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Scattate tra il 1870 e il 1880 e poi colorate a mano: mostrano un mondo che stava cambiando, fatto di geishe, samurai e contadini
NEW YORK (AP) — U.K. singer Birdy burst on the music scene at 15 with a knack for making cover songs sound like her own with her broody, gloomy vocals. Now, ...
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The Metaverse? - Doug Wilson
L'Wren Scott The fashion world lost a beloved designer this year - L'Wren Scott. I wrote a blog post a couple of days after her death was announced and felt so sad that we would never be able to see what could have been. The life she might have lived, the clothing she might have envisioned and given to the world
Check out the highlights of Cinema Sex Sirens, a book that celebrates actors from the 60s and 70s who bared all for their art
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Model Frida Westerlund is styled by Laura Bianchi in Mattias Bjorklund images for D Magazine June 2017./ Makeup by Silvia Dell'Orto
Le 14 décembre 2016, Jane Birkin a fêté ses 70 ans.
Based in Cracow, Poland, the young and talented photographer Agnieszka Lepka made the breakthrough in 2015 when she was participating in the contest TIFF Festival in ‘DEBUTS’ section, as well as the Sputnik Photos workshop in collaboration with Filip Springer. The same year, the photographer opened her first exhibition titled ‘Emotional Landscapes’ in a small […]
Here's another free pattern from my latest book of embroidery, Doodle Stitching: Embroidery and Beyond! Pond and Scales Sashiko placemats Sashiko is an ancient form of embroidery from Japan. Traditionally, it consists of beautiful designs, sometimes simple, sometimes complex, often geometric, stitched entirely in white running stitches on indigo fabric. It can be very soothing and contemplative to stitch Sashiko designs. These pretty placemats are the perfect canvas for practicing Sashiko. What You Need: Yard of dark blue quilter’s cotton fabric (for 2 – 16 x 12 inch placemats) Carbon transfer paper for fabric Dark blue thread Embroidery floss one skein each of white (blanc), light pink 761, pink 760 Stitches: Running Stitch Instructions: For each placemat, cut two pieces of 17 x 13 inch rectangles from the fabric. Print the Sashiko pattern and transfer it to one piece of fabric using a light color of transfer paper. Embroider the design. Sashiko designs are stitched with the Running Stitch and usually without the use of a hoop. Use an extra long needle, so you can create several stitches at once on the loose fabric. This technique works best on designs with straight lines, but you can stitch them one at a time if you prefer and achieve the same results. Pin the two pieces of fabric together right sides facing and sew 1 inch in from the edge, leaving a 2 inch space open. Turn the placemat right side out and press the seams flat. Top stitch the placemat 1/8 inch in from the edge. Here are the patterns (click to enlarge) If you're interested in learning more about Sashiko and lots of other embroidery techniques, check out my book, Doodle Stitching: Embroidery and Beyond! You're sure to learn something new and find tons of inspiration for your Holiday stitching projects.
