Lana Crooks’ Tentacled Plush
I love love love this artwork by Lana Crooks, in all its tentacled glory! Via BoingBoing.
Fiber Art
Yarn Mosaic Art
Mandy from Sappy Moosetree has been wowing me with her yarn mosaic artwork–love this this superhero sockmonkey, which took her 3 days to make.
Felt Knobs
It’s high time felting and electronics come together. I got some knobs from Radioshack and felted over them with wool roving and added some embroidered detailing. They can be used for guitars, amplifiers, or any other electronics with knobs. They feel much fuzzier than their traditional counterparts.
Felted Dragons
Lunastara and her boyfriend recently created these jaw-dropping dragons from felted merino wool, which are wired and stuffed so they can pose for fun photos like the one seen above. More photos and details on the process here.
Macrame Owl
Alice at Futuregirl gets back into the macrame action with this cute macrame owl using this vintage pattern. She even mentions our macrame iPod cozy from CRAFT: 03! From the pages of CRAFT: 03: “101: Macrame,” by Sherri Haab, pgs 134-139. Preview the article now in our Digital Edition. We’ve also posted up the full […]
Crocheted Mushroom Terrarium
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: A cute crocheted mushroom terrarium that never needs to be watered, by Pepperberry Crochet. The good news is, she’s working on a pattern so she can offer it to others.
Yarn (and Fiber) School is in Session!
The Harveyville Project in Kansas is hosting a couple of wonderful-sounding workshops in late September. Enjoy a long weekend packed with lessons and supervised hands-on practice dyeing fiber and spinning yarn. A wonderful workshop for all skill levels. Novice yarnmakers can build fundamentals, while experienced students focus on improving and picking up new techniques. Everyone […]
