As we go into the third week of Leaving Cert 2025, our Leaving Cert Diarist shares her thoughts on a new subject - Ukrainian. Lidiia, who is based in Co Wexford, tells us how it went for her.

Now it has become an economic lifeline for Uzbek women like Kuchkarova ... has several centuries-old traditional embroidery styles and variations of clothing. Doppi hats, for instance, are ...

Far from Dubai’s glitzy towers, Mariam al-Kalbani’s henna-dyed fingers weave brightly coloured threads in a skill she hopes young Emirati women watching her can preserve for the future.

By the 1970s and until the early 1990s, women in Kochi made ... even personal messages to their clothing and accessories.” She highlights trends such as embroidery as surface embellishment ...

Whether it’s a Harvard University emblem or a brand’s logo, we’re looking for letterman font, sporty references and a large print or embroidery ... thrifting your sweatshirt is the best ...

This is a recognition not just for me but for hundreds of women working with ... textiles where old items of clothing are stacked on each other and hand stitched to make a thin cushioned layer. They ...

The women are among the estimated nearly ... a Ukrainian brand dedicated to preserving traditional embroidery through contemporary clothing [Courtesy of Andriy Cherukha] At the onset of the ...

The thobe, a traditional, loose-fitting dress worn by Palestinian women, is the most commonly embroidered item of clothing. While the practice originated in rural areas, the culture of stitching ...

Von Planta then posts the items to the Bourj al-Barajneh camp, where the women working in the studio assess the article of clothing and design a suitable embroidery pattern. Once complete ...

The HALO League is a group of women who provide ... she purchases sweatshirts to give to the children living at the center during the holidays. Using her own embroidery machine, she stitches ...