Embroidered handkerchiefs, created as part of an artistic exchange between Afghan and Australian women, have been added to the Australian War Memorial’s national collection to represent the ...

Knitting and embroidery are laden with stereotypes of domestic femininity – and the subversive potential for protest ...

During WW1 silk postcards and handkerchiefs were bought as souvenirs by soldiers who were serving on the Western Front. Local French and Belgian women embroidered the different motifs onto strips ...