I am so honored to be invited again by the wonderful Agatha from Green Issues by Agy to jump on board her new blogging train: Making Good...
Lacemaking has gone all organic this month. Here at Adventures HQ I have been captivated by the lace art work of Hungarian artist Agnes Herczeg. Herczeg
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176 threads. 176 feinste Seidenfäden, zum Größenvergleich ein 1-Cent-Stück.
One of our favorite ways to finish hand woven fabric is with a hemstitch. It’s…
In her second book on takadai braids, Makiko Tada details four different flat braids of the ryuko (dragon/tiger) design, all done with 50 bobbins on the takadai braiding stand. I worked my first on…
Sydney-based artist Michelle Robinson weaves textured fibers in vibrant hues into playful, bright wall-hangings and accessories.
Skeins: 1 skein of Purl Soho's Line Weight; 2 skeins of Alchemy's Silken Straw To Make: One Cowl Color: Heirloom White and Platinum
Introduction: An hour or two after I put up the last post on mending, I got a phone call from New York. My friend Alice is a retired textile conservator. We were good friends when I lived in the We…
Hey guys! This post is for those of you who want to try weaving on a circle loom, but you are not in the market for yet another loom. I get it, if I could I'd have 100 different looms, but that's not happening anytime soon. So a more affordable option is to use an
Sydney-based artist Michelle Robinson weaves textured fibers in vibrant hues into playful, bright wall-hangings and accessories.
Last week I tried weaving with fabric, so this week I wanted to try weaving with denim. Denim is a really neat texture, because it has a stiffness to it and has it's own pattern in the way it is woven. I also like how it frays when cut. This again is a great opportunity
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Recreating the Cambridge Diamonds with woad dyed linen and learning to weave cloth on a floor loom
Hungarian artist Agnes Herczeg blends incredibly intricate lace art with knotty wooden pieces of wood and it looks ethereal. Her carefully crafted figures are a calming celebration of our connection with mother nature and the juxtaposition of the looseness of the lace and the solidity of the wood is the link that holds everything together.
Hey guys! This post is for those of you who want to try weaving on a circle loom, but you are not in the market for yet another loom. I get it, if I could I'd have 100 different looms, but that's not happening anytime soon. So a more affordable option is to use an
I can tell you it’s been eight weeks since I first saw this image, these little woven patches. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve looked at it since then. It’s the work of Chilean textile artist Karen Barbé, and it makes my heart go pitty-pat, as does her whole blog. Barbé weaves, embroiders, […]
Hungarian artist Agnes Herczeg blends incredibly intricate lace art with knotty wooden pieces of wood and it looks ethereal. Her carefully crafted figures are a calming celebration of our connection with mother nature and the juxtaposition of the looseness of the lace and the solidity of the wood is the link that holds everything together.
様々な太さや種類の毛糸、小石やビーズ、木の枝などを個性豊かに織り上げてみませんか？新しい手芸のかたち《weaving/手織物》。個性的で素敵なインテリアを手作りしましょう。
Using a traditional weaving technique on a miniature scale, you can make tiny little weavings perfect for jewelry projects.
In my continuing series, Questions From The Book, I’m answering questions that come from readers of my newest book, The Art of Tapestry Weaving . I have spent some time playing with a tapestry technique called pick and pick lately. This technique is a powerful one in the tapestry toolbox because
Claire Knox Bentham, Origin 2011 www.originuk.org/exhibitor/clare-knox-bentham
Learn to weave your own Hero Cowl using a rigid heddle loom.
Hungarian artist Agnes Herczeg blends incredibly intricate lace art with knotty wooden pieces of wood and it looks ethereal. Her carefully crafted figures are a calming celebration of our connection with mother nature and the juxtaposition of the looseness of the lace and the solidity of the wood is the link that holds everything together.
Another old piece; cotton thread on a single layer of tulle in an embroidery hoop, almost appearing to just be floating in space. I should really make something like this again.
