Santa Cruz Textile Arts Guild

I had the great opportunity to meet the Nigerian British artist fashion designer Yinka Shonibare and attended his show in Europe 2019. What a phenomenal brillia...nt talent that could rock the Steampunk world. He is creating Victorian fashions that are perfection right down to the bustle; however exclusively in Dutch Nigerian fabrics...so they explode with color and pattern in a way that screams Bohemian Afrika! His show took my steamy breath away and I thought here’s a fresh ifea that could rock our world with color and Afrikan American Steampunk people would love along with the rest of us....I am seeing a fashion show at Steamathon! -Doc See more

Tapestry of the Day Janette Gross "Breaking Apart" 45" x 30" Hand-dyed wool, slit wedge weave with card woven edge... One of 37 tapestries in the American Tapestry Biennial 13, an international contemporary tapestry exhibit juried by Nick DeFord. More information: https://americantapestryalliance.org//american-tapestry-b/ "

This is not a photo - it's the work of embroidery artist Cayce Zavaglia. Cayce started out as a painter, but she switched to embroidery nearly 20 years ago. ...All Cayce's work is hand embroidered using cotton and silk thread or crewel embroidery wool. From a distance they look like hyper-realistic paintings, and only after closer inspection does the work’s true construction reveal itself. You definitely have to check out Cayce's website to see more of her work - you will be impressed. https://www.caycezavaglia.com/embroideries #threadpainting #needlepainting

Master embroiderer Han Sang-soo, who is "an Important Intangible Cultural Property" in Korea, working on "Water, Moon Avalokitesvara". She is 81 here. / Courtesy of Han Sang-soo.

Amazing needlework

The researchers learned that folium isn't a dye similar to those extracted from other blue flowers and fruits. And it's not like indigo dye. Instead, folium is an entirely new class of dyes.

Interesting historical photos...

And for my next macrame project.... ***just found out the artist who did this! This is the work of Agnes Hansella. Her Instagram handle is @macrame_id***

WATCH: Weaver and artist Lily Hope outlines what you’ll hear this week during her live demonstrations at noon each day on Facebook and Instagram. Tune in each day at noon from Monday-Friday! #WeavingHopeTogether

If you are sheltering in place and want to try something new, Leigh Skowronski has posted a video on how to use a trapeze to put on a warp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck-_HSKNFx8

Free knitting patterns anyone? https://www.interweave.com/free-knitting-patterns/