The tradition of embroidery in St. Gallen
The tradition of textile of St. Gallen in Switzerland is a heritage passed down from generation to generation.
Until the 17th century, the area was best known for its cloth and for its cotton products.
In the 19th century, the region of St. Gallen was a main exporter of embroidery.
Thus, at the beginning of the 20th century, almost every household had a person working for the embroidery manufacturing, at home or in a fabric and this amounted to 50{58a0fea4e3f6a3f373e3774328b232a7823251ed0984a593efc1cf5f35914e63} of the world supply.
With the inception of World War I, the luxury goods demand suddenly recoiled which led to the worst economic crisis in the region. Today, only a few embroidery companies from Eastern Switzerland are producing dreamy fabrics for the greatest designers in the world.
Embroidery on manual machine is still practiced only by a few but you can still admire it in various museums from Eastern Switzerland.
wow!
I think I need to see more of this beautiful embroidery
Thank you for introducing me to such lovely embroidery.
Thank you Bridget.