Working with a vast selection of over 500 colored threads ready at her command, Japanese embroidery artist ipnot has the artistic prowess to know just how to make her audience do a double take. Creating brilliantly detailed embroidery pieces of food, animals, and other objects we often find in our daily lives, ipnot’s hand-stitched works make it difficult to believe that they were made with only a needle and some thread.

Although it’s hard to pick a favorite, many of her best creations are of food. Whether the subject is a vegetable or a bowl of mouthwatering ramen, every textural and visual component is spot on, and it’s impossible not to feel a little pang of hunger after seeing them.

Monaka (Japanese sweet azuki bean sandwiches)

Sushi Roll

Green Tea

What’s even more astonishing is that ipnot is self-taught, mostly utilizing the French Knot stitch to make her hyperrealistic masterpieces come to life. Shown side-by-side with the real life versions of her creations, it’s hard to know at first glance which is made completely of intricately embroidered threads.

Monster Munch

Tomatoes

Ramen

ipnot has been participating in art festivals and exhibitions every year since she first began actively working as a hand embroidery artist in 2011. Her works gradually gained more exposure over the years through the events, and in recent years they have been introduced on major Japanese media outlets. See more of her incredible embroidery artwork on Twitter and Instagram, and make sure to visit her website (Japanese) to see more information about the artist.