What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Atlas of World Embroidery’

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Updated 27 July 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Atlas of World Embroidery’

  • “The Atlas of World Embroidery” examines many distinctive embroidery styles and traditions found across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia

Author: GILLIAN VOGELSANG-EASTWOOD 

Embroidery is one of the world’s most widely shared forms of creative expression—and one of its most varied and diverse.

It can be found in every region, yet its visual languages, themes, and techniques vary greatly: Some are marked by unique styles and others show influences from neighboring cultures.

“The Atlas of World Embroidery” examines many distinctive embroidery styles and traditions found across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia.