It seems impossible that we’re just over halfway through January already, which means I have completed 18 blocks of my stitch journal. top right, January 2022 I worried that it might be a cho…
A Textile Designers guide to the art of Fabric Manipulation to use in simple craft projects
Goodness I have been chilled to the bone these last few days at Chartres and meanwhile fire warnings were out not so far from where my shed ...
When it comes to patience and perseverance, Serena Garcia Dalla Venezia has both qualities in spades. The Chilean textile artist crafts handmade fabric balls in a rainbow of different colours and t...
Gordano Textile Artists, from the Bristol area of the UK, is a group of 13 who have been meeting and...
I finished it yesterday- close up of 'grasses by the canal' 11cm x 31cm. Paint and dye on calico. Hand stitched. 3 layers of fabric. Whole thing- but long and thin so difficult for photos. I tried to capture the bright light of summer and dappled shadows - something to work on ( next time, next time) I am pleased with it but always there is knowledge that it could be better and that is the drive that keeps me working! Hot summer days here- no rain for the garden. Meals eaten outside on the new patio under the parasol. Summer clothes.We are not used to this!
Vintage midcentury Swedish embroidery book with beautiful colour plates
We visit CTTC and its founder Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez to learn about Peruvian Textiles and what’s being done to protect Andean craft for future generations.
Caoimhe Friel is a Textile artist from County Donegal, Ireland. In 2014, she graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Textile Art, Design and Fashion from Belfast school of Art where she spec…
DAPHNE COWEN - TEXTILE ARTIST Works with various sewing tecniquies hand sewing and also using machines to create textile pieces dipicting the welsh landscape. she has lived in the welsh landscape for...
Wearable weavings FTW!
Here are some pieces of fiber art that I'm inspired by! Grab a cup of something hot, sit back, and enjoy some wonderful websites! India Flint's weaving: Thom Atkin's "August: Thank you Kaffe Fassett": Arline Fisch's crochet Lantern Medusa: Kirsten Chursinoff's Knapweed 3: Happy Creating! Deborah
Sujata Shah shares her "why" with Kim Soper as part of this week's installment of The Creativity Project. 52 interviews, 52 weeks. Don't miss it!
British artist Mandy Pattullo creates gorgeous pieces of stitched and pieced textiles using vintage fabrics and embroideries.
by Heidi Emmett Some days I need to re-pin my musings that I have found on Pinterest. SOME DAYS!? I do it everyday, ha, ha. But, as I have said in the past, 1/2 hour is my limit. Enjoy some of my &…
Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart. The rest will take care go its self. Elizabeth Gilbert I have been absent from my blog for quite some time, so much has happened and each day is f…
UNIQUE Handmade TEXTILE Art Slow Stitching Embroidery VINTAGE Antique Fabrics Sustainable Colourful Flowers Orange Green Blue Repurposed !! This is a repurposed work of art made out of a vintage army blanket, vintage 1970s sheets, and vintage buttons. I used a blanket stitch, french knots, and suffolk puffs. The textile is attached to a branch which can be easily hung up anywhere in your home. Featuring gorgeous colourful flowers of orange, yellow and green. At the stems there is beautiful vibrant repurposed vintage buttons. All fabrics are antique and vintage , therefore the colours come across as faded grandeur Please feel free to check out my other handmade art !! All items are sent tracked and signed for.
www.madrigalembroidery.etsy.com An on-line textile community appears to be a great solution to a field which can be isolating. I would like to share information and communicate with artists and craftspeople in this arena not only to build friendships but to enhance exposure and to help organize shows and sell. Artist's statement: To continue to create interpretations of the world around me. Art is a necessary but often neglected part of life which ideally should surround, enlighten, and bring joy and wonder into our lives. Location: San Francisco, California, USA Online shop: madrigalembroidery Languages spoken: English Embroidered Heart by Madrigal Embroidery Tags: colorful, textile art, wearable art, decorative art, re-fashioned, recycled, unique, neck ties, fabric jewelry, custom orders
UNIQUE Handmade TEXTILE Art Slow Stitching Embroidery VINTAGE Antique Fabrics Sustainable Colourful Flowers Orange Green Blue Repurposed !! This is a repurposed work of art made out of a vintage army blanket, vintage 1970s sheets, and vintage buttons. I used a blanket stitch, french knots, and suffolk puffs. The textile is attached to a branch which can be easily hung up anywhere in your home. Featuring gorgeous colourful flowers of orange, yellow and green. At the stems there is beautiful vibrant repurposed vintage buttons. All fabrics are antique and vintage , therefore the colours come across as faded grandeur Please feel free to check out my other handmade art !! All items are sent tracked and signed for.
O que torna o kugurisashi tão cativante é, sem dúvida, o seu efeito visual único. Conheça esta variante do bordado japonês sashiko.
"He Heard The Surf Roar" by Ana Buzzalino was inspired by a photo of Lawrencetown Beach in Nova Scotia.
As I scrolled through Instagram on my phone while I had breakfast (we all do that, right?) I saw that @berry_birdy had put out a fun new challenge. Each May, Lesley hosts the Micro Mini Stitch Along #microminisal where we get to play and create little quilts, no bigger than 8" square. The challenge set yesterday was called "Treasure from Trash". We were to use only scraps that were in our bin. Fun! As my sewing room bin was emptied the day before for bin night, I had quite limited scraps available to play with. I only had little bits and pieces that I'd trimmed when preparing rainbow applique blocks (you can see these in my previous post). With a small piece of batting from a previous project, I started out by creating a background. I placed pieces down to cover the batting and sewed some very "rustic" lines to hold everything in place. Last week, I watched some of the Making Zen video classes and one class was by @southerngals_designs. In the class, Tiffany showed us how she uses the teeniest pieces of fabric, glue and thread to create an eye. She then uses these little eye panels on other projects. I set out by cutting the white piece and blue pieces of fabric to make the basic eyeball shape. The upper and lower eyelids were then built up using teeny scraps, held down with just a regular school glue stick. Once I was happy with the layout, I roughly went over the eyelids and sewed the pieces in place. Now for the fun bit, adding hand stitches. Rather than cut thread to add some little decorative stitches, I used to use embroidery floss regularly and would keep the spare threads which I'd split from the floss, in a little pocket in the floss tub. These were great for this project. I had lots of colours available to use and I had two strands of black. Perfect! I added straight stitches, little crosses and outlined the white of the eyeball in black, which kinda looks like eyeliner. I was thinking of adding eyelashes, but figured I should stop before I got tooooo carried away. I added a small piece of fabric to the back (from my scrap bags) of the piece and sewed right around the edge (rectangle). Pinking shears finished it off. The piece measure approximately 2.5" x 5.5" and I had a lot of fun making it. I'll probably end up using it as a bookmark. This image shows the scraps that I had left over after this exercise. They're now back in the bin... unless another trash challenge is set. If you're interested in the Micro Mini Stitch Along and checking what everyone is making with their trash treasures, you can find it on Instagram by searching the hashtag #microminisal.
detail ~ Stitch Ritual by Jane LaFazio Stitch Ritual by Jane LaFazio (60x24") This quilt truly combines my two artistic loves, dr...
Happy Monday! We are starting the week featuring an extraordinary textile artist! Meet Vanessa Barragao! Growing up at the seaside, she uses the connection to the ocean as an everlasting inspiration for her artworks. Her work features captivating coral reef environments in which she merges and combines crafts and recycled materials and by employing old techniques such as latch hook, felting, macramé, knitting and crochet she brings life to her unique and luxurious sculptural carpets, rugs and tapestries. Visit her instagram and site for more of her eye-catching work.
Stitching on paper offers an element of surprise... after all, fabric is the expected background. Combine that with bold colors and geometri...
Tiny vessels hand stitched and cut to form abstracted memories. Sizes from 3-8 cms. Loop Head stitch pots Worn and Wethered Summer Fields Autumn
Mr. Finch, a reserved artist in England who goes only by this name, creates beautiful woodland creatures and plants that seem to have come right out of old English fables. Hares, spiders and mushrooms are recurring characters in his dream-like pieces, which are also inspired by British folklore and fairytales. They are all sewn out of vintage textiles, each of which has a story to tell.
Quilt detail
Have you ever heard of Big Stitch Quilting? Someone on instagram saw a quilt that I'm in the midst of working on and suggested I google "Big Stitch Quilting" and so I did! source It's a hand quilting technique that uses big stitches and there are lots of tutorials (and here) all over the internet. There are books, online classes, and entire websites dedicated to the topic. I have to say, I've done lots of Big Stitch Quilting before, but I didn't realize it had a name. I love the way the big stitches look: source source source source source...
