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Amazing ink work and composition! By @danielevicentini.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDm2KNkDqdD/?igshid=1iwhny2l95gat

Sarah Mary Taylor was taught to piece quilts as a child by her mother Pearlie Posey. In 1979, her search for “something different” led to boldly colored quilts appliquéd with forms inspired by images found in magazines, catalogues, and newspapers, as well as common everyday objects. For this quilt, Taylor traced her hand onto paper to use as a template for shapes cut from old dresses and applied these to squares of fabric and vertical strips. Taylor made later versions of this quilt, one of which was commissioned for the 1985 film adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel “The Color Purple.” “’Hands’” Quilt,“ Winter 1980, by Sarah Mary Taylor

antheiamiya

Stella came out pretty great! I was so scared Id mess up the sweater when I got to the flowers, but we did it boys 🌿🌼🌿

eclecticyarnyneedle

This is a very lovely project.... Well done! 🌸

mathysphere

Time for a new series! Starting today, the theme is: Dinosaurs.

This, the first one, is the classic Velociraptor: a small little desert dinosaur with famously sharp claws. It’s one I knew I had to include. 😊 The colors here are modeled after a kori bustard, a modern-day savanna and desert bird.

This pattern is up on my Etsy, and there will be at least six more after it. The next one will be posted on Wednesday!

[Pattern Here] [Series Here]

pardalote

Okay okay. I know that’s too many pebble posts today. 🙃 I don’t promise that tomorrow will be pebble-free, though… 🤪 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_UYaJjHB-d/?igshid=1efsbcdkb4qug

I've been preparing for my summer knitting camp for a while now. I've been pinning knitting and crochet projects that I think kids will

That’s one cool Octopus! 🐙🧶

#octopus #knitting #fibreart #whimiscal #wool

I made myself a little spider friend...

#embroidery #blackwork #spider #needlework #handembroidery

crossstitchworld

This was so much fun! Pattern is called Hare by Night by Ulltussa

A little up-cycling project marrying a plastic trivet from a ready meal (being black plastic, it is not recyclable) - and my fledgling skills at dimensional embroidery.

To make the whole project visually appealing, I glued a piece of scrap fabric and embroidered through it.

Despite the limitations imposed by the trivet, I think the result is not too bad.

#embroidery #dimensional #needlework #raised embroidery #upcycling

philamuseum

Happy birthday to Horace Pippin, who was born on this day in 1888. Pippin was a self-taught artist and known for painting African American life and the brutal reality of war. Learn more in our “Horace Pippin: From War to Peace” installation. http://ow.ly/Qd3O30qjF4F

"The Getaway,“ 1939, by Horace Pippin http://ow.ly/PYHU30qjF5n

Waiting for Spring to arrive ....

Little bee motif from a bigger sampler.

#bee #crossstitch #hand embroidery #needlework #insect

My latest dorset button. I used a very vibrant nylon cord and some beads. A used curtain ring as mold.

Will wear it as a necklace.

#dorsetbuttons #weaving #needlecraft #jewerly #vibrant

Lately, I have been learning how to make Dorset buttons.

It is very relaxing & a great excuse to play with some nice yarn.

I’ve upcycled some metal washers for the shapes and turned them into necklaces.

#dorsetbuttons #jewelry #fibreart #handmade #embroidery #weaving #wool

margdierembroidery

A close up of the starfish brooch. I didn’t stitch down the points so it would look like it could crawl out of the frame. #broochesareback #broochesofinstagram #goldworkembroidery #metalthreadembroidery https://www.instagram.com/p/B4r4W0NHcXU/?igshid=pa0mmq8znsdf

eclecticyarnyneedle

Beautiful craftsmanship! 💜