Did you know that tassels are a form of passementerie? Tassels are great to decorate items like cushions, bags etc but they also can decorate the end of book thongs or have a tassel on a cord attached to your embroidery scissors so that you never lose them again. Check …
People don’t just build miniature ships in bottles, the bottle artists at Ship Folk Art and Whimsey in a Bottle put miniature crucifix, tools, tables, chairs and sometimes whole scenes in tiny bottles. The site documents and highlights the art and craft of making ships, folk art, and whimsy in …
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 …
