This will be a blog to share my textile art. I tried using instagram but it was a bit overwhelming so I’m hoping that tumblr won’t be as intimidating!
I’m Elizabeth! I’m 25 and I’ve been sewing knitting, embroidering, etc for like 10 years I think. I’m 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, I’m 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.
I’m 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 there’s got to be other folks who want similar patterns— 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This cross stitch pattern I originally made to be a patch to go on my tarot card bag, but i think it would look cool framed too! I’m 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 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! I’m 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 i’m 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 it’s completed! It’s a Twin Peaks inspired sampler. I’m also planning on making the Laura’s Angel pattern available as a stand alone. Hopefully that’s 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 Sæther. These were both so fun to make!!
This quilt topper is an antique my mom found unfinished and I’ve been slowly hand quilting it. It’s so special to breathe life into someone else’s wip even if I didn’t 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. :)
As autumn is approaching, that colorwork itch comes over me, and as much as I love the traditional borders and stuff, I just kinda felt like something much more whimsical.
So I went looking for inspiration in my games. These potions are from Terraria. I've taken much artistic liberties with the designs on some of them however, while others are almost like the original in the game. Almost, since the ones in game sport more than two colors and while I'm somewhat comfortable knitting with 3 or 4 strands at the same time, I do prefer the 2 strand knitting.
As I searched the internet for Terraria related patterns, I found them to be lacking, even mostly absent. Which won't do. So I figured I'll share these ones here.
(Just be mindful of the fact that I don't own the original designs of the sprites. Even if I've changed all of them to some degree. Copyright is an iffy thing. But I imagine no one would get mad if I knit some little thing for my own personal use with these.)
It's a work in progress. I think I need to make the U a little fatter all around, but the A looks pretty good.
Because of the pattern, I can only go one column wider, though I could go another row or two taller (there have to be at least two stitches on either side of the pattern). I might be able to make both legs of the U four stitches wide, if I reduce the wider side of the A to two stitches. I could also alter the angle of the A by changing the number of rows per width change, so that's an option. Right now it decreases gradually over five stitches, but if I changed that to four then I could increase the sides of the U without adding another column to the pattern.
It's a work in progress. I think I need to make the U a little fatter all around, but the A looks pretty good.
Because of the pattern, I can only go one column wider, though I could go another row or two taller (there have to be at least two stitches on either side of the pattern). I might be able to make both legs of the U four stitches wide, if I reduce the wider side of the A to two stitches. I could also alter the angle of the A by changing the number of rows per width change, so that's an option. Right now it decreases gradually over five stitches, but if I changed that to four then I could increase the sides of the U without adding another column to the pattern.
