Bankfield Museum | Weaving
For the next few months, Pinning the Past will be focussing on museums with marvellous textiles to see. Bankfield Museum in Halifax, Yorkshire is one
For the next few months, Pinning the Past will be focussing on museums with marvellous textiles to see. Bankfield Museum in Halifax, Yorkshire is one
Fibristas and Fibristos, can you get your (t)h(r)eads around this? old torn stained worn frayed threadbare=classic vintage antique treasured storied history For certain projects and
There are three kinds of knowledge a proficient digitizer needs:
– An Understanding Of Materials And Equipment
– Technical Knowledge About Embroidery And Digitizing
– An Understanding Of Software
I first saw this house as a teenager. It was closed up, somewhat ruinous with overgrown gardens and unbearably romantic. The National Trust had just acquired it
My nearest fashion museum is sadly very little-known and at risk of closure, which is really tragic considering it has one of the largest displays
Hello Everybody! Look! It’s Friday! Last time we looked at the history of tatting, but really I just copied and pasted awesome books about it.
Hello everybody! This week I’ve decided to write about tatting! Confession. I know nothing about tatting. I have never tried it, only a few of
Last month’s column on tapestry looked at who owned tapestries and why. This month we’ll be delving deeper into the making of tapestry. Did anyone
Welcome back! Last time we looked at historical examples of fiber arts being used to explore sociopolitical issues, this week we’re going to look at
Hilary Pullen is one of my Crafty Avengers chums, part of the #imapiece group that visited Indonesia in 2012, and founder of the UK Craft
Lets Book! We review Big Little Felt Universe by Jeanette Lim. Perfect if you’d like to learn how to make fun, felty versions of everyday objects.
As far as I am from my first experiments in embroidery digitizing, I am well aware of the frustration that those first flailing grasps at