Check out these textural delights by artist Daniel Kornrumpf, who has resurrected the antiquated art of embroidery and brought it into a spectacular new light. His painterly approach to embroidery adds a fresh, modern style and energy to the medium, and the fact that so much detail is worked into these relatively small pieces makes them even more remarkable.
Link
http://www.xqhandembroidery.com/en/product_chandungconnguoi1.php
They also do embroidery that is perfectly double sided and display them in glass so you can see both sides.
Its quite amazing.