Venetian Red Cushion - Needlepoint Damask Bur summons a naturalistic palette

Bur summons a naturalistic palette of greens

As card-carrying textile obsessives

where depth and restraint converge

Traditional Indian embroidery is then used to layer intricate motifs

Venetian Red Cushion - Needlepoint Damask Bur summons a naturalistic paletteWeve long admired late 14th century tapestriesparticularly the exquisite way they capture the texture and movement of fabric. The weavers skill brought clothing to life, almost in three dimensions. For our Damask cushion, we reinterpreted a small section of such a tapestry in needlepoint, carefully preserving the original folds and flow of the fabric. Finished with metallic over embroidery to echo gold brocade, and rich red tones that radiate