For those who are folktale and fairy tale addicts you will love Sur la Lune Fairytales It is self described as “A portal to the realm of fairy tale and folklore studies featuring 35 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, and over 1,200 illustrations.” Perhaps if …
The House of Lime has a huge collection of dingbats which can be used on personal sites providing you link back to them. Dingbats can be used in digital documents but in graphics packages such as Photoshop or Illustrator you can use them like you would use a stamp and …
For anyone who is looking for text to use on a embroidery or crazy quilted project, designing a needlework sampler, or simply looking for some fresh ideas to spice up Christmas cards and gift tags fonts are a great source of inspiration. Changing fonts in visual journal apart from training …
Unfortunately in the online craft community copyright infringement of patterns and designs is a widespread problem. Around the globe everyday illegal copying is going on. Copyscape is an interesting search engine for anyone wanting to find out if any of their work has been plagiarized. Enter a URL of a …
William Morris (1834-96), was a designer, writer, and typographer. The William Morris Society highlights the work of this prominent figure in the Arts and Crafts movement. The website describes itself as Founded in 1971, the William Morris Society in the United States is a group of scholars and enthusiasts brought …
Large collaborative community textile projects are always exciting to discover. I love to see the way people represent themselves in thread. Sunbury Millennium embroidery is an great example of what can be done. The project was conceived by David Brown and designed by John Stamp. Stitched by 140 people the …
Yesterday was quite busy as every year the Australian National University hold an open Day. It allows prospective students to visit and speak to staff. However the School of Art takes on quite a festive atmosphere as we throw open all the studios for people to see. We hold demonstrations …
