Crafts

February 26, 2025

Sashiko Stitching: Learn How This Age-Old Mending Technique Can Give Your Favorite Garment a New Lease on Life

What do you do when your beloved jacket looks a little threadbare? Do you get rid of it and make room for something new? If you’re prone to ditching a garment when it’s well-worn, consider mending it instead. Sashiko stitching, also known as sashiko mending, is a Japanese technique that extends a garment's life. This time-honored tradition uses the running stitch to reinforce and decorate an item of clothing or piece of fabric.

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February 13, 2025

This Artist Immortalizes Your Pets With Custom Embroidered Animal Portraits

Most pet owners would agree—half the joy of having a furry friend is just staring at them and appreciating how adorable they are. Thanks to embroidery artist Sara Barnes (of Bear&Bean), you can turn that admiration into a piece of art. Whether it’s an embroidered wall hanging for your home or a custom embroidered patch for your favorite clothing, you can carry your pet’s adorable face with you wherever you go.

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January 14, 2025

Artist Creates Adorable Mini Felted Sculptures Filled With Charming Detail of Beloved Pets

There are many ways to capture the essence of a furry friend. Many pet parents love snapping pictures or even commissioning portraits paintings and drawings of their beloved animals. Some, however, have opted for a uniquely crafted memento of their furry friends through needle felting. Alyson Gurney of Little Felted Friends knows this all too well, and has devoted her talents to making charming, pocket-sized versions of beloved dogs and cats.

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December 26, 2024

Embroidered Aerial Views of Classical English Gardens and Rural Landscapes

British textile artist Victoria Rose Richards is known for her striking embroidery designs that depict aerial perspectives of rural England. While her earlier work featured fabric patchworks of fields, rivers represented by meandering stitches, and 3D clusters of knots for foliage, her latest creations embrace a new, geometric approach. Richards discovered her passion for embroidery in 2018 when she selected threads from her grandmother’s embroidery tin.

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