These white flowers are so pretty. I love that their creator, lapomme on etsy, calls them, “plush toys for grownups!”All her work is in the same lovely vein of light and sophisticated charm. Check out the featured seller interview for lovely insight on “Apple’s” process.
The Hand Embroidery Network has a simple and beautiful tutorial for the fern stitch. The steps are clear, the photography is great, and the result is lovely.
A few new Handmades are up here at CRAFT! One is all about fiber artist Riita Ikonen: From the forests of Eastern Finland to a masters at the Royal College of Art, Riitta Ikonen has crafted a fascinating life for herself. An artist, costume maker, teacher, and lecturer, her photographed work draws attention to small […]
March is UpCraft! month! UpCraft is our version of upcycling, or, making something new out of something old. One of my favorite materials to craft with: wool sweaters. It’s very rewarding to create something new and wonderful out of an old sweater, and one of the best way to do this is to turn the […]
Cross Stitch Ninja, an author on the amazing (and delightfully revolutionary) blogradicalcrossstitch.com is learning textile engineering. How cool is that?!?! The owl fabric that she recently created is mind blowing. I can hardly set an alarm clock, let alone program a loom to weave a pattern based on a vintage cross-stitch! Well done.
Fibers artist Jerry Bleem was a visiting professor in the fibers department at Arizona State University when I met him. He makes all kinds of incredible things, including these lusciously textured vessels constructed almost entirely from staples. The piece above is called Parable.
With Valentine’s Day upon us I thought I’d make a project that would be a fun gift for your valentine. This mixed media appliqué project was inspired by the “I Love You” fabric used for the man’s face. I found it on Etsy and almost immediately knew what I wanted to do with it. He […]
