Textile applique

Crafty textile artists around the world are making their own appliqué to creatively express themselves.

Sunday morning I played around with new stones thinking they were going to be grey but perhaps because it is the bleak mid-winter the stones turned a warmer colour. This piece is inspired by Mark's paintings of stones disappearing under water. He is brilliant at that. For both of us scenes like this bring up whisperings of summers spent on beautiful Georgean Bay. For those of you in Toronto don't forget The Artist Project at the Better Living Centre February 21-14, 2019 Mark Berens will be…

hand made appliqué quilt tapestry, made with repurposed materials and sewn both on the sewing machine and by hand. Measures: 40 inches wide by 45 inches tall Primarily cotton and linen but bound in silk shantung

Wattle&Loop's hand-sewn textile artworks are lovingly created by artist Kylie Wright uses vintage and reclaimed fabrics, threads and lace carefully sourced from across the world in her artwork.

A travelling exhibition of contemporary textile works

A few months ago at the Covered In Blue event at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Nebraska we spent some time examining this quilt. It's #2009.039.0002 from the James Collection. The quilt caused quite a flurry of speculation in our small group. There is an inked name and date on the reverse Mary Eliza ??? May? 27? 1867 or 1869 [Wish Mary had printed.] Over the years this name has been interpreted as Mary Eliza or Ellen Trowbridge, Crowbridge or Crownbridge. I'm going for…

These beautiful appliqué banners are among the most important items of royal court art from the Kingdom of Dahomey, now in the Republic of Benin. Until they transferred their role to the making of tourist arts in the mid 20th century, families of specialist textile workers at the court in...

by Heidi Weiss Emmett Sew In Love. When feeling low, it’s time to sew! Sew much fabric, sew little time. To sew or not to sew? What a silly question. Sewing mends the soul. When life gives yo…

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