Portuguese embroidery Portugal is one of those few empires which existed since time immemorial.
Cultural heritage was rich even before the region was dominated by the Romans and the other Iberian empires.
Subsequent to these invasions, when the country itself became an empire, the art in the country developed to great extents and embroidery, especially, grew to larger extents.
This was so rich that exports of such artifacts began much before the rest of the world began exporting art.
Portuguese embroidery is also a huge source of income to this day and it is said that many Portuguese migrants made a great living out of their expertise in embroidery.
When one goes to visit a country, it is such things like embroidered table-clothes, which people buy as a souvenir.
Much of the embroidery reflects the floral traditions of the country.
Most of the art work depicted on such items usually consists of beautiful swirls of flowers, leaves and branches on a variety of inspiring and pleasing colors.
Red on white, blue on white and other such colors are predominant throughout the works.
Such timeless beauty is crafted on anything from linen to cotton fabrics and this lends a quality that can never be expressed in words.
Portuguese embroidery does not merely come as a souvenir but people in other countries often selectively buy these to decorate their living quarters in a subtle and brilliantly artistic way.
A lot of new techniques originate from this country and are now quite famous all over the world amongst embroiderers and hobbyists.