Design blog featuring arts, crafts, fashion and culture
Melanie Chadwick set up her screen-printing studio last year when she moved to Corwall. Through her designs she aims to ‘inspire joy and creativity’ and to produce products that are functional and beautiful. She’s certainly got that nailed.
Her specialties are hand drawn lettering, illustrated vignette and repeat patterns. This is translated[.....]
The art of quilt making is something that has fascinated me for years. I think it’s the idea of creating something that is so personal; a future heirloom perhaps. I like the idea of putting together scraps of fabric that have some sort of personal significance. A swatch from an old[.....]
Mixed media textile artist Kirsty Whitlock is eager to challenge preconceived ideas about textiles as she pushes through boundaries and experiments with technique and materials.
Taking inspiration from everyday objects, especially those that would be otherwise discarded, Kirsty reclaims and recycles, drawing attention to the throwaway culture of consumerism.
There’s humour here[.....]
Sarah Foster from Roobarb Gifts is giving away this cute camper van picture to one lucky winner. It’s made by Sarah using freehand machine embroidery and appliqué.
To be in with a chance of winning you can either follow Sarah’s blog, follow her on Twitter or join her Facebook Group.
The winner will be chosen[.....]
This week our Found on Facebook contributor came and found us! JayGo Touchy Feely Textiles produce a wonderful range of machine and hand stitched items with recurring themes including birds and hearts. They also make some nifty little key-rings, customised cushions, badges and bags. Many of the products also contain inspirational and humorous text such[.....]
On Sunday the 7th of August, Priscilla Jones is running a workshop on how to fashion a teacup or cupcake using wire, wax and fabric. Participants will first learn how to make the wire structure before getting creative by wrapping it with fabric, lace and wax. The item can then be decorated with buttons, beads[.....]
I’m excited to kick off the week with a brand ‘new to me’ design label. I say ‘new to me’ because abigail*ryan is already making headway in the design world. The design duo took away the ‘Best New Launchpad Exhibitor’ accolade at Pulse this year; their first ever trade show. And[.....]
It’s Found on Facebook time again and this week brings some charming needlework from Heather Burgess at Rag Button.
Heather’s work combines hand stitching with machine stitching, modern fabrics with vintage fabrics, and takes inspiration from buttons and miniature things in general. The products have a traditional feel with a contemporary twist and I particularly like[.....]
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