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 ...
Inspiration: Lisa Leggett
Lisa Leggett of A Cuppa Tea with Me created this stitchery for a Phat Quarter embroidery swap. I think everything about it is perfect, from the theme (her swap partner loves sushi), to the pun, to the stitching, to the … Read More ...
Artist profile: Alyssa Thomas
The work of Alyssa Thomas of Penguin and Fish gives me joy. So I got a lot of pleasure from reading Bari Ackerman’s interview of Alyssa on We Love French Knots. Look at that squirrel. Now, whether or not you’re … Read More ...
Inspiration: Clarrice Collien
Meet fiber artist Clarrice Collien through the words and photos of her friend grrl + dog. Grrl says,
… Read More ...Institutionalized at age 10 after polio went to her brain, she didn’t learn to speak till she was 27, and these
C&T rocks the Digital Lounge
When I gave you the heads-up about Victoria Crowder Payne‘s appearance on C&T Publishing’s Wednesday Night Live webcast, I fully intended to be there to enjoy the party. I ended up having to work. Luckily, each of these … Read More ...
Tatted gems and jewels
Our beloved Jon Yusoff, who lives in Malaysia, explains the names she gave to the tatted snowflakes in her book Elegant Tatting Gems. The names are almost as lovely as the designs. See Jon’s Tat-a-Renda blog post.… Read More ...
Lentil stitch in context
What became of Nat‘s improvised lentil stitches. This! Oh, my goodness. I can’t stop looking at this work, and it’s not even finished yet. See more at her the smallest forest blog post.… Read More ...
Stitch with Iviva!
Learn to stitch with needleartist Iviva Olenick! She’ll be teaching live classes in New York City in September, October, and November. Get all the details from her blog post.… Read More ...
Capturing the motion
Salley Mavor explains how the title animation was created for her Rabbitat film. See her blog post.… Read More ...
New Strange Dolls
Beth Robinson has many recent additions to her Strange Dolls line of art dolls. These Day of the Dead wall dolls are just one marvelous example. Go to her blog post for a preview of all the newbies.
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Peek over Susan’s shoulder
Catch up with Susan Elliott‘s progress on her Breakfast at Tiffany’s crazy-quilt/stumpwork block. And find out where Audrey got that figure! Go to Susan’s Plays with Needles blog post.
Looking for books on Stumpwork Embroidery? Then check … Read More ...
Follow-up: MafiosaGrrl
Remember when I caused a bit of an uproar by suggesting that the county fair was not the appropriate venue for MafiosaGrrl’s spitting gargoyle embroidery? Well, I was wrong in so many ways. Jacquie, to her surprise, learned this week … Read More ...
Inspiration: Aimee Ray
These Blythe-doll dresses by Aimee Ray of little dear tracks give me tears of joy. Applique, embroidery, and 3D embellishments–all in a mini format. Wonderful! Go to Aimee’s blog post.… Read More ...