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Tag: plastic

link to Craft Rocks: Quick Cross Stitch Pendant Project

Craft Rocks: Quick Cross Stitch Pendant Project

Quick Cross Stitch Pendant You know when you buy stuff and then find it again years later? Yeah. During a lockdown clear out of my craft drawers I found some funky copper look pendants I think I...

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link to Beneath The Folds – Unusual Materials, Plastics and Found Objects in Art

Beneath The Folds – Unusual Materials, Plastics and Found Objects in Art

As an artist I am fascinated with unorthodox materials and passionate about recycling. My goal is to create beauty from items no longer valued in our throw away society. I have worked with plastics,...

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link to Tooled Up – All About The Hoops!

Tooled Up – All About The Hoops!

Our loyal followers may remember our Tooled Up column, where we regularly reviewed products. Now and again (for now) we will be bringing back this column, showing you what's new and worthwhile! ...

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link to Embroidered Emblems and Patches from Plastic

Embroidered Emblems and Patches from Plastic

As a commercial embroiderer, I've tended to favor techniques that use time-tested, embroidery specific materials. Fairly often, the adamant claims from my home embroidery friends that one or another...

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link to Will That Be Paper Or Plastic With A Side Of Thread?

Will That Be Paper Or Plastic With A Side Of Thread?

Paper and stitch can be an artform in itself, or an excellent way to do studies and experiments for cloth work, or incorporated with fabric and other media. Recycle household ephemera (junk mail,...

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I'm Jamie Chalmers, aka Mr X Stitch, aka The Kingpin of Contemporary Embroidery, and I'm on a mission to change the way you think about embroidery.
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