History Of Hand Embroidery News

Students get a taste of India

Fashion, dance, music, art, history cap event

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Hidden history of back students’ education revealed in rare embroidery acquired by Bayou Bend

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens today announced the acquisition of a rare sampler skillfully stitched by Mary J. Greenfield Smith (born c. 1829), a student at the school of the Oblate Sisters of Pro

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Hidden history of black students’ education revealed in rare embroidery acquired by Bayou Bend

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens today announced the acquisition of a rare sampler skillfully stitched by Mary J. Greenfield Smith (born c. 1829), a student at the school of the Oblate Sisters of Pro

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500-year-old Leonardo Da Vinci sketch now a real handbag

An Italian leather goods company has started manufacturing a purse that the artist, sculptor and scientist Leonardo Da Vinci sketched on a piece of paper over 500 years ago.

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10 essential bags

First introduced in fashion history as a functional pouch worn by men (not women), handbags have since evolved into a wardrobe staple of modern life.

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Leading Business Intelligence on the Middle East & North Africa

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today revealed record sales results for 2011. 3,538 cars were sold globally during the year, a 31 per cent increase on the 2010 total of 2,711 cars. The figure represents the best sales result in the company's 107-year history;

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