Wednesday, 22 February 2023

Liam Lee, Artist






Liam Lee’s fine-tuned creative dexterity belies his young age. The New York-based designer debuts an ongoing series of one-of-a-kind woolen throws rich in visuals that evoke microscopy and Ukiyo-e prints, achieved through a meticulous weaving and hand-felting process. 





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Tuesday, 21 February 2023

Textile Talks, Traditions and Techniques in Beading




Mei Mei, Artist


Back from Extinction



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Mika Hirasa, Artist




Applique and Embroidery

Illustration artist Mika Hirasa. Combining a collection of antique cloths with decorative embroidery, Mika Hirasa creates playful characters and stories in her art work. Much of her art work is commissioned for advertising and magazines and book covers. Talking about her art, Mika Hirasa states that her 'fabric art gives off a warmth that can only be felt from hand-made works'. -http://www.feelingstitchy.com/2017/10/stitchy-snippets-applique-art.html

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Natalie Baxter, Artist





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Inge Jacobsen, Artist





Cross Stitch on Paper

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Rosie James, Artist




Copenhagen Street life (2019)

101 x 101 cms

Applique and layered cotton and polyester foil, orange threads





Born to be Wild (2018)

100 x 68 cms

Applique and screen print on cotton canvas



More to see. Go to link below:

https://www.textilecurator.com/home-default/home-2-2/rosie-james/


 

Applique

Kuba raffia cloth

Raffia cloth, raffia fibre, plain weave and appliqué, Kuba culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo, early to mid-20th century; in the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
Photograph by airforceJK. Honolulu Academy of Arts, purchase, 1986 (5653.1)Creative Commons Legal Code


 

AppliquĂ©d quilt in the Baltimore Album style, c. 1850, Baltimore, Maryland; maker unknown.

Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont

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AppliquĂ©, sewing technique in which fabric patches are layered on a foundation fabric, then stitched in place by hand or machine with the raw edges turned under or covered with decorative stitching. From the French appliquer, “to put on,” appliquĂ© is sometimes used to embellish clothing or household linens. Like patchwork (piecing), it is a method of constructing or embellishing quilts. (See quilting.)


Eighteenth-century American quilts often combined appliquĂ©d motifs with pieced patchwork. Quilters cut printed motifs from expensive imported chintz—usually florals and birds, but sometimes animals—and appliquĂ©d them to plain muslin in a process known as broderie perse (“Persian embroidery”). It remained a favourite technique for “best quilts” until replaced toward the mid-19th century by the elaborate appliquĂ© patterns—wreaths, urns of flowers, sentimental and patriotic designs—of Baltimore Album quilts and other red and green floral appliquĂ©d styles.

Like patchwork, appliquĂ© designs were often inspired by everyday life, especially the flower garden. They also commemorated political and philosophical views. Nineteenth-century appliquĂ© designs were often made in larger scale; as few as four blocks were needed for a full-sized quilt. The 20th century, especially the Depression era of the 1930s, produced its own crop of appliquĂ© designs like Sunbonnet Sue and Dresden Plate, often embellished with embroidery and rendered in the pastels popular during the period. Large-scale Hawaiian appliquĂ©s feature abstract motifs inspired by local flowers and plants that are cut out of a single piece of folded cloth. They are usually made of solid colours rather than prints and are outline quilted around the motif in ever-increasing ripples.


AppliquĂ© is used worldwide as a decorative technique for banners, clothing, and display pieces. Molas are made by the Kuna Indians of Panama by the reverse-appliquĂ© technique in which the upper layers of cloth are cut away and turned back to expose the lower layers. The intricate paj ntaub (Hmong: “flower cloth”) made by Hmong women of Southeast Asia are delicate patterns executed in appliquĂ© and reverse appliquĂ© with embroidered embellishments. The designs are often based on natural objects such as the elephant’s foot, birds, or flowers. Arpilleras are made in several South American countries; landscapes, markets, village life, nature scenes, and other subjects are depicted in collages that combine patchwork, appliquĂ©, and embroidery. The Kuba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo use appliquĂ© and embroidery to decorate raffia-cloth skirts and panels.




Punch Needle How To Video








 

Kate Jenkins, Student Work






 Paris Collection
Punch Needle (yarn and monk cloth)
Each measures 12" x 8"

The collection incorporates designs found in Turkish, Egyptian and Peruvian rugs. Kate merged ideas and perceptions from time she spent in Paris with these historic rug designs. From left to right: Turkey, Peru, Egypt.

Sunday, 12 February 2023

Billie Zangewa, Artist, Africa, b. 1973




Hand sewn silk. 

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Billie Zangewa on her Sociopolitical Silk Works

“I’m dealing firstly with identity, as well as sociopolitics around gender and skin tone.” Billie Zangewa discusses the allure of silk and exploring women's roles in everyday society. 



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NIck Cave, Artist, American, b. 1959


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