Here’s another reason I love Twitter. Recently, SisterDiane tweeted the following: You didn’t miss @planetjune’s incredible punchneedle embroidery globe, did you? Well, sadly, I had missed it, but thanks to Diane’s tweet, I was able to check it out and read up on June’s work-in-progress posts about the project. She’s blown me away with her […]
Pamela Davis curated the group embroidery show Dwelling on the Past, opening in Seattle next Thursday. It features some familiar artists you’ve seen previously here on CRAFT! 19 artists meditate on the past’s influence on the future. As resources dwindle, as the economy falters we find inspiration from a sparer era. As new technologies rise […]
I don’t think I ever expect to see submissions to the U.S. Patent Office reflected in embroidery. Take a look at this piece from textile artist Waterrose.
There are too many levels of awesome in these embroidered chucks that Katrina made for a “lovely winter bride.” [via Feeling Stitchy]
Joan of Nini Makes shares a downloadable pattern and tutorial for putting together these sweet Cones of Joy ornaments. She writes: I was recently playing with some cut out heart shapes and realized they would make a nice Victorian style cone ornament. I made some up out of fabric and have loved stitching these little […]
Dr. Carol Ventura, professor of art at Tennessee Technological University, maintains a website that focuses on her research of traditional arts and crafts in The Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. She shares an extensive collection of crafts, each with its own set of process shots of the skilled craftspeople at work, with descriptions of each […]
April of Sew to Speak shares a pattern and tutorial for making these sweet miniature matryoshkas. The step-by-step pictures are really cute, and it’s fun to see the dolls take shape. I think it would be nice to gather a group of friends and some felt scraps and whip up a bunch of these little […]
