Dream Glass Studios… – Craft Gossip

I want a glass studio to call my own. Sure I have a great studio to work in to make glass beads but what I really want is a large space filled with really cool equipment so I can totally branch out in my glass world. I want to be able to conduct classes and rent studio time to other glass workers. I also want to have a gallery space to show work. And most of all I want space to create larger glass pieces. Not too much to ask for eh? Well, it’s got me searching around the internet to see how some studios are set up. Inspiration perhaps. Curiousity for sure. Here are a couple of studios I’ve found that intrigue me. How about you?

The first is Ditore Glass Works in San Diego. This place is pretty darn cool!

It’s a nice space that looks really well organized.

The other place I was looking at is more of a hot shop for glass blowing but it’s still cool. Check out DC Glassworks in Washinghton DC. They offer classes and studio time and look like an interesting place to make glass projects.

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Embrovia is a cross stitch designer with a lot of funny designs, plenty of ghosts and cats and other fun things for you to stitch. Let’s take a closer look.

I love the story of this shop, which I hope is true and not made up by AI, that it’s run by a husband who made cross stitch designs for his wife and then opened a shop. We’re just going to believe it’s true, OK?

The biggest category on their storefont is called “funny,” and that makes sense because there are a lot of funny designs here. From a duck with a knife to a dog on a toilet, there are lots of options here to stitch for that person on your list with a slightly off sense of humor.

When I saw this caution: floor is lava design I knew that was the one I needed to share with you all. It uses six colors and measures 130 by 135 stitches. On 14 count fabric that comes out to 9.3 by 9.6 inches, or 23.7 by 24.6 cm. It only uses full cross stitches.

Another big section is the one devoted to cats. This includes some more realistic looking cats, cat ghosts and superheroes, cats in coffee cups (or with coffee cups) and cats at computers. Other animals also feature in their designs, including bunnies, dogs, birds, capybaras, butterflies and more.

There’s a pretty collection of floral patterns, and a nice set of patterns designed to be stitched on dark canvas (mostly black or red). Rounding out the offerings are designs focused on gaming, mountains, abstract/modern designs, patterns and mandalas and designs for the nursery.

Check out all their fun designs at Embrovia on Etsy.

Have a favorite shop you’d like to see in the designer spotlight? Let me know in the comments or click on “suggest a craft” at the top of the page and tell me about it!

[Photo: Embrovia]

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