Around the world, traditional crafts are falling victim to technology and globalisation. In Hong Kong, Miru Wong Ka-lam is doing her bit to keep the art of hand-embroidered shoes alive. Wong’s shop, ...

As she begins to embroider flowers inside a vine leaf border, Uzbek artisan Mukhabbat Kuchkarova pulls the naturally dyed green silk thread through the cotton sheet. “I go to another world when I sew, ...

A courtyard scattered with fallen jackfruit leaves sparked an unexpected idea. For Nguyen Thi Phuong Thanh, those dry, windblown leaves would soon become the canvas for intricate hand embroidery ...