This is a novel use of contemporary embroidery and a novel way to promote an industry. Austria has released an embroidered stamp depicting an Edelweiss flower. From the website Embroidery is the stuff of which the most valuable fashion dreams are made. Wars have been fought over embroidery, women kidnapped …
I could not resist the work of Felieke van der Leest as it is highly entertaining and a good number of her pieces made me smile. I am sure many will have the same reaction to these quirky crochet and knitted objects. If you swing over there and take a …
An image on Flickr of these small dragonflys lead me to this tutorial on the Dragonfly knot This sent me scurrying all over the net to see what was out there on the traditional handcraft of Chinese knotting . I knew that lovers had used knots to symbolise their commitment …
Well last month I did not manage to get a card done for the 6 x 4 lives challenge as I was just a bit overloaded but this month I did it! It is Autumn down under. Canberra bursts into a real show of colour every year and I delight …
Sandie of abeautifulcraft has posted a huge list of clip art sites that house Free Victorian Images, Calling Cards, Post Cards, Photographs, Clip Art While I am at it Sandie has also provided this tutorial on how to print on fabric using Fabric softener as a fixative. On another note …
I had a particularly pleasant email this week informing me that the ‘featured artist’ at stitchamaze is me! On another note completely ArtLex is one of those bookmarkable sites as it is a dictionary of over three and half thousand art terms used to discuss visual culture. Another bit of …
The other day I found my self in the position of sensing that I recognised a contemporary wagga but when I stopped to think about it, I did not have a clear definition of a wagga to describe why I thought it was a contemporary wagga. I was looking at …
