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Category: Weaving

link to Michelle Driver – Designer, Tapestry Artist, Weaver

Michelle Driver – Designer, Tapestry Artist, Weaver

As an art student, Michelle knew that she wanted to create but she wasn’t sure which medium to use. None of the traditional art mediums stirred any passion in her. Then one day while...

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link to Why You Should Keep Your Fibers Nearby

Why You Should Keep Your Fibers Nearby

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, and then visual proof: Color can change...

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link to Five Paradigm Shift Artists

Five Paradigm Shift Artists

The Cutting (& Stitching) Edge has featured fantastic artists over the years, and every now and again we find someone who changes the way you think about a particular form of textile art. Here...

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link to Stepping Beyond Cross Stitch

Stepping Beyond Cross Stitch

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 on the side, never forgetting their true handmade...

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link to Google’s Project Jacquard

Google’s Project Jacquard

  We're stepping a bit outside of the usual Gear Threads box this month to bring you something that's not exactly machine embroidery (yet), but could have big implications for the future of...

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link to Pinning The Past – Tapestry Part 2

Pinning The Past – Tapestry Part 2

Last month's column on tapestry looked at who owned tapestries and why. This month we'll be delving deeper into the making of tapestry. Did anyone do their homework and read  The Lady and the...

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About Mr X Stitch

I'm Jamie Chalmers, aka Mr X Stitch, aka The Kingpin of Contemporary Embroidery, and I'm on a mission to change the way you think about embroidery.
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