I was struck the other day by this bit from Mr X's recent TEDx talk: I'm not bothered what technology you use to become an artist; it is the self-expression that is the critical point...
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Artist Tina Crawford takes "thread sketching" to a whole new place with her work at Tobyboo. Her thread sketching is similar to other freestyle machine embroidery artists, though it differs in a few...
There's pure magic coming out of Firecracker Studio, the home of Wellington, New Zealand multimedia artist Katherine Bertram. Formally trained as a printmaker in Sydney, Australia, Bertram creates...
Crow and Gate Clothing began as the creative outlet of a self described "out of work insomniac with too much time on her hands and a slight vintage obsession." Artist Tassie Vicars is...
Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in. -- Leonard Cohen, "Anthem" Crafty lore is full of tales of...
Etsy creator Brill and Ben is a crafter after our own hearts. As stitcher Brill puts it, "I had a light bulb moment in a little seaside shop. Surrounded by a mass of cute embroidery I thought that if...
