by Mr X Stitch on 4 February 2010
Welcome to the world of Frederique Morrel.
This eccentric French husband and wife (and children and dog) team repurpose tapestry and needlepoint to dramatic effect.
Whether it is patching tapestry onto polyurethane taxidermy moulds, like Jeff (above) or using the needlepoint pieces to upholster furniture, the works breathe new life into other peoples’ craftwork that is often left behind.
I’ve [...]
by Mr X Stitch on 28 January 2010
Yin Xiuzhen is an amazing textile artist from Beijing, China who works across a range of media.
Her Portable Cities series creates models of cities inside suitcases which explores issues of globalisation and homogenisation, but also memory and transience. Yin’s perspective examines how the concept of living permanently in one location has been overwritten by the modern [...]