Fiber Bracelets by Kjoo
Here’s a bit of Monday inspirational eye candy for you–colorful, texture-rich fiber jewelry by Kjoo. I really like the blend of fuzzy felt and tiny crochet used on these bracelets.
Fiber Art
Emilie Friday
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Emilie Friday creates really fun and unique needlefelted artwork–from wall hangings to little girl sculptures–using merino wool, twigs, vintage Japanese millinery flowers, ribbons and more.
Hine’s Hungry Kitty
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Hine wows us again with this simple but extremely effective embroidery hoop turned sculpture, featuring a needle-felted kitty hungering after a friendly fish. (Or possibly asking the fish to dance–your call.) Related: • Camera-Shaped Camera Case • Stop-Motion TMBG Video
Needlefelted Sheep Tutorial
I’m always amazed with how needlefelted creatures come to life. Here’s a great step-by-step tutorial for making a sheep pincushion. (Thanks, Patti!)
Interview with Artist Amy Long
Amy LongArtist’s page at five15 gallery in Phoenix Pictured above (left to right): Double wranger, Strap Dandy Wrangler, and Crop Style Wrangler Bottom left: Terissue Recently I had a chance to talk with Amy Long, a fibers artist local to me in Tempe, Arizona. She creates very intriguing work and I’m very excited to share […]
Tord Boontje Rug
Bobby Solomon at the Kitsune Noir blog points out that there’s an article in Dwell on how the Little Field of Flowers rug by Tord Boontje is made. From this picture alone you can see how the die cut felt flowers are woven in to make a soft bed of pleasant shapes. (Thanks, Collin!)
Yeti Sighting
Caution! There’s been a mythological creature sighting in the CRAFT Flickr pool: this needle-felted Yeti by LincolnWorld. Needle-felting is a perfect choice for making a yeti–the fuzziness of the fibers reminds me of the way “photos” of yetis always have that fuzzy look to them. Well done! Related: • Berroco Baby Yeti Pattern • Papercraft […]
