Try some weaving with this cute project from Sister Diane at Dabbled – more weaving projects in her ebook too.
I love this work by Dominican Republic artist natalia ortega gamez, [seen on design*sponge]. Local materials with a real natural feel. These bamboo stitched platters are amazing and I love the stoneware bowls with crochet covers – wonderful.
Stitched on horse hair, paper and found fabrics, Hand Crafted Landscape is a patchwork of rural romances. Opening Saturday 23 May 3pm until the 23 of June 2009 at Ararat Regional Art Gallery, Victoria.
Images: Tamara Marwood, Quilt Work (detail), 2008, horse hair, cotton and cardboard. From Handcrafted landscape at Ararat Regional Art Gallery, from 21 May to 21 June. www.tamaramarwood.com
Kathryn is writing a series on why textiles are important to women’s history and what we can do to help. She says:
A huge portion of women’s history is being eaten by moths. … A huge portion of women’s history is disregarded, not through malice, but through ignorance. … Research the heirloom quilt you keep secreted away and share the info via the web. Ask your grandmother about the embroidered sampler she keeps tucked away in her ceder chest.
Sunday 18 May “A Celebration of Wool” The Old Bus Depot Markets specialist Wool Day: There will be over 40 specialist wool stalls offering products such as hand felted items, designer knitwear, millinery, hand dyed yarns, beanies & socks, exquisite scarves made from silk and wool, weaving, and specialist yarns. Regional Guilds will demonstrate on the day.
Sunday July 13 “Creative Fibre” Textile artists from around the region gather to exhibit and sell their superbly crafted textile and fibre related art pieces. See in action artists and craftspeople who weave, embroider, design and execute knitted garments, block print fabric, create basketry, make lace, hand dye fabrics and yarns, felt homewares and accessories.
