Lunar Embroidery
Happy Apollo 11 lunar mission 40th anniversary, everybody! Beche-la-mer made this stunning embroidery piece using a topographical map of the moon as reference. Look at all those french knots! Via Mr. X Stitch.
Fiber Art
Victor Dubrovsky’s Felt Animals
Happy Caturday crafters, here’s some super cute felt work by Victor Dubrovsky. (Thanks, Marc!)
Amy Winehouse Tattoo Sweater
Artist Andrew Salomone embroidered this sweater for Amy Winehouse with all her tattoos in all the right places. It’d keep her publicly recognizable, but warm at the same time: About 9 months ago I heard something about Amy Winehouse having health issues. Then I noticed that Amy Winehouse never seemed to be wearing a lot […]
Needle-Felted Jabba The Hut
Kit Lane created this fantastic needle-felted Jabba the Hut (The Early Years) for the Stitch Wars exhibit at Bear and Bird Boutique in Lauderhill, Florida. The show is a collection of handmade goods celebrating Star Wars. Jabba is 100% wool with the exception of two beads, two glass eyes and quite tightly needle felted. He’s […]
Inflatables as Plush Starters
Artist Mindy Sue Meyers figured out a way to curb her excessive use of fiberfill when making plushies by starting with inflatable pool toys. For her purposes, a kids’ tube was a perfect base for this giant doughnut.
Ribcage Purse
Here’s an amazing felt creation by Marisa Ranalli, this ribcage bag, via Street Anatomy.
Columbine Cross Stitch
This piece is called “Nothing Much Happened Today (for Eric and Dylan)” and is by artist Noelle Mason. It’s been lovingly carefully stitched by hand, and who knows how long it must have taken. My interpretation: those long hours pay homage to the community around the Columbine High School shooting. I’m sure each stitch was […]
