I love the idea of embroidery, although I can’t imagine I’d have the patience for something so intricate. “The time consuming nature of hand embroidery has developed a certain appreciation in me as opposed to other art forms,” Humayrah Bint Altaf tells The Creators Project. “Embroidery increases me in patience and forbearance, as nothing can be hastened or hurried. Each bead, each piece of leather, each metal is stitched with concentration and much deliberation.” The London-based artist studied at the Royal School of Needlework and uses jewel toned silk threads, beads and metallic leather and silver lace in her creations. Take a look at Bint Altaf’s dragonflies, beetles and butterflies. They really are precious.