Cross-stitching has been a traditional Eastern European craft since the 1600s. Usually in black and red, cotton thread was used to embellish household linens and clothing. Cross-stitching is still seen in fashion and decoration, and lately there has been a revival of the craft in very unexpected ways....
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Ukrainian designer
Yaroslav Galant's furniture line draws inspiration from traditional stitching and embroidery. The stone furniture has an unexpected delicate silhouette made from man-made and almost indestructible Corian which is hand threaded with durable polyester thread. Love it!
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via yaroslavgalant.com |
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via yaroslavgalant.com |
The next example is an even more unorthodox application of cross-stitching, but is equally as cool. Lithuanian artist
Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė's embellishment of car parts and metal household items is quirky and gives importance to what are considered insignificant details to most.
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Granted, cross-stitching your car is not the most practical decoration, but if you're looking for a home accent - how about a cross-stitched bowl?
Industreal's series by italian designers Guillaume Delvigne and Ionna Vautrin allows you to purchase the "
aida" bowl along with pattern instructions, thread, needle and threader.
Or play it thrifty with a perforated bowl from the dollar store and simple yarn and needle!
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via industreal.it |
Want an even thriftier solution? Own some markers? Check out Ilaria's simple
cross-stitch tutorial and get inspired to simply embellish anything!
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via IDA Interior Lifestyle |
If you like the idea of embroidered furniture, head over to
My Poppet for a step-by-step on cross-stitching your own chair!
And for another contemporary hit of cross-stitch, check out the cute new hooks from London's Chocolate Creative.
Enjoy!
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via My Poppet |
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via Chocolate Creative |