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Mana Morimoto – Augmenting Reality With Stitch
Mana Morimoto is an embroidery explorer from Tokyo, Japan. She makes the invisible visible by augmenting reality with threads. When I first discovered Mana’s work in 2013, I was taken with her scanned thread collages – a simple, innovative idea. “I think it was a few months ago, probably in June when I first tried […] Read more
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Unicorn Felt
Felt unicorns are the subject of this months Felter Skelter column. Find our favourites and then think about which felt artists you like too. These felt sculptures are truly brilliant examples of textile art, using needle felting as a technique. They are all on the felt unicorn theme, yet each artist has an individual approach. Read more
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#amplifymelanatedstitchers – Simone Elizabeth Saunders
Simone Elizabeth Saunders is a Canadian fiber artist whose Black Nouveau rugs are a joyful celebration of the power and beauty of modern Black Women. Read more
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Resilient Stitch
Resilient Stitch by Clare Wellesley Smith focuses on the connection between wellbeing and textiles and how the two can work in tandem, featuring both community and individual projects. Cas Holmes reviews this fascinating book for Mr X Stitch! Read more
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Lottie Liggins – Twisted Typography
Lottie Liggins is a UK-based hand embroiderer who uses found materials in combination with typographic stitching to create a modern nostalgia. Read more
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Daylight Company Magnificent Pro Review
The Daylight Company Magnificent Pro is a 3-in-1 craft lamp and magnifier that really shines a light on your stitching. Find out more in our review! Read more
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History of Needlepoint: A Whistlestop Tour pt.2
Today I’m picking up where Shannan left off, in last months column, and jumping into needlepoint’s Edwardian era right up to the present day. Read more
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How To Create A Pelmet Of Textile Panels
‘Beneath the Folds with Christine Cunningham’ explains how to create a Pelmet of Textile Panels- what you need, inspiration for colour and pattern, creating a template, themed fabrics, instruction on taping and stitching your textile panel and hanging rail. Read more
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Portable Patchwork
Portable Patchwork: The Women Pioneers of the Original Quick & Easy Quilting Method by Pamela Weeks is a book that explores the history of “quilting as you go” techniques and provides the reader with a modern connection to this perennially popular pastime. Read more
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Manbroidery – Oliver Bliss
Oliver Bliss is a Worcester-based embroidery artist whose recent “SoftLad” series of large-scale machine stitched tapestries explores the difference between social media images and the reality of modern manhood. Learn more about him in this Manbroidery interview on Mr X Stitch! Read more
