I hope everyone enjoyed the last bits on redwork, I thought it was only fitting that we look at blackwork this week! Unlike many of the traditions we look at here, blackwork does not appear to...
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Hello everybody! This week we're going to be looking at the history of redwork embroidery. What does that mean? If you Google the term "redwork embroidery", the top searches that pop up seem to...
"Sashiko" means "little stabs", the verb "sasu" means "to pierce". This type of needlework is used in traditional Japanese quilting, and utilizes a long running stitch to form geometric patterns for...
Welcome back everybody! I thought we talk about William Morris today. As there are many, many, articles about him readily available online, I thought it would be interesting to write about a series...
Welcome back everybody! The last few months we've been looking at contemporary fiber artists, this time I thought we'd look at a tradition that is wholly North American. MÃkmaq...
Hi everybody! Last time we looked at the work of Claes Oldenburg, this time I thought we'd look at the tapestries of Norwegian artist, Hannah Ryggen. "I am a painter, not a weaver; a painter whose...
