The FNB Joburg Art Fair is one of Africa’s leading contemporary art fairs focusing on artists from the continent and diaspora. The 2018 edition, which took place in early September broke new ground...
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Amazeballs! Photo Credit: London Embroidery Studio The World Cup has just started and over here in the UK, this means we're in for a few weeks of jubilation and national pride until we get...
Come along with me, behind the scenes at the Kreinik thread factory, via this month's post. Recently, I drove over the mountains, through the woods, by the river, and into a rainbow (literally) to...
One of my favourite things about embroidery and needlework, in general, is how it can inspire the least of us to do great, albeit humble, things. The Bayeux Tapestry has been admired, copied,...
As an art student, Michelle knew that she wanted to create but she wasn’t sure which medium to use. None of the traditional art mediums stirred any passion in her. Then one day while...
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 whose...