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Sandra Backlund (knit)
photo peter faragoarchive - photo peter faragoperfect hurts - photo andreas kockSandra Backlund is one of life's true originals. Her work is without trend - there is no 'this season' or 'last season',...
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lisa anne auerbach (knit)
Due to a poorly baby, this is a short entry in my little season of all things knit. I hope to be back to normal soon. sorry.Lisa Anne Auerbach is a great artist, I hope you'll find her as marvellous as...
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Susan Cropper - Loop (knit)
susan cropper photographed at loop by simon brownIn my opinion Loop are an essential part of the knitting community, having helped shape the current climate of handcraft in the UK. Loop's founder,...
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cast off / knitted wedding
Weddings ain't what they used to be. Nowadays the bride and groom may think nothing of parachuting onto a Borneo beach at dawn and quickly slipping into a little Valentino number for a dream ceremony...
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janet morton (knit)
early frost - 2004Artist Janet Morton's knitted work can be seen indoors and frequently out in the community, covering trees and buildings. Who could ever have thought that anyone could make trees more...
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written afterwards (knit)
The written afterwards website shows an exciting and challenging body of work created by yoshikazu yamagata and kentaro tamai using fashion as a versatile tool for communication.The well-known 'my town...
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dell stewart (knit)
dell stewart at we are sleep clubI love this rainbowI love that it's knittedI love that it's like an upside down smileI love the coloursI love the smile I had when I first saw itI love that it's a...
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mark newport (knit)
bobbleman - 2006Much of the knitting I have blogged about has been created by women so some of it has inevitably focused on issues of comfort, home, domesticity and nurturing. Mark Newport makes...
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Julie Arkell (knit to embroidery)
The magical Julie Arkell is my bridge between knitting and embroidery (next area of interest). I recently had the privilege of attending one of her workshops at Loop in Islington. I had an absolute...
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Anna Torma - embroidery
Material Memory with Jane Adeney - 1999Anna Torma is a fibre artist whose work has stayed with me for years. I feel a deep connection to it and often re-visit it.The work I am so enamoured with is of...
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joana vasconcelos
el matador, 2007Joana Vasconcelos caught the attention of the international art world in 2005 at the Venice Biennale. Her sculptural work is that which often marries highly intelligent concepts with...
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A Little Piece of Mind
square above by Stella McCartney, bottom edge by Giles DeaconI was recently involved in this amazing charity project; 'a little piece of mind' pulls together the minds of 86 creatives in the form of 6"...
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Delaine Le Bas
delaine le bas photographed by tara darbyphotograph shown courtesy tara darbyThe work of Delaine Le Bas has haunted me for some time now. It is vigorous and frenetic, urgent, direct and unapologetic....
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single crochet
how very excitingI found this via id textile blogI love this crochet and have wanted a thousand times to be able to crochet words, but harumpfh, I never seem to find time to learnIn the meantime, the...
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shane waltener
shane waltenermakes beautiful installations and sculpturesfound via montmarte's sketchbookduplicate-blogged here
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Susie Cowie
susie cowie has surely got the gift of alchemyher pieces are achingly delicate, understated and so very preciousall the work that once went into doillies and is now written off as kitsch is re-written...
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work in progress
floor installation - richard woodswindow installations throughout - elvis robertsonmy apologies to anyone who has left me a message or email on this blog. In addition to being preoccupied with a large...
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website
I have a new website, please feel free to visit and tell me what you think.I'm also tweeting as lovelymisselvis but not sure how to put it on here.I'm happy that my latest cutwork is on the website,...
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stains (embroidered)
It's been great to be back. Thank you so much anyone who's been in touch to welcome me back or stopped by to read my blog.Currently I'm utterly immersed in stains. The beauty, the detail and the...
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karen nicol
image kindly supplied by Karen NicolAfter such a long time away from blogging, I'm delighted to return to talk about Karen Nicol'swork. Without wishing to sound like a stalker, I have admired her for...
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