We’d like to present some of our favourite artworks making use of textiles in one or the other way. As always you’re invited to share your personal favourites in the comment section below. You can also take a look at our other other Top 10 Features. Enjoy. Woolen food from Jessica Dance and David Sykes […]
This embroidery looks like it's floating!
Peter Rabbit done in stumpwork! I’m not sure how to credit this since I saw it in the group Dimensional Embroidery on Facebook. The artists name is Kaitlyn Holyman. Amazing!
1. Behold, Croissant Cereal @Adikosh_123 It was National Croissant Day in France over the weekend (Jan 30th), so here's the recipe to croissant cereal you didn't ask for.... Croissant cereal photographed by Lavina S, purchased from L'Appartement 4F It's unclear exactly who started the t
Decorar tela con bordados es una hermosa forma de expresar la creatividad; pero, para muchos, la costura es una labor de las abuelitas y no les llama la atención aprender. Si tú eres uno de ellos, presta atención a estos increíbles trabajos porque seguramente van a hacer que cambies de opinión y cor
by HEIDI EMMETT Hello everyone. Thank you for stopping by. Let’s get right to it. Remember this picture from a week ago. My shawl with the singed holes. Well I finished the hand stitching on …
Thearica over at Pigtales and Quilts is having a crazy quilt party and contest. The purpose is to raise awareness of the ART of crazy quilting. Crazy quilts are all too often snubbed at shows and competitions because some people do not consider them to be real quilts. Well, they may not be machine stitched to within an inch of their lives, LOL, but the layers are there. Crazy quilts are pieced on a foundation fabric and then backed to form a “quilt sandwich”. Various assembly techniques are used, including attaching front to back with ties, buttons, beads, hand or some machine stitch-in-the-ditch (or any combination of those). We also make use of false backs (the quilting is done to a stabilizing layer that is enclosed within and covered by a pretty backing fabric). All in all, crazy quilts require the same skill set as regular pieced quilts - PLUS embroidery, beading, ribbon work, and any number of other embellishment techniques that the artist chooses to incorporate. But, it’s time for me to step down from my soapbox, and show you some of the crazy quilting I have done over the last 12 years. I have been blessed to have taken classes from Betty Pillsbury, Carole Samples, Judith Montano, Sharon Boggon, Helen Gibb, Candace Kling, Allison Aller, Martha Green, and many others. To the skills I have learned from them I have added my own spin. Here are some of my pieces, in rough chronological order from 2000 - 2011. My first piece was a vest; this is a portion of one side. I entered this block in the first Quilting Arts Calendar contest, and won! This block was featured in the 2002 Calendar as the November block (under my former married name of Cathy Flox). Pansy Block: “Thoughts of You" In 2003, I wanted to try a wool quilt. Got it all pieced, but never finished it. It was fun, though! A ribbon motif from my first round robin in Crazy Quilting International: Roses (2007) An autumn pillow. Mr. Squirrel’s tail is mink. One of several purses entered over the years in the CQI contests. It is up for sale now in my Etsy shop, even though it is one of my very favorites! “Images of Africa" “I Love Paris” purse, Side B “I Love Paris” purse, Side A A round robin block from a couple years ago My stitching contribution on a Hears and Flowers block A Flower Fairy themed block Another Flower Fairy themed block A Teatime wallhanging I donated to CQI. It was auctioned off on Ebay, with proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (2011) Another round robin block This block was for a Birds round robin Another block for the Birds round robin Well, I hope you have enjoyed the show. Take some time to visit Pigtales and Quilts and the other crazy quilters who have exhibited their work there. Hugs,
I've taken a lot of pictures of vintage Crazy Quilts, but not very many modern day interpretations. I was especially happy to see 2 contemporary CQ versions at the Arizona Quilters Guild show. All Creatures Large and Small by Gerlinde Hruzek won First Place in the "Other" category. This artist used so many mediums in the making of her quilt: Needlepoint, embroidery, applique, crochet and ribbon work to name a few. The far away picture just does not give justice to how wonderful this quilt really is. The close up shots give a much better visual. Look at the imagination and variety! Someday I would really like to make a Crazy Quilt. (Maybe it's because I'm a little crazy?) These pictures bring wonderful inspiration. I could have stared for hours to visually absorb all there was to see. It almost felt a little bit like an I-Spy quilt. Do you spy 3 cats? Or a fish? Imagination made and quilted by Sheila Groman Sheila wrote "Imagination is a fanciful Crazy Quilt created with applique, standard and silk embroidery, ribbon, lace, heirloom gloves, needlepoint, crewel, beads, cross-stitch, and tatting." Whew! Yes, I'd say Imagination is a perfect title.
No existe una sola técnica para hacer cosas bellas pues el arte se presenta en muchas formas. La artista rusa Vera Shimunia posee un gran talento que utiliza para crear sorprendentes paisajes. En vez de emplear pintura utiliza hilo y aguja para realizar bordados miniatura que hipnotizan a cualquiera
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This embroidery looks like it's floating!
We are always looking for fun, easy craft ideas to help us pass a lazy Sunday. Here are some of our favorites!
Моя капля в море информации по вязанию, вышивке, рукоделию из старых книг и журналов разных стран
Black DYB block complete. Progress on the B/C block
Latest version of this stitch combination on Wogga block 3 Details of how I worked it are at chloesplace.blogspot.com/2006/05/stitch-combinations-3.html
This embroidery looks like it's floating!
Are you wondering how to add lace trim like in earlier times? Learn 6 different vintage ways to insert lace and improve your heirloom sewing skills!
Anežka Kašpárková e sua arte floral eslava. The most beautiful art comes from the heart. It needs no explanation or interpretati...
Hello Everyone I am busy as a bee preparing for our Ighali Convention next week – this is our Bi-annual convention held in the Western Cape with delegates from all over South Africa. I promis…
Enter the world of Mister Finch and get ready to be dazzled by his textile creations. Using recycled materials, like velvet curtains from old hotels or a
Thank you to all of you who wrote about your favorite stitch this past week for the 2000 Likes on Facebook Giveaway. I loved hearing your descriptions of how certain stitches bring back sweet memor…
I spotted these on Ravelry this morning and fell in love. Get the pattern via Ravelry.
Dreaming Tuscany in May (detail) by Jane LaFazio Dreaming Tuscany in May (detail) by Jane LaFazio Dreaming Tuscany in May (det...
So very fluffy. I would expect it to blow away...
UK-based embroidery artist Amber Griffiths is riding a wave of anatomical inspiration in her latest designs. Typically inspired by nature, Griffiths tells Colossal that her series kicked off when looking to put a non-traditional spin on the iconic Valentine’s Day heart. “I’m not particularly someone who’s into all the mushy classic love hearts, so I thought the anatomical route would be much more interesting,” Griffiths says. That set off an obsessive exploration of human anatomy through her primary embroidery technique—the punch needle. More
Beaucoup de gens associent le mot “broderie” aux héroïnes de romans du XIXe siècle qui passaient leurs longues soirées d’hiver à faire des travaux d’aiguille. Mais la broderie n’est pas seulement un loisir et un passe-temps. Les artistes participent même à des concours, et certaines créations pourraient faire concurrence aux chefs-d’œuvre de la peinture.
Вышивание в последнее время, как и любой другой вид творчества, претерпевает изменения, расширяющие границы этого вида рукоделия. Креативные художницы и
(BEING CONTINUED FROM 03/11/11) (with Greek and Roman Influence) from the Iron Age-a Realistic View Based on What We Know What, When, Where and Why? Documentation and reproduction of period ‘…
rorymtoelle: I kind of really want to start doing this
L'artiste et designer textile russe Katerina Marchenko réalise des broderies 3D en tulle. Et c'est juste magnifique !
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Dress code – black tie …..now the search begins. Pics Pinterest, lacooletchic, fashiion-gone-rouge, glamorgorgeous, dianetic12, vibe-guide, champagneculture
We all need to figure out how to be friends with Pam Kellogg. She made this stunning valentine door hanger for her friend, the blogger behind Magpie’s Mumblings. Go to the blog post for an im…