Women become more interested in hand embroidery lately. They not only sew and knit, they knot lace and are passionate about macramé and embroidery. It seems like not so long ago hand cross and plain embroidery made napkins, tablecloths, cushions and pictures –embroidery in frames- were ignored. Some even tried to hide the patterns of such needlework as not fashionable. But today embroidery is coming back again.

Elena Maksimova says: “I love to embroider. Hand embroidery is a rest, an imaginative work and the happiness of creating unique and inimitable gift, a souvenir or any other home detail. It may be either a set of small napkins or pictures. And you can always find time and ideas for embroidering, you only need to love it.”