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Inspiration: Candice Hicks

November 9, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

I’m in love with Candice Hicks‘ composition books. The Textile Arts Center blog says,

Common Threads is a series of ten hand-sewn, hand-embroidered soft books, mimicking the very nostalgic “Composition” books of the typical American childhood. The threads create

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Shadow work in cotton and silk

November 8, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Zeshuregi of Creative Mind is experimenting with adding shadow work to a shirt. She says,

The fabric was plain cotton & i use cotton & silk threads of red & blue color for embroidery..The stitches are stem stitch & shadow

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A twitterfied costume

November 4, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Hine of Henna Geijutsu recreated Twitter’s “over capacity” logo as a hat! I think (based on a machine translation) that she came up with the idea for a Halloween costume, but she didn’t quite finish it in time. I’d be … Read More ...

SharonB’s November calendar is ready

November 2, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

November’s free desktop calendar featuring the stitching of SharonB is now available from Pin Tangle blog. Download it.… Read More ...

Inspiration: Jennifer Andrews

November 2, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

This deceptively simple work, Self Portrait at Sea, is perfectly executed. Its creator, Jennifer Andrews, says,

This is my favorite of the self-portrait series I did. The hair is made up mostly of back stitch with touches of stem

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Inspiration: Ann Wood

October 29, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

If you’re like me, you love Ann Wood’s spooky-stern owl soft sculptures. But Ann has a sweet side, too. Look at this adorable ballerina bird, poised on her tiptoes. Fabulous. See more on Ann’s blog.… Read More ...

Inspiration: Tattyhead

October 29, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

This is what happens when Tattyhead Linda S. Davies “doodles.” Whoa! See more on her blog.… Read More ...

Apply for a textile-artist residency at TAC

October 28, 2010 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

Abigail Doan gives the heads-up that the Textile Arts Center (Brooklyn, NY, USA) is starting a new program that will offer studio residencies to six textile artists. The program begins January 2011; applications are due December 5, 2010. Get more … Read More ...

Inspiration: Roxy Creations

October 28, 2010 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

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.

Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? … Read More ...

Inspiration: Agulhas da Meri

October 27, 2010 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

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,

I’ve enlarged a lot the design and I’ve taken the branch movements, adding

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Inspiration: Mimi Kirchner

October 22, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

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 ...

Inspiration: Melissa Sue Stanley

October 22, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Eeeeeeeeee! The cuteness is almost unbearable! Melissa Sue Stanley. art=love=life. Go there.… Read More ...

Inspiration: Judy Coates Perez

October 22, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

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 ...

Inspiration: lucky jackson

October 20, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

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 ...

Marionettes from Neta

October 19, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

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 ...

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