Quilters looking forward to Anderson's visit (The Saline Reporter)
Alex Anderson, a well-known quilter, author and TV personality, will be at Weber's Inn in Ann Arbor from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday for an event that is expected to draw close to 500 quilting enthusiasts....more...Embroidered Monograms (BellaOnline)
For hundreds of years, Monograms have been used to mark household linen, and to show status. With a few easy stitches, you can create your own heirlooms!...more... Fertile Ground in the Photo (The New York Sun)
The tradition of the hand-altered photograph is nearly as old as the medium of photography itself. Taking various methods of hand-tinting into account, the photographic print has long served as a "canvas," a ready-made support for pictorial intervention via paint, inks, collage, and much else. Derek Boshier and Berend Strik, very different artists, have both found fertile ground in this hybrid ......more... It's sew chic: The designer who has turned recycling into an art form (Independent)
Like forcing prisoners to make their overalls, my first sewing project was to make my own school-uniform skirt. It was a disaster. It looked like a navy potato-sack, and where I hadn't been able to fit the zip, I'd just tagged on extra bits of material. Frankly, it was a Franken-skirt. My mum bought me one from Topshop, which had multiple pockets sewn on by some poor woman in India instead. I ......more... Apollinaire Scherr talks about dance (Arts Journal)
I've seen many exciting ballets in the last few weeks--and I knew if I didn't write about them soon (all of them), I'd forget what I was thinking. So this roundup is altogether too long. In order not to fall into a stupor, perhaps you should read it in installments....more... Taiwan embroiderer sees boom for her specialist craft (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Embroidery may seem like an old fashioned hobby but Chang Mei-yun, a world master of the craft, says demand is growing for skills that can restore antique textiles to their former glory....more... Business Line Headlines Monday, November 19, 2001 (The Hindu)
Agriculture Cotton prices seen stable AFTER early dips, domestic cotton prices are expected to remain relatively stable during the current season (October-September), cotton dealers in Mumbai said....more... Commentary forms fabric of textile exhibit (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
In "Devotion to Thread," a new exhibit at Woodland Pattern Book Center, the do-it-yourself soul of underground craft culture merges with fine art sensibilities....more... Some Garden-Inspired Quilt Patterns (BellaOnline)
Gardeners who also quilt are often looking for garden-related projects. Here are reviews of several garden quilt patterns....more... |