orwell:

Woven textiles from a French album (circa 1878)

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fuckyeahneedlework:

aksarah:

So, hey. I sew a little and I’m into old handcrafts and I’ve been wanting to make a crazy quilt for a few years now. I own one passed down in my family and I also found an incomplete square in an antique shop which showed me how they were constructed. 

My work above is 100% hand stitched and cut with scissors - I have no newfangled quilting cutters or such. A muslin 11″ square is laid out, and the pieces are chosen, pinned, then basted in place and pressed. Then I embroider the seams and rip out the basting and press again. 

I take inspiration for the embroidery patters from the vintage examples that I have in my possession as well as a stitch guide I found. I’m using new fabrics and threads with old designs.

I got 5 and a half blocks done from November ‘17 to April ‘18, but now that I have yard work to do, I’ll probably either put this down for a few months, or at least slow way down. Might get Block VI done and I’d like to get Blocks VII and VIII laid out as I just got tons more fabrics from a pal. The scraps are all from my stash and those of my grandmother, mother, two cousins, and two friends (so far!). I knew going into this that it would be a long-term project, but as I have completed a signature quilt over 2 years and a tee-shirt quilt over 4 years, I believe I can do it! Might be a while, as I’d like to get it to a decent size, at the rate I’m going it could be 5-6 years to complete.

How beautiful! Crazy quilting is such a neat idea and I love to see the effects that can be created.

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itscolossal:

Dig into an Incredible Compendium of Objects Excavated from the Bottom of Amsterdam’s Amstel River

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ladycrappo:

Nature’s first green is gold.

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thecollectibles:

Art by Sasha Vinogradova

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archiemcphee:

Paris-based Japanese artist Nozomi created an exquisite series of iridescent crystaline and mineral beetle specimens. Entitled The Mineral Insect, each beautiful beetle was designed using 3D sculpting software, created with a 3D printer, and then hand-painted with lacquer.

Visit Nozomi’s Behance portfolio to check out more of her work, including a stunning series of 3D-printed beetles inspired by traditional Japanese masks. You can also follow Nozomi on Instagram or shop her creations via Etsy.

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