Art, patterns and techniques
I want Rachel of Roxy Creations to decorate my Christmas tree! Her ornaments couldn’t be more charming, happy, and touchable! See more on Rachel’s blog or follow her link to her flickr pool.
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Meri of Agulhas da Meri developed her design for this embroidered table runner from a pattern shown in a magazine that was intended for painting. Meri says,
… Read More ...I’ve enlarged a lot the design and I’ve taken the branch movements, adding
I never tire of looking at Mimi Kirchner‘s gorgeous handmade dolls. If I had a granddaughter, I would snap up this bird lady for her. I can easily imagine a wee one being enthralled by the bird images, the … Read More ...
Eeeeeeeeee! The cuteness is almost unbearable! Melissa Sue Stanley. art=love=life. Go there.… Read More ...
If you’re art quilter Judy Coates Perez, you can add a bit of embroidery to some felted wool balls, and — tada! — Dia de Los Muertos skulls! See more at Judy’s Painted Threads blog post.… Read More ...
lucky jackson almost killed me with her brain. This is so brilliant, my mouth is still hanging open. An appliqued typewriter with button keys. Of course! See lucky’s flickr photostream.
And many thanks to Sew Lovely Embroidery for pointing … Read More ...
Neta Amir of Doll Stories, known for her amazing sock dolls, is now creating marionettes! She needed a project to use up fabric scraps, and these kind-of-scary sweeties are what emerged. I wish my brain worked like that! Take … Read More ...
Racaire of Racaire’s Embroidery & Needlework has been featuring needlework captured in paintings held by museums in her native Austria. A recent post features a portrait of a 16th-century woman wearing a hat with amazing pearl embroidery and an almost-contemporary … Read More ...
These embroidered owl softies by Aimee Ray (Doodle Stitching, little dear tracks) are so sweet they give me tears. If you love them, too, you can see more photos at Aimee’s blog post. Or you can buy them through … Read More ...
Betz White has topped herself with this year’s Halloween recycled stitchery project. This time, she mounted a vintage crocheted doily in a hoop and added a (fake) spider. Instant gorgeous spiderweb. Brilliant! See more photos at Betz’s blog post.… Read More ...
Susan Elliott is applying her awesome photography skills to capturing examples of antique ribbonwork from her collection. She’s posting a new set of images each Monday, so you’d be wise to add her Plays with Needles blog to your reader. … Read More ...
The Textile Arts Center blog gives us a glimpse of the utterly amazing textile art of Asako Ishizaki. See lots more photos at the blog post.… Read More ...
Carmi of Carmi’s Art/Life World created fabric charms by stitching, beading, and embellishing sumptuous ribbon samples. Then she put them all together into a necklace so luxuriant it’s almost edible. Read about it on Carmi’s blog post.… Read More ...
Penny Nickels continues her series on goldwork over on MrXStitch. Among the contemporary goldwork she features is this pomegranate design from Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread. Penny notes that it looks as if it contains a bit … Read More ...
These embroidered-felt bird pins by Mary Stanley make me so happy. See more on Mary’s Art Spirit blog.… Read More ...
