Artist Julia Ballenger creates women who are submerged. Whether that’s in a tub for a bath or as part of an optical illusion, the women exercise an inner tranquility. Their peace is a reflection of the peace and love Julia…
Artist Julia Ballenger creates women who are submerged. Whether that’s in a tub for a bath or as part of an optical illusion, the women exercise an inner tranquility. Their peace is a reflection of the peace and love Julia…
Tammy Kanat creates textile art that’s larger than life. Her colorful, highly-textural wall hangings feature organic circular and oval shapes that are a celebration of materials. “For me,” she says, “weaving projects a mood. I follow my instinct to create…
You might’ve noticed my absence for most of this week. Although not intended, it’s for an exciting reason. For the past several months, I’ve been working on a book with embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning about her life and embroidery practice.…
Last week, I shared some of my favorite free embroidery patterns from DMC. And since I’m always on the lookout for more great designs to stitch, I wanted to share 10 additional hand stitch embroidery patterns. They are not affiliated with DMC…
Melissa Rossi Flesher creates quirky, effortless drawings of animals and people—but she doesn’t stop there. Each of her thin-lined sketches is only complete once they have a piece of nature added to them. Melissa will incorporate flowers, feathers, blades of…
Abigail Halpin has a thriving illustration practice, and she often supplements it with delicate embroidery painting. Here, she offsets the visual heaviness of thread with light paint washes that provide a beautiful ethereality to her hoop art. The thread is…
I’m always on the hunt for great hand embroidery patterns (see my previous lists), and one spot that consistently releases creative designs is DMC. They are the oldest makers of industry-standard threads and yarns, but to help facilitate their use,…
I’ve lived in Baltimore, Maryland for the past 14 years but that will be coming to an end this week as I relocate to Minneapolis, Minnesota. If you’re unfamiliar with U.S. geography, know that the two are not close to…
The more I see embroidery on tulle, the more I want to give it a try. I love the illusion that it creates; your stitched creations look as though they are floating on air. Artist Ignacia Jullian stitches colorful blooms on…
1. Cactus high-waisted bikini by Thief and Bandit 2. Fluoro Flora embroidery pattern by Maricor/Maricar 3. Sloth terrarium enamel pin by Shop Zoki 4. Illustrated plants sweatshirt by Object Apparel 5. Bread plate by Charlotte Mei 6. Pondering Planter by Two Hold Studios (I…