I am not sure if people have been following the flow of work in progress reports on the 2007 Bead Journal Project blog but there has been some fantastic work done. Here I am shooting through the door at the moment with my contribution for the month. I cheated a …
I have just spent an hour or so poking about the visual journals that are on flickr. There are a number of flickr groups that post images of visual journals so if you are thinking of starting a visual journal or just (like me) enjoy looking at what others do …
I often get emails that ask basic questions about crazy quilting and how to go about it. Another landed in my inbox yesterday. I thought I would post links to resources online that answer many of the basics today. In response to questions on what my process was I ran …
If you have ever wanted clearly photographed step by step instructions on how to make felt here is a tutorial on the Feltmaking Process by Shelby Cefaratti, which is published on the Handweavers Guild of America site. On the same site is a handy guide on How to Measure Percentage …
The mixed media and art quilts of Rosemary Claus-Gray are inspired by the lines and shapes Rosemary observes in nature. Rosemary’s site houses a gallery of contemporary textile work. Of particular pleasure are the design studies and a small section titled “Drawing with a thread”. I have often observed that …
In 1671 Martha Edlin who was 11 years old, embroidered a casket. She used a variety of stitches including raised work to create different textures. Martha also used pearls, silk and metal threads. Inside are her needle case, bodkin and pin cushion and a small box which has a secret …
Did you know the term luddite has at is source a connection to textiles? Jerry has written a post on Arkwright’s textile machines that he spotted in the London’s Science Museum. These machines are the machines Ned Ludd and his Luddites protested against. In poking around a little on the …
