portraiture in print and stitch. She makes amazing freestyle machine embroidery pieces on her Bernina machine. She even has an Etsy shop called the Crafty Walrus where you can order custom embroidery…
Gear Threads – Birgitte Busk
Got some serious eye candy for you today. Birgitte Busk is a textile artist in Denmark who creates freehand thread painting portraits, using an ordinary sewing machine and mad skills. Many of her pieces are on the super-photorealistic side… …but they’re just as gorgeous when she lets the stitchiness show.…