Kat Sánchez Standfield, aka Fiberess, uses knitting and weaving to create playful, large-scale fiber art.
Kat Sánchez Standfield, aka Fiberess, uses knitting and weaving to create playful, large-scale fiber art.
Combining modern macrame with yarn-crafted flowers, Caroline Langford creates things that fill your home with colorful and cozy fiber art.
When you were younger, did you ever read teen magazines? You know, the ones with the glossy covers featuring fresh-faced tween and teen musician and actors? Scott Walker pays homage to them by embroidering their covers—complete with portraits of people…
If you’ve read Brown Paper Bag for any length of time, you probably know that I love daily art projects. In particular, I love what you can learn about yourself and your artistic practice by having to create something every single…
Susanna Bauer transforms dried leaves into small sculptures and works of fiber art. Using a combination of crochet and stitching techniques, she pierces each brittle blade to embellish or reconfigure the leaf structure. The results are exquisite and showcase Susanna’s incredible…
Artist Hiné Mizushima continually wows me with her craft creations. Combining fiber techniques such as needle felting, crochet, and embroidery, she produces fantastical works that are driven by strong character design and (/or) stories.
Shortly after I found out I’d be moving to Minneapolis, Mandi Smethells posted on her Instagram that she’d be teaching a workshop at the Textile Center—not far from where I live. I signed up (back in May!) and the time…
Last fall, we saw how Mandi Smethells has made it easier than ever to catch the rainbow, thanks to her fiber art; her work features wrapped cotton wall hangings in the shape of rainbows. Since then, she’s continued to use these materials…
I grew up making a lot of crafts, but macramé was not one of them. Looking at Rianne Zuijderduin’s work, however, I see that I should’ve tried it—the possibilities are beautiful. The Netherlands-based artist creates intricate, tonal patterns in large…