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Posts by Urban Threads

link to Louise Watson: Textile Art Goes All Natural

Louise Watson: Textile Art Goes All Natural

The work of Gloucestershire textile artist Louise Watson is all about the power of noticing: the subtle colour of pebbles on a path, the ethereal wisp of a feather, the earthy texture of seed pods.

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link to The Rise of Floral Fashion Embroidery – And How to Do It Yourself

The Rise of Floral Fashion Embroidery – And How to Do It Yourself

If you've been paying attention to fashion trends at all, or even just walked into a mall lately, you'll notice one trend that's everywhere... floral machine embroidered fashions. Machine...

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link to Anne Waller’s Fairytale Magic

Anne Waller’s Fairytale Magic

Color and light spring to life in Anne Waller's unique textile art. Under the name Heatherwell Designs, she creates a variety of creative works, including these magical freemotion embroidery works....

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link to The Machine Embroidered Cosplay of Adelhaid

The Machine Embroidered Cosplay of Adelhaid

One of the areas that machine embroidery is really flourishing is in the hands of talented costume and cosplay designers the world over. Where before adding lots of complex embroidery to a cosplay...

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link to Yumiko Reynolds’ Love and Light

Yumiko Reynolds’ Love and Light

There are as many different forms of freemotion machine embroidery as there are artists who practice it ... and in the hands of London textile artist Yumiko Reynolds, thread comes to life in a unique...

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link to The Natural Whimsy of Rachel Wright

The Natural Whimsy of Rachel Wright

The main goal of artist Rachel Wright is, as she states it, "to delight the eye." She uses rich color, paint, and intricate freestyle machine embroidery to bring scenes of nature and landscapes to...

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Created by illustrator Niamh O'Connor, Urban Threads is revolutionizing machine embroidery one edgy, elegant, innovative, and/or offbeat design at a time. Discover the future of digital stitchery at www.urbanthreads.com.

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