One fiber art atop another.
The fiberess, quilts for healing, food of dreams, how a snowflake changes, small seasons, beautiful gardens, a delightful interruption...
Welcome! In this week’s issue…
Bring vibrant cheer, one fiber art atop another, unlocking historical lacework, knitting (and weaving) with noodles, quilts as positive affirmations, and…
The community for fine bread enthusiasts, Agatha Christie helped popularize surfing, and try to guess the name of the city.
The world’s most legendary restaurants, small seasons: a different calendar, and the many ways a snowflake forms.
A tour of a beautiful country garden, explore the world as our ancestors knew it, nothing to see here, move along, and where do all the trains go?
And, happy Sunday!
Our family have switched things up and we now walk in the late afternoon. By the end of the day, the sun has kept the temperature warm and the light is calming.
The sunset pic above gave my nature-loving heart a warm glow of appreciation and my brain a wonderful reset.
I felt so good walking along the banks of the mighty river.
We experienced a wonderful night out at a local theatre where we were astounded and mesmerized by a talented Illusionist.
We were in awe of his card tricks, disappearing acts and hair-raising stunts.
One trick was gobsmacking! He took a ring from 3 people in the audience and with a flick of his hands, he’d interlocked the rings into a chain.
He asked each person if the ring he’d given him was still the same ring and sure enough it was. With another flick of his hands, the rings separated and were returned to their owners. Amazing!
Before we begin, here are last week’s top recommendations.
This article shows you the who’s who of famous knitters of the day.
These detailed wall art pieces of Australian birds are stunning!
Triangular tribulations in quilting.
Here are my posts from the past week.
What To Knit Next: Delicate motifs captured in stitches.
Yarnsiders’ Pet Of The Week: Julie Crawford's Furry Friends.
What To Crochet Next: Colorful beauties to evoke joy.
Fiber Friday: Stitch after stitch.
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Now for this week’s recommendations…
Birds and flowers to bring vibrant cheer.
Rhian Elycia McLeod is an Australian artist who loves drawing native birds and flowers with her distinctive bright and cheerful style.
Using pen and ink, she creates gorgeous, stylized portraits.
Upon seeing an exhibition of her work a few weeks ago, my eldest son wanted to take home all her works and hang them on the wall! 😂
One fiber art atop another!
Julie Crawford from Knitted Bliss has an excellent tutorial on how to add a delicate flower motif to your knitted or crocheted hat.
There’s something so special about embroidered embellishments!
Unlocking historical lacework.
Lace has a rich and fascinating history, and many of the pieces archivists have managed to preserve take your breath away. They’re so detailed!
But… many of them have a secret code.
As the post mentions:
“They were like snowflakes spun from silk, sought after just as feverishly as gold on the black market. Whether they were twisted with pearls or tied with silver knots, no two pieces of lace were the same in 1765. All too often forgotten in dusty attics today, for centuries, lacework was all about how you flaunted your individuality. Lace helped you tell a story by weaving a veritable comic book strip of characters on the cuff of your sleeve.”
Knitting (and weaving) with noodles.
Katrina Sánchez, aptly also known as the Fiberess, is a Panamanian-American textile artist who creates larger-than-life colorful sculptures.
They’re extraordinary! I can’t imagine how much time they must take to create.
As she writes in her artist statement:
“Combining knit and woven textile structures, Sánchez leans into the soft nature of textiles to create vibrant soft sculptures she refers to as Magnified Weavings. Knitting and stuffing each ‘knitted noodle’, used as the exaggerated warp and weft in each weaving, her tactile works push color and textured form into space.”
Quilts as positive affirmations.
The generous and talented Luke Haynes (an architect-turned-quilter), partnered with his wife to make ‘affirmation quilts’, which are, as he describes:
“All the quilts are entirely handmade by me and feature a hand-painted original Affirmation from Nicole. Sewn to the bottom right hand corner of every quilt is a note explaining that whoever finds the quilt can take it and do whatever they want with it.”
Together, they’ve inspired people around the world to do the same.
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