Julie Van Wezemael is an illustrator based in Ghent, Belgium, and she combines painting and embroidery in her exquisite works. The use of thread is often subtle; here, you can see that it takes the place of lines that would normally be…
Julie Van Wezemael is an illustrator based in Ghent, Belgium, and she combines painting and embroidery in her exquisite works. The use of thread is often subtle; here, you can see that it takes the place of lines that would normally be…
With a variety of fabrics, Olga Ezova-Denisova creates portraits of animals using an applique technique. They’re fun: dogs are dressed for both cold weather and a day at the beach, and we see them donning scarves, caps, rosy cheeks, and more.…
Book lovers and ocean enthusiasts… this post is for you! It’s hot in Baltimore (hello 99% humidity…) and sort of rainy, so these nautical-inspired accessories by Olympia Le-Tan (previously) seem very appropriate. The artist/illustrator/maker hand embroiders and appliques vintage book…
Almas Pieters is an illustrator based in the Netherlands who creates her illustrations with things like textiles and embroidery thread. She uses a variety of stitches to create full color and highly textured works of three-eyed beasts, masks, and severed…
So, I was on vacation for a whole week (over a week ago at this point) and made some good progress on my current embroidery work. I love this activity, but alas, it’s more of a reward for when I…
I’m blown away by all of the color and texture that’s in these illustrations by Ann Khokhlova. The luscious application of thread/yarn makes for dense compositions that are very expressive. They are a sea of stitches, and I like how Khokhlova…
I was in New York this past weekend (check out the awesome Airbnb I stayed in via my Instagram), and the four hour bus ride gave the me the opportunity to get some embroidery done. I still have a long ways…
Buildings and thread. Two things I love. Oh, and collage too. Given these preferences, it’s no surprise that I really enjoy the work of Happy Red Fish, aka Hagar Vardimon-van Heummen. This Amsterdam based designer adores the combination of paper…
I’ve long been a fan of Jillian Tamaki’s work. The illustrator’s portfolio includes embroidery, like this one featured in Planadviser magazine. Beautiful! I love the subtle variations in the horse’s coats.
Hey everyone! I finished an embroidery! Check it out. All in all, it was a fun project and I’m already thinking about what to do next. Next week, look for an interview about this fun image by Erin Zingre! She’s…