Embroidery

May 30, 2018

These Charming Embroidery Kits for Beginners Make Crafting a Breeze

If you've been looking for a way to get in touch with your crafty side, Cozyblue Handmade is here to help. Founded by artist and “moment noticer” Liz Stiglets, the creative company offers embroidery kits for beginners that are as exquisitely designed as they are easy-to-follow. Each set comes with all of the embroidery supplies you need to create your own handiwork, including a pre-printed fabric pattern, a six-inch wooden hoop, coordinating embroidery floss, and a needle.

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April 9, 2018

Interview: Powerful Photos of Black Women in White European Nobility Gowns

Though she's only been practicing her craft for four-and-a-half years, Haitian-born, New York-raised artist Fabiola Jean-Louis is already making strong statements with her fine art photography. Her series Rewriting History is a powerful set of painterly photographs that sees the artist explore the Black experience through the manipulation of imagery typically associated with White European nobility of the 15th to 19th centuries.

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April 2, 2018

Nature-Inspired Embroidery Designs Capture the Magic of the Rocky Mountains

Colorado-based artist Zoe Finn (aka Fireside Threads) stitches nature-inspired embroidery designs that capture the magic of her neighboring Rocky Mountains. Inspired by “earth, her beauties big and small,” each handmade landscape features abstract layers of colorful mountain peaks, stitched to zig-zag across cloud and star-filled textile skies. Ranging in size and color, some of Finn’s embroidery designs feature specific star constellations.

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