I have no idea how to categorize this awesome fiber art by Debra Spincic of Debra’s Design Studio. Is it applique? Quilting? Embroidery? Whatever, if I were in the same room with this piece, I don’t know if I … Read More...
Eye candy alert: Stitching Always
Phillipa of Stitching Always lets us look over her shoulder at her crazy-quilting creations, which are saturated with color and layered with detail. Just look at that precious little bead spider up there! Can’t see him very well? Go to … Read More...
Inspiration: Heather Louise
Heather Louise of The Doll Farm has been busy again. She’s calling her latest series The Angels of Dirt. Don’t ask me why. Just go look at them.
Loom up some raffia
More vintage-flower-loom loveliness, this time in raffia. See lots more at the blog post of creators Jennifer and Jessica of Twin Fibers.
Artist interview: Katie Kutthroat
Carina of feeling stitchy has posted an interview with stitchy star Katie Kutthroat. You’ll enjoy the story and the close-up photos of Katie’s gorgeous, quirky work. Go there now.
Inspiration: Anja Rieger
Check out this awesome map created by Anja Rieger (Anja Rieger Design) for a contest at They Draw and Travel, a collection of illustrated maps by artists where “Each map is one-of-a-kind, highlighting off-the-beaten path sites and … Read More...
Great idea for displaying needlework
Susan Elliott of Plays with Needles and her friend Teri have come up with a brilliant way to display Susan’s bead journal projects. Check it out at her blog post. And while you’re there, enjoy the close-up photos of … Read More...
Now you can shop TAFA!
TAFA: The Textile and Fiber Art List has launched a new online marketplace! Organizer Rachel Biel says,
… Read More...What makes me most proud: TAFA products are inclusive! There is no distinction of value between products made in one person’s studio or
Distress your needlework
Kirsty Waight of The Little Floating Craft Company is applying the distress techniques she uses for greeting cards to fabric creations such as needlebooks. Beautiful. See more at her blog post.
A necklace fit for Frida
OMG, the awesomeness! rRradionica makes art necklaces using crochet and needlework techniques–fabric collage, fabric puffs, ribbon flowers. This new necklace is called Frida, and (using PhotoShop, I presume) she lets Frida try it on! (The iconic photo of Frida Kahlo … Read More...
A stitchy memory aid
domestic-engineer posted her awesome cross-stitched Periodic Table of the Elements on Instructables. She says,
… Read More...I had this thought that if you made artwork out of the things you need to learn/memorize in school, maybe it would help by seeing
Anna Maria hand stitches
Since Anna Maria Horner has gotten into the needlework business with her embroidery thread collections, she’s adding more hand-stitched detail to her sewing projects. Lovely! One of my favorite techniques–following and accenting a print with hand stitching–gets big play in … Read More...
Art and technology converge
Check out this astonishing work by Icelandic designer Thorunn Arnadottir, who incorporates QR codes into beadwork. QR codes are similar to the bar codes used to identify products but can encode more complex information. They can be read by … Read More...
Artist video: Salley Mavor
See needle artist Sally Mavor in her own studio habitat, hear her talk about her work, and see the development of the fabric relief picture, Rabbitat. Go to the video.
Inspiration: Megan Noel
Sometimes I make beaded art dolls. I’m not really good at it, but it’s great fun. I’d forgotten how I got started until I saw a recent post by Megan Noel, where she re-shared her amazing Yeti doll (shown … Read More...
See “First Edition” through Joetta’s eyes
Enjoy Joetta Maue‘s excellent, photo-filled review of the latest exhibit at the Textile Arts Center—First Edition, the work of six resident artists. Seeing the exhibit through Joetta’s eyes is almost as good as getting to attend in … Read More...
Rock me, Amadeus!
Deriana of DeriDolls rocks my face off all the time. But she completely knocked me flat with her teeny tiny interpretation of Tom Hulce as Mozart. Oh, the awesomeness! See more on her blog post.
Remembrance tree
This idea is so brilliant, perfect, and touching, it gave me tears. Astrid of Red Red Completely Red says,
… Read More...When Tilly was born, my grandmother, Mormor, gave us a tree. We picked out an oak and planted it in the
Win a Pilli Pilli original
Pilli Pilli is celebrating her birthday by giving away the winner’s choice of any item from her Etsy shop! Choosing is going to take some time–everything she makes is so wonderful. You’d better get started now. Go to her blog … Read More...
Inspiration: Iviva Olenik
Every time Iviva Olenik posts new work, I want to drop everything and start stitching. Her needlework is covetable in its own right, and it provokes a headful of ideas for adaptation. Just look at that “pieced together” dress! See … Read More...