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...
Welcome to Needle Exchange, where we talk about textiles and discover techniques and tips. Today we'll be looking at Sashiko. "Sashiko" means "little stabs", the verb "sasu" means "to...
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...
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...
