I think most of us who hang out on the web are familiar with yarn bombing by now–a spontaneous community art form in which objects such as fences, trees, and sculptures are enrobed in knitted or crocheted covers. MarieE of … Read More ...
Delicate stumpwork
Check out Susan Elliott‘s progress on her Breakfast at Tiffany’s
stumpwork crazy quilt. Remember, this is an extreme close-up. The work is tiny. See more at Susan’s Plays with Needles blog post.
Looking for books on Stumpwork Embroidery… Read More ...
A quilt full of flowers
Have you been collecting the free state-flower embroidery patterns by Vicki Haninger of turkey feathers? Perhaps you’ve been stitching along? If so, you’ll be thrilled to see Vicki’s completed state-flower quilt. Gorgeous! Go to her post for the link to … Read More ...
Inspiration: Rachel Hinderliter
It’s hard to believe this work by Rachel of Lines Across My Face was done by a novice stitcher. Rachel says she was inspired by a picture on Pinterest to create the design, and she improvised the stitching. Lovely! Imagine … Read More ...
Inspiration: TheCrimsonMoon
I am loving TheCrimsonMoon‘s Vampire Heart pendant. Her bead embroidery is perfection. See more at her blog post.… Read More ...
Pateh embroidery from Iran
Hannah of enbrouderie introduces us to pateh embroidery, a traditional Iranian form and, in this case, a traditional motif–the cypress tree. See more photos and learn more of the story at Hannah’s blog post.… Read More ...
Silk sashiko up close
The yummy photos on pilli pilli‘s blog may make you want to take up her new obsession–silk sashiko embroidery on linen. Go to her post.… Read More ...
Japanese influences on fashion
Shan Shan of tinytoadstool lets us peek over her shoulder at a book documenting the Japonism in Fashion exhibition of 1996 in Tokyo. She says, “The exhibition…captured influence of the Japanese culture that affected culture art of Europe from the … Read More ...
Stitch some tiny ornaments
Check out these clever mini-ornaments by Pinta. Although she doesn’t share her technique with us, I think any experienced needleworker could adapt the idea for package tie-ons and tree decorations. See more photos at her post.… Read More ...
Inspiration: tinctory
I continue to be fascinated by the smocked necklaces created by Eva of tinctory. Textural, earthy, and above all original. See lots more of them at her blog post.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Jane LaFazio
Jane LaFazio of JaneVille created this work, Memories of the Silk Road, from “prayer flags (the Tibetan kind) and bits of silk and all hand stitched.” Her close-up photos invite study and awe. See more at her blog post.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Cindy Ann Steiler
This unloose new work by Cindy Ann Steiler (Mary’s Granddaughter) is what she did when she was supposed to be doing something else. I love how artists’ minds work. See more at her blog.… Read More ...
A secret revealed
I am simultaneously laughing at the humor of this piece and filled with bug-eyed awe at its masterful execution. Spastique boutique created this embroidery of blue tits for the Sew Risque exhibition. NSFW: See its glow-in-the dark punch line.… Read More ...
Stitching your life
Joetta Maue speaks a bit about autobiographical needleart–hers and others’–in a Textile Arts Center post. The photos are amazing and will have you hunting down more of these artists’ work. See the post.… Read More ...
Mini Borgias
I adore the Showtime series The Borgias. So it was doubly fun to see Deri‘s latest commissioned DeriDolls: Cesare and Lucrecia Borgia. And I loved scrutinizing the details of these costumes from Deri’s close-up photos, as well as … Read More ...