How-To: Wrapped Necklace
Kristen of New House Project was inspired by a Sheila Hicks piece at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and created this cool wrapped necklace. See how simply it comes together over on her blog. Related: How-To: Wrapped Bracelets
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Daniel Kornrumpf’s Embroidered Portraits
I’m totally blown away by Daniel Kornrumpf’s embroidered portraits. The thread adds amazing texture and color to the faces; this one reminds me a little bit of Van Gogh’s choppy strokes.
Dr. Who Flip-Page Embroidery
I love this interactive Dr. Who embroidery piece from megstar on Craftster. The flip-page reveals a whole new side to the embroidery. This technique could be a lot of fun to play with in embroidery projects. [via Mr. X Stitch]
Craft Fair Vendor Apron
With Maker Faire Detroit just a few days away, this craft fair vendor apron tutorial, posted over on The Sewing Directory, was too good to pass up. Something tells me I’ll be seeing some great aprons this weekend from the Handmade Detroit vendors, but if they need a last-minute apron, this one is great.
How-To: Cyanotype Print on Handknits and Crochet
By Christina McFall Cyanotype is a fun printmaking technique that is well-suited for printing designs on hand knits and crochet as well as other fabric. While the nature of cyanotype limits the print to shades of blue*, the deep indigo blue is beautiful printed on different colors of yarn and fabric. The process is inexpensive, […]
Pee Wee Herman Embroidered Pillow
I love this pillow from Flickr user, schinders, with one of my favorite Pee Wee Herman quotes. Makes me kind of want a collection of them with more of his quotes for my couch. How about, “Mmmm … egg salad-y!” Any others?
Knitting Knit Octopus
Imagine how productive you could be if you had eight arms for knitting. Max of Max’s World created this jolly knitting knit octopus and shares some sketches and process pictures of how it came together. [via Lee Meredith on Pinterest]