Comments on: Man-broidery

By: Penny

Penny — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:04:56 +0000

Thanks for plugging Manbroidery Flickr pool, only I wish you had included the creator, Johnny Murder’s work. But I guess embroidered NAMBLA jokes and crackheads aren’t for everybody. ;)

By: belle

belle — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:26:59 +0000

awesome!!! Takashi Iwasaki! i am in love

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:08:13 +0000

Good one! I agree with E-Lo about the quality posting, though not about not giving a toss about needlework. Each unto his own, I suppose!

Though not strictly embroidery, here’s a gent who takes latch-hook (lad-hook??) to the extreme: http://www.martinwilson.com.au/. Note the dimensions!

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:24:28 +0000

so interesting! Thank you for sharing this !

By: E-Lo

E-Lo — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:46:13 +0000

I don’t give a toss about needlework, really, but just wanted to remark on how funny and well written this post was. Poking the pillowcase indeed! Although I must say the Charles darwin one got me laughing. Some of this stuff looks like what Banksy would do were he to take up a needle.

Now there’s a thought.

By: Zoe

Zoe — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:24:14 +0000

I have some lovely embroidery done by my Great-Grandfather when he was a soldier in the trenches during the 1st World War. In fact, I think it was a relatively common hobby for soldiers then: “Soldier’s Embroidery – Soldiering was often a boring job. Many hours were spent simply sitting around in barrack rooms, troopships or trenches. Many soldiers did craft work to pass the time. Embroidery and cross stitch were popular pastimes; they were quite easy, and very time consuming. Badges of the Regiment, or its Colours, were often popular subjects as they were very familiar to the soldier, and a source of pride.” – taken from http://www.worcestercitymuseums.org.uk/coll/worsor/wos3.htm