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August 12th, 2008

inspirational link of the day: Postmark’d Art

Oh my goodness, you’ve got to check out the amazing embroidery and fiber art on “Postmark’d Art“!
Postmark’d Art is a group of 50 fiber artists who create postcards from fabric, fiber or any number of cool mediums.  The postcards are actually sent through the mail, and travel all over the world.
Check out the gallery - […]

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July 7th, 2008

inspirational link of the day: purses made from recycled suits

This is such a cool idea! Mandy Curl from Mandinka Designs makes purses & handbags from old men’s suits - the purses are hip, modern and very carry-able… as well as Earth-friendly :-)
Go check out her work on Rayela’s Fiber Focus blog.
Tags: fiber-art-blogs, inspirational link of the day, links, mandy curl, rayela’s fiber focus […]

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May 7th, 2008

inspirational link of the day: Spirit Cloth

If you have a few spare minutes, I’d highly recommend checking out Jude Hill’s blog, Spirit Cloth.  She is a talented fiber artist who creates incredibly detailed, hand-embroidered work.  Definitely a must-read!
Tags: Embroidery, fiber-art-blogs, inspirational link of the day, jude hill, links, spirit cloth

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January 30th, 2008

hoop frames for hanging embroidery

The talented crew at Sublime Stitching have just added another product to their catalog:

Clean, unfussy hoop frames.
They’re perfect for displaying embroidery without extra loops or hangers showing at the top.  I think they’d even work for displaying pieces of your favorite fabrics as well.
If you haven’t had a chance to read the Sublime Stitching blog […]

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January 3rd, 2008

furoshiki - the Japanese art of fabric wrapping

Boingboing has a great post on how to use fabric to wrap almost anything.  The technique is called “furoshiki” and it’s very cool!
Tags: blogs, boingboing, fiber-art-blogs, furoshiki, inspiration, japanese-fabric-wrapping, links

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December 14th, 2007

yo-yo & polka dot earrings

Oh my goodness - you’ve got to go check out these wonderful earrings!  Purple polka-dots & yo-yos :-)
Tags: blogs, fiber-art-blogs, inspiration, links

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