This will be a blog to share my textile art. I tried using instagram but it was a bit overwhelming so Iām hoping that tumblr wonāt be as intimidating!
Iām Elizabeth! Iām 25 and Iāve been sewing knitting, embroidering, etc for like 10 years I think. Iām a grad student getting my MLIS and work part time at a local museum.
Textile art has always been a fun creative outlet for me. So, Iām super excited to share my creations here! There will be a variety of things on this blog bc I collect crafts like my life depends on it.
Iām a huge fan of antique and vintage designs with a bit of a modern flare like a lot of textile artists, but I have found it difficult to find patterns that match exactly what I want. So I either make my own or edit patterns to my taste. I figure thereās got to be other folks who want similar patternsā hence my decision to sell them. :)
I first started designing patterns by hand on grid paper, but now I use stitchfiddle, which is a lot of fun and would recommend to anyone looking to experiment with making their own patterns!!
If you would like to check out my patterns I have a few available to purchase on my ko-fi! I'll be adding more as I complete them. :)
I've opened a shop. Come take a look!
If you're looking to learn how to cross stitch or want a refresher I've used my MLIS skills to put together a Cross Stitch Reading Guide available on my ko-fi for free. :)
Below is a sampling of my work for your perusal. :)))
This cross stitch pattern I originally made to be a patch to go on my tarot card bag, but i think it would look cool framed too! Iām working on converting it to a digital pattern. The patch was made to match my cards which were designed by Orla Bird.
This colorwork chart is based off a mitten pattern by Ā Ricaco Yahata on ravelry. I liked it but I wished the dragon was more snake like so I changed it!
This is my first sampler! Iām making it using supplies I had purchased to make a gift for my ex partner. I decided to reuse them and make something that had a bunch of cool things I liked and iām about 30% done stitching it rn. (This will not be available to buy bc I ripped a lot of the designs from other pattern makers from pinterest.) This was proof of concept that I could make a large scale pattern.
This is a current pattern WIP that will be available for sale once itās completed! Itās a Twin Peaks inspired sampler. Iām also planning on making the Lauraās Angel pattern available as a stand alone. Hopefully thatās of interest to folks. :)
These were some of my first colorwork knitting projects and my first sweater and mittens! The sweater is the Pippi sweater by Kisskissrhinestones on instagram, and the mittens are west of the moon in Fairytale mittens by Nina Granlund SƦther. These were both so fun to make!!
This quilt topper is an antique my mom found unfinished and Iāve been slowly hand quilting it. Itās so special to breathe life into someone elseās wip even if I didnāt know them. :)
This little salamander bag was a gift for my college roommate who now lives in Japan! I drafted the pattern myself and even added little eyes and feet. :)
while iāve started on the twin peaks sampler trust i am still making progress on the breakup sampler! the closer i get to being done the more i love it!!
i have some really dense patterns still left to go but theyāre going to look so sick !!!!! i think i will add loops on the back to hang it from a dowel similar to quilts to show off the fringe once im done :)
it's fine it's fine it's fine the color changes are super ragged and ugly but it's fineeeeeeee
pattern is from @elizabethofthepasture's beautiful twin peaks sampler, converted to a tapestry crochet pattern with their kind permission! eventually i would like to crochet the full sampler into a big blanket, but for now i've pulled a detail from it to get a gauge swatch and to practice tapestry/intarsia techniques.
i do think amigurumi stitches would give the neat pixel blocks i'm looking for, but i haven't been able to get them looking the way i want... probably because this is worked flat and not amigurumi lol. so the plan for now is just to soldier on and finish this swatch, and then maybe i'll just hand sew over the ragged color change edges to clean them up.
anyway if anyone has more experience with crochet colorwork i will take any advice that is offered
me because iāve started stitching my twin peaks sampler!!!!!
i have so much more to do but iām so excited :)
and to all who are interested in stitching it up yourself, fear not, once iāve completed my sample and thereās no mistakes or issues, the pattern will be made available on my kofi!!
feel free to follow me if youād like to get updates, and if youāre only interested in the twin peaks sampler i have tagged all relevant posts with ātwin peaks samplerā
designs iām thinking about now that iām done with the twin peaks sampler
1. sampler of fish and other aquatic life- iāve been very inspired by the tambour embroidery artist who is beading a bunch of fish for a dress
2. iconic quotes of john waters films done in some sort of unique way- im having visions of a spiral? is that something? idk weāll let that idea simmer
3. a small wall hanging for the kitchen that says āan egg for these trying timesā- easy breezy from my favorite show
now that iāve finished my twin peaks sampler i will be rebranding like jack white did after the white stripes. i will no longer use red, white, and black in my designs instead BLUE will be the primary color, as it is the best color.
The ancient world was full of textile masterpieces we can only imagineā¦ but most of them have rotted away. So few of them have come down to us in these days that we think of metal and stone as the primary mediums for the oldest artworks. But there were tapestries and fabric work that would have rivaled the finest wrought gold and iron and the first cave paintings.
This is a incredibly rare find. A ball of yarn made from stinging nettle fibers in the Late Neolithic (5900 years old) in whatās now Marin-Epagnier in Switzerland. The thread has been preserved by being carbonized.
Look at how much thread that is!
And how fine and even it is spun!
The skill going into this is absolutely incredible.
Imagine the incredible textile work that mustāve been made with that.
For a reference hereās a ball of nettle yarn I managed to make with a drop spindle. That took me 300 hours of work.
update: iāve made it through the user manual and have sewn myself a cravat. the sewing machine is a delicate breed of horse with anger in its motion and spite in its heart.
elizabeth you havenāt been posting your projects you must be finishing wips right? right?
WRONG! iāve been making a mini me blythe doll.
i made mini elizabethās clothes which has opened up a new world of sewing, and a great way to repurpose some of my clothes that iāve been meaning to do something with. :)
