Sarah Ward | Modern Weaving
Sarah Ward Podleszny if the creator of the UK-based studio Lark and Bower. The Studio specialises in beautiful hand-woven textiles, created using recycled and repurposed materials
Sarah Ward Podleszny if the creator of the UK-based studio Lark and Bower. The Studio specialises in beautiful hand-woven textiles, created using recycled and repurposed materials
Marion Weymes is a self-taught tapestry weaver taking inspiration from nature and everyday encounters to reconstruct endless forms of crafts.
Weaving: The Art Of Sustainable Textile Creation by Maria Sigma is a practical tutorial book for beginners to weaving, with a caring eco-conscious approach.
Within Unravelling Women’s Art, P.L. Henderson symbolically unties the woven structures of female textile artists and their work. She focuses on the links between the artists she has curated together, examining the messages found within their work, providing fascinating insights into the finer details of female textile art. Over twenty artist interviews back up her interpretations; embroidery, weaving, sculpture and patchwork are all covered, as well as notes on their cultural context, historical meaning and identity within the contemporary arts field.
I am going to stray off track a bit this month. I just have to share something that is happening in the fibre world that does, in some ways, connect to quilting. It involves flax, which is an amazing ancient plant that results in linen.
Patricia Cheesman spent most of her childhood in South East Asia, finished her schooling and studies in the UK and Europe, before returning to Asia with
A very happy and not too chilly February to you all my wonderful ‘Exploring Etsy’ gang (those of us in the northern hemisphere that is).
“In the Andes, textiles are not a hobby, they are a way of life. To live is to create textiles, and in creating textiles, you
One thing I love about putting together my monthly column for you all is the chance to seek out fabulous crafters from outside my own
It’s Wednesday; do you know where your stitching stash is? Keep your stitching close and your stitching fibers closer. I’ll give you two reasons why,
Today I am reminiscing about a trip I took a few years ago. Back in 2011, our family lived in Dubai. We loved the desert.
Beyond cross stitch, do you use your creative energy in other ways? Do you also knit, crochet, do needlepoint, or quilt? Most stitchers do something