Textile Factory Waltz
I love watching stiff metal machinery handle soft threads and fabrics like in this charming video.
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French General’s Woad Workshop
Do you have any idea what “woad” is? Don’t worry, I didn’t either. That is, until I was generously invited to spend a sunny Saturday with about 45 other women at the Woad Workshop produced by Kaari Meng of French General.
The One-Hour Hat
Late April is probably not the time of year to get interested in designing and making fleece hats, but that’s what has happened to me over the past day or so. The other night, I decided that the fleece hat I’ve worn for most of the winter is too tight, and resolved to make my own. Sewing is new to me, and I’m trying to build my skills with this ancient craft and learning how to use my recently acquired sewing machine. As I’m doing this and other projects, one of my goals is to develop classroom projects for my high school students. The slideshow above shows the photos documenting the process of creating one hat.
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 […]
How-To: Finger Knitted Bracelets
My first experience with fiber arts as a small child was finger knitting, and I was obsessed. But all I ever made was chain- miles and miles of chain! V and Co shows us how to elevate finger knitting into modern and sophisticated bracelets with a well presented tutorial. This is also the perfect craft […]
Jessica Jones’ New Fabric Collection: Outside Oslo
Jessica of How About Orange has just launched her latest fabric collection called Outside Oslo in collaboration with Chicago’s The Needle Shop. The line should be in stores near you in May. If you are shop or manufacturer interested in carrying the line, check out The Needle Shop for ordering info.
