Tag: sewing
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Artist Creates Amazing Life-Size Crocheted Figures
Finnish artist Liisa Hietanen crochets and knits one-to-one imitations of her friends and fellow neighbors, accurately representing the subjects from their favorite outfits down to their furry companions. The series, Villagers, is a way for the artist to more deeply engage with those she often passes but might not interact with in her town of Hämeenkyrö, Finland. “I…
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Stunning Metallic Embroideries of Dragonflies and Other Insects by Humayrah Bint Altaf
Humayrah Bint Altaf is an England-based embroidery artist who constructs ornate insects using shimmering threads and metallic beads. Her dragonflies, bees, beetles, and butterflies take shape using carefully paired patterns and colors that form wings, bodies, and even delicate feet. While Altaf takes artistic license with the exact shapes and colors in her embroideries, her…
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This 11-Year-Old Boy Learned To Crochet At The Of Age 5 And Is Now Called A Crocheting Prodigy
If you believe that only grandmas enjoy crocheting you will be surprised to know that even some 11-year-olds love it too! Jonah Larson became internet famous for his uncommon hobby – crocheting. The boy went viral because of his amazing skills and today has a crocheting business, more than 133k Instagram fans, over 26k youtube…
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Life-Size Crochet Skeletons That Are So Intricate, The Stomach Even Has Half-Digested Food In It
If you’re an artist, there are so many mediums to have fun with. So when Shanell Papp from Lethbridge, Canada decided to explore the human body she picked a method that excited her just as much as the theme. Crochet. [zombify_post]
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Website Contains Extensive Historical Costume Patterns That You Can Download For Free
When we last blogged about fashion, we introduced you to a site which allowed you to download thousands of vintage sewing patterns online (see HERE). That post was so successful that we though you might also be interested in trying your hand at historical dresses!? Fortunately a lot of the grunt work has already been…
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Russian Embroidery Artist Creates Billowing Clouds and Rainbow-Hued Sunsets
Vera Shimunia is a Russian embroidery artist who began her landscape embroidery in 2015. Vera’s work includes richly-hued mountainscapes, sunrises, and skies are crafted on palm-sized embroidery hoops using a variety of textured threads. Although embroidery is considered an old craft, Vera has breathed new life into the art form and has developed a huge following by…
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Artist Creates Hand-Sewn Lace Figures Using Real Pieces of Found Wood
Artist Agnes Herczeg uses lace to create figural works of female forms, capturing figures in moments of contemplation or work. In one piece the subject stands at a loom, appearing to weave herself from the included fibers. All of Herczeg’s works uses all natural materials, incorporating small pieces of wood or other found materials to…
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Urban Floral Cross-Stitch Street Installations by Raquel Rodrigo
Raquel Rodrigo is a set designer and artist who brings the macro details of cross-stitch embroidery to urban landscapes on the building facades around Madrid. She prepares her colorful installations beforehand with enlarged cross-stitch techniques using thick string wrapped on wire mesh before each is unrolled and affixed to a surface. Here are some of…
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Wiki Has Released Over 83,500 Vintage Sewing Patterns Online For Download
Like sewing? Well you’ll love this news: the Vintage Patterns Wiki has released more than 83,500 patterns of pre 1992, out of print patterns for all to use. The browsable collection runs the gamut from Dynasty-inspired pussy bow power suits to Betty Draper-esque frocks featuring models in white gloves to an 1895 boys’ Reefer Suit…
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Amazing Crocheted Leaf Sculptures by Susanna Bauer!
To truly appreciate the delicacy of Susanna Bauer‘s leaf sculptures, think of crunching a dead leaf in your hand, how it disintegrates into dust with the slightest effort. To work with dry and fragile leaves as a medium for crochet seems nearly impossible, but Baur somehow manages it with ease, turning leaves into cubes, tunnels, and geometric…