Wire embroidery textile art

Bedford, England-based embroidery artist Humayrah Bint Altaf (previously) continues to construct ornate insects using shimmering threads and metallic beads. Her dragonflies, bees, beetles, and butterflies take shape using carefully paired patterns and colors that form wings, bodies, and even delicate feet. While Altaf takes artistic license with the exact shapes and colors in her embroideries, her useContinue reading "Shimmering Metallic Embroideries of Dragonflies and Other Insects by…

Lisa Kokin's Asemic textile art made with felt, sewing notions and needles.

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Chain stitch embroidery is a versatile and creative craft that can be used to create a variety of beautiful and unique designs. It is a relatively easy techn...

I’m writing this on and off between visitors, as our home is open for five whole days (!) as part of the Ilkley Art Trail. Sort of a cross between an art trail and open studios, perhaps – with some artists and makers in town centre venues and others in their homes and work spaces. This house usually looks a bit gallery-ish anyway – the walls are all white to show off the treasures we’ve collected over the years from other artists/makers. But it’s a bit strange living surrounded by our own…