Milkweed, Chain Stitch Embroidery
Shop online 24/7 or by appointment in Studio. Custom Chain Stitching requests always welcome
Chain stitched
cabin scene
on ochre jacket
Chain Stitched Cabin Scene on Ochre Jacket
2022
Cowgirl on
vintage Wrangler
snap button up
Cowgirl on Vintage Wrangler Snap Button up
2022
Self Portrait
2021
About the Artist
Paris King is a chain stitch embroidery artist in Saluda, North Carolina. Her brand is called Milkweed. Using an antique chain stitch machine from 1930, each stitch is guided by hand. This creates a uniquely one of a kind look much different from today’s computer controlled embroidery. Her inspiration often comes anywhere from traditional tattoo imagery, 1970s color palettes, song lyrics, vintage wallpaper, and the flora and fauna of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Paris creates custom pieces for clients in addition to offering patches, embroidered jackets, bandanas and more. She has a studio in Saluda, Milkweed. She also travels to offer live chain stitching at events and markets.
From 12 Moons of the Year
"Rural roadsides now are fragrant with summer essences ranging from the sunny sweetness of curing, new-cut hay to the sharp tang of wild mint crushed underfoot. But most persistent of all, and the one often mistaken by the passerby for the smell of clover, is the heavy perfume of the common milkweed, which can sweeten a whole hillside. Trace it to its source, the clusters of brownish-lavender blossoms that later will produce those big silvery green pods, and milkweed fragrance is like a blend of honeysuckle and tuberose, both at their most intense."
Hal Borlands
