Micro-Fiber Militia is run by a group who describe themselves as Crochet Graffiti Artists that take crochet into public spaces. They cover urban objects such as parking meters with cosy crochet pieces. Subversive textile practices such as this always makes you look at textiles in new light. Check out the …
A new flickr group Craftabulous Tutorials has started. Tutorials on how to do various crafts are posted with links to either the flickr set or blog. Check it out as there are some great instructional material being listed there.
While in Sydney this weekend we took in The Art of Islam at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. What can I say except some of the pieces were absolutely exquisite. If you are Sydney sider get along to see it. Apart from relishing the textiles, I took great …
Wiehler Magazine is a new publication published free by the Wiehler Gobelin Company. The magazine is available in both German and English. Don’t miss it as this first issue contains some excellent articles. The highlight, for me, was a piece on the German Sampler Museum but for some readers I …
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 …
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 …
