Embroidery has been around for centuries, and the craft continues to evolve today.
Artists are pushing the boundaries of their materials and bringing to life extraordinary designs with needles and thread.
One of those creatives is Japanese textile artistipnot.
She stitches 3D replicas of food, household items, leaves, and more that look astonishingly real.
Ipnot was inspired to take upembroideryafter watching her grandmothers stitching techniques as a child.
She started exploring the possibilities of the craft and soon found a particular stitch that became her signature style.
Choosing from a palette of 500 colors, ipnot builds up each 3D object in tiny French knot stitches.
In one piece, two autumn leaves appear to delicately float in mid-air.
With food pieces like that, scrolling through her portfolio is sure to make you hungry.
Check out ipnots 3D embroidered objects below and find more from her artwork onInstagram.
Textile artist ipnot stitches 3D embroidery designs that look just like real food and other objects.
Each piece in hand-rendered in thousands of French knots.
This looks real enough to eat!
Each piece is made from a selection of colors, just like a painting.
