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Hi Everyone! Our names are Karla and Fabricio and we are Lisbon, Portugal-based creatives behind the Rebordação Handmade Embroidery project. Through our creative embroidery hoop art, our mission is to create “embroideries to make your day a little happier and funny.” From Van Gogh to Britney Spears, many well-known figures are represented in our work.

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*Rebordação is a four-hand project! We're a couple and we've lived together for the past 10 years. We work together on everything, starting from the design, creation, and even down to the needlework! We always had a passion for Embroidery and Design, and back in 2017, we decided to leave our regular full-time jobs in Brazil (we're Brazilians), and to start this project in Lisbon, Portugal. I (Fabricio) was an auto mechanic, and my wife (Karla) has a degree in philosophy.

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    Also, just to note, in case you are wondering, *Rebordação is a mix between the Portuguese words: Recordação (Remembrance) + Bordado (Embroidery) = Rebordação!

    When talking about our main influence, well, we had the acid-type sense of humor from some Brazilian cartoonists, like Millôr Fernandes and Larte, and when it comes to hand embroidery… all skills were acquired from our grandmothers!

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    It usually takes 3 to 6 hours to complete a fully finished piece (only the handwork, not the idea). Most of our ideas for the work we do come from the daily life dramas that we live through and observe at the same time. And to be honest, creative work can be quite a lot, and the burnout we feel is also quite common, at least 2-3 times a week, we’d say

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    When it comes to people’s reactions to our work, well, there’s no middle ground - they either hate it or love it, no in-between. Though, our idea for the Instagram account came when we observed other embroidery pages. We decided to start an Instagram account after seeing so many embroidery accounts with no humor, just flowers and what one would call "grandmother" stuff.

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    Before embroidery, we've tried acrylic painting as well. But we hated doing the laundry as our clothes were always stained by paint and such, haha.

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The words are stitched so neatly! Have embroidery envy right now

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    IrrelevantNonsense
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG YES THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY TIMES SOMEONE INFRONT OF ME DIDNT MOVE OR WAS SO SLOW AND I’M THINKING IN MY HEAD “move before i push you” LIKE A BADÄSS *but i’m too shy to say it and am stuck behind em*

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    IeabellAlakar@aqueenofaplanet
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does this remind me of the Thin Man from Little Nightmares 2??

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    Judy Reynolds
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where is all the cat hair in that dust bunny?

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    ALEXIS CISNEROS
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hey little nostalgia gremlins on my computer, how you doin?

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    Dawson James
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The coffee mug is just a container to make the alcohol socially acceptable

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't need boys I need Girls (and money)

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My guardian angel is drunk and disorderly. "I aim to misbehave."

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    Hannah Edwards
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought the red robe was his glove he was about to slap with

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonderful, 10/10, amazing and oh so sapphic

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    IrrelevantNonsense
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ok but no *from experience* it’s more like thorny dead roses stabbing your insides until you wanna puke

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    IrrelevantNonsense
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If only I had this for everyone i’ve ever disliked

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    September
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fire coming out of a barbedwire cage 🤔

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    Aurora C.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This would be funnier if it was on a mask

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    Firstname Lastname
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always heard the moon was made of cheese, but this one reminds me of a chocolate chip cookie.

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    Joe Das
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *touches the art in the crack* (because I'm a rebel)

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    IeabellAlakar@aqueenofaplanet
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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    Frumpy The Gwynnch
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My heart is stuffed with Dill and Rosemary. When I'm done using it, please don't let it go to waste Pan-sear in oil and butter, slow cook it, then slam it into a roasting pan with some onions, garlic, carrots, and potatoes. Let it all simmer together, make a gravy from the drippings, and serve with a nice salad. Or, make tangy Long-Pig organ pulled pork with some slaw. I dare you guys!!!

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    Ramon Cassiano
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Abaporu is an oil painting on canvas by the Brazilian painter Tarsila do Amaral

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