Don’t miss the second instalment of Penny Nickels‘ review of redwork over on MrXStitch. One of my favorite needle artists, Bascom Hogue, is featured. And there’s lots more to see and learn. Go to Penny’s post.
Inspiration: Roxy Creations
These adorable hair clips were made by Sarah of Roxy Creations. I can’t believe how much felt applique and embroidery she managed to squeeze onto such tiny canvases! See more on Sarah’s blog post.
Men: You could be a stitching star
Country Bumpkin, publisher of (among other wonderful things) Inspirations magazine, is on the hunt for stitchy men. The latest issue of Country Bumpkin Webletter says,
… Read More...In a future issue of Inspirations, we’re featuring a story about male embroiderers.
Neta goes small
Oh, look! Neta Amir (Doll Stories) is making her sock creatures in miniature sizes! See more photos on her blog.
Inspiration: Melissa Crowe
This ring-bearer pillow made me laugh out loud with suprise and delight. Of course it’s by Melissa Crowe (Checkout Girl)! She designed it especially for her sister-in-law’s wedding. Get the details from Melissa’s blog post.
Teeny tiny stitches
Patricia Richards is guest blogging on Needle ‘n’ Thread about stitching in miniature. Her replica of a 17th century casket, shown here, is 1-1/8 inches wide. (Be still my heart!) You know you want to read her blog post.
Inspiration: Salley Mavor
Salley Mavor‘s stitchy take on gardens will have you huddled up to your screen, clicking and studying. Go look at her sprinkling garden hose. Really. See the post.
Inspiration: Judy’s Fabrications
These fairy slippers by Judy of Judy’s Fabrications make my heart flutter. So many gorgeous techniques and colors applied to such a tiny canvas! And fairy slippers aren’t all she makes. See more on Judy’s blog.
Susan Lenz makes so much art!
I’m so pleased to see that Susan Lenz has completed and posted her portrait of our beloved Susan Elliott‘s mother as part of her Decision Portrait series. It’s a worthy and beautiful work. You can read about Susan Elliott’s … Read More...
Vote for Lynette
Lynette Andreasen — you know, the amazing embroidery-and-beading-on-metal chick — is asking for our help. She has an opportunity to win free gallery space for a year if she receives the most votes among the competitors on a marketplace’s web … Read More...
Inspiration: yarn soup
Jenny McCabe of yarn soup blog calls this work an “experiment, just playing with mixing machine and hand embroidery with the needle felting.” If this is the result of her play, imagine what happens when she gets down to serious … Read More...
Inspiration: Eleanor Pigman
Eleanor Pigman‘s Nassau Grouper Seed Bead Portrait. Awe. Some. Go to her blog post for a close up.
Inspiration: 14countess
Brilliant! 14countess takes “stitching the print” to a new level with her dimensional French-knot overstitching of this Amy Butler fabric. This makes me itch to stitch!
Many thanks to Nicole for her feeling stitchy post pointing out this find.
Get SharonB’s July calendar
A July desktop calendar featuring SharonB‘s gorgeous stitchery is available free from Pin Tangle blog. Go get it.
Inspiration: Asphodele
I’m speechless. Asphodele. Woven picots = jonquils and leaves. Woven cones will go in the center of the daffodils. Wow. I mean, wow. See Asphodele’s blog post. (I used Babel Fish to translate it.) And/or see the woven … Read More...
See TAFA works on flickr
Rachel Biel (Rayela’s Fiber Focus) just announced that TAFA: The Textile and Fiber Art List now has a group page on flickr. If you’re in the mood for some serious eye candy, head over that way.
Inspiration: resurrection fern
Margaret Oomen and her resurrection fern blog make me happy every day. If you don’t yet follow Margaret’s blog, add it to your reader! Go to resurrection fern.
Inspiration: Neta Amir
Sometimes, Neta Amir‘s old socks turn into…kittehs! See more on Nita’s doll stories blog.
You could win a Sue Rangeley bag
Last week, I mentioned the MrXStitch review of Sue Rangeley‘s book, Embroidered Originals, and the fab giveaway: Anyone who orders the book from Sue’s web site before June 30 is entered into a draw with six prizes of … Read More...
Textiles and national identity
I like to read everything John Hopper wants to write on The Textile Blog. Today’s post, though, is especially interesting to me. Using Poland (and the works of Wladyslaw Skoczylas) for example, he examines the role of arts … Read More...