I had to title this post ‘Eek!’ for two reasons: 1. That was my honest reaction when I received this work, and 2. Not Your Grandma’s Needlepoint wouldn’t fit the subject line. This piece is titled ‘Still Life With Carmen Miranda.’ Ha. I love funny. Link: NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S NEEDLEPOINT
A stunning collaboration between Danny Mansmith and Shawna Handke. I loooove this. Link: COLLABORATION.
Fascinating crochet/embroidery work from Emily. Gracious, this gal has got some serious patience [and even more serious talent]. Link: Emily B
Another beautiful embroidery installation. In Ilaria’s words, embroidering is a “courageous sign of preservation, of mending a wound, of keeping a memory or of disguising an apparent shape.” Love. Link: Ilaria Margutti
Recent work from Katie, entitled ‘Phonebooks.’ Best part? This is yarn. A 6ft x 8ft installation of yarn, mind you. Totally not joking. Brilliant. Link: katieherzog.
Oh I love a good stitch job. Emily Eibel turns otherwise great illustrations into even greater embroidery projects. Wowza! Link: emilyeibel.com.
This is hands down my favorite embroidered handkerchief to date. My favorite art is often cultural, and you can’t get much more “cultured” than Facebook, yes? p.s. I have Dave Hayden to thank for the majority of today’s posts! Thanks, Dave! Link: Kate O’Connor.