By Erica in D.I.Y.

Boro is the age old Japanese art of mending textiles and is literally translated as rags or scraps of cloth. As far back as the 17th century, peasants, more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

A couple of weeks ago while in London, I paid an obligatory visit to the third floor my favorite and one of the most iconic stores in the world: Liberty of more →

By Erica in Art

We've been seeing a lot of embroidered art as of late but I must say that so far, I've been most impressed by Singaporean artist Izziyana Suhaimi's work. I more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

I immediately did a double take after spotting this shirt with baubles stitched down the "placket," which I just recently learned is the term used to describe more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

If I had a nickel for every time my mom has warned "the sun is not your friend," I could retire tomorrow. Honestly. Instead, my closet is full of sun hats, more →

By Erica in Home

I'm sure you're familiar with Kantha quilts, made popular by Anthropologie and Jeanette Farrier.  And if you're not, Kantha is an embroidery technique used by more →