Cross-Stitched British Vogue Covers
Inge Jacobson features her cross-stitched British Vogue covers on her blog. Fashionista reports that these covers were a part of Jacobson’s final degree show which took her around forty hours to complete.
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Stitched Masterpieces
We’re all in awe over here at these incredible textile renditions of great works of art. From The Scream to Hokusai’s Wave, Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring to Warhol’s Marilyn images, the forty crafters and artists of a British group calling themselves The Materialistics have created an impressive gallery of textile work. They have […]
DIY Royal Wedding Cross Stitch Sampler
Yesterday, Natalie posted about Fiona Goble’s Knit Your Own Royal Wedding. If you’re looking for more royal wedding crafts, check out this fun cross-stitch sampler from Laura of Bugs and Fishes by Lupin. She’s provided a free chart so you can make your own!
Cross-Stitched Eggs
Jenny Hart points us to these super cool cross-stitched eggs from Ukranian artist, Forostyuk Inna. There is some interesting discussion on the comments to the post on how the artist may have created them. Even if you don’t have the time to hand-stitch on eggs, you could use the designs as inspiration for creating your […]
When Tessellations Roamed the Earth Cross-Stitch Pattern
Anna at Mochimochi Land has a new cross-stitch pattern called When Tessellations Roamed the Earth. Perfectly geeky right? If you’re looking to learn cross-stitch, Anna has a handy cross-stitch basics tutorial on her site too.
How-To: Cross-Stitch Initial Mug
Gina of doe-c-doe shows you how to use Porcelaine pens to create a cool cross-stitch initial mug. The process could be applied to any design and is quite forgiving. I love the idea of making a custom set of mugs or dishes as gifts or for special occasions!
Sewn Zoetrope
Moxie made this sewn space invader zoetrope for the Dwelling in the Past embroidery show in Seattle. Animated gif by Mike Wurn, photo by Rosalie Gale.
