Thread & Yarn Handing Days
What leads one to imagine such creations?
Felieke van der Leest creates remarkable and unusual characters in micro crochet and knitting. When she was young she lived close to a zoo. Now she has her own circus of performers and special acts.
Joanne Haywood is a remarkable young British jewelry designer.
Organic, edgy, and kinetic.
Great contrast of materials, construction, and color.
Experimenting with fiber techniques in metal and visa versa.
Contact Joanne for commissions and to represent her work.
Whoa.
I'm having a thing for scrumbling these days.
Everything's possible with free form crochet.
Check out these fabulous creations from the International Freeform Artists Guild. All artists were invited to create a scrumble interpretation of the 4 elements.
Continuing my exploration beyond the periphery, I encounter some fantastical creatures. Everyone should create their own personal monster, or two.
These fabulous beings are the free form crochet genius of Renie Beskin Adams. Renie just brings ridiculous joy to creating with thread and yarn.
"Baby Beak-nosed Monster"
"Ruffled Fork-tongued Monster"
In celebration of tea, Renee's exquisite hand embroidery "Hand Like Wings".
I'm just crazy over Nicki Hitz Edson's free form crochet.
So much so that I decided on a theme for the week . . .
"Outside the Periphery"
What is it to go beyond the the perceived boundary of a medium? To push the edge of what a material can do and how we conceive of its development.
Nicki is recognized for her stunning contribution to wearable art. A longtime artist with Julie Artisan's Gallery, she is known for her double knit jacquard kimonos.
She is available for workshops on creative crochet.
Dragon
Daphne
Blue Fog
This wonderful treasure from Project Gutenberg is packed with
designs that are as hip today as they were 140 years ago.
Beeton's Book of Needlework by Isabella Beeton (originally published in 1870)
is filled with over 600 tatting, crochet, knitting, and embroidery patterns and instructions. I limited myself to sharing 6. Download the ebook for free.
Ohhhh, the simplicity of crocheted cotton string around river rocks .
Absolutely gorgeous!
Twelve Tears
"When memory fails, hands remember. With each stitch, with each thread, I trace the breathless pause between loss and beauty."
Parisian Sophie Digard is renowned for her gorgeous designs and color combinations. She knits and crochets intricate mosaics that are fluid and playful. These pieces are available at Ped and Lili et Nene.
