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Knit Notes Giveaway Winner!

Thank you to all of those who commented on our blog for a chance to win a copy of Nadine Curtis’ Knit Notes. Our winner is the lucky Ludmila Adams! We will contact you this week by email, so we can get

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Knit Notes Giveaway Winner!

Thank you to all of those who commented on our blog for a chance to win a copy of Nadine Curtis’ Knit Notes. Our winner is the lucky Ludmila Adams! We will contact you this week by email, so we can get

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Knit Notes Review + Giveaway

For all you pattern making knitters out there (and those inspiring to be!) …have I got a book for you! Knit Notes is by Nadine Curtis, founder of Be Sweet -which manufactures and distributes knitting patterns with a community building

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Knit Notes Review + Giveaway

For all you pattern making knitters out there (and those inspiring to be!) …have I got a book for you! Knit Notes is by Nadine Curtis, founder of Be Sweet -which manufactures and distributes knitting patterns with a community building

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Fabric Milk

With much experimenting, Anke Domaske and her team of six discovered that fabric can amazingly be made from milk. Once thought only good for bones, milk that is made into powder, boiled and then transformed into strands can be woven

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Fabric Milk

With much experimenting, Anke Domaske and her team of six discovered that fabric can amazingly be made from milk. Once thought only good for bones, milk that is made into powder, boiled and then transformed into strands can be woven

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Erin M Riley’s contempo-tapestries

It is so awesome to discover successful women artists, working within a contemporary art setting, who use historically traditional craft techniques. Erin M Riley makes incredible tapestries on her Macomber floor loom that address image overload and self-exploitation of social

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Erin M Riley’s contempo-tapestries

It is so awesome to discover successful women artists, working within a contemporary art setting, who use historically traditional craft techniques. Erin M Riley makes incredible tapestries on her Macomber floor loom that address image overload and self-exploitation of social

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Thread Reviews- Crossing Lines

I have been meaning to get to Textile Study Group of NY’s exhibit Crossing Lines: The Many Faces of Fiber since it opened in early December but due to the location I had not made it until last weekend.  The

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Thread Reviews- Crossing Lines

I have been meaning to get to Textile Study Group of NY’s exhibit Crossing Lines: The Many Faces of Fiber since it opened in early December but due to the location I had not made it until last weekend.  The

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Thread Reviews

I missed the most recent exhibit at the David Nolan gallery but wish I had seen it. Did you? It featured drawings by 2 female artists, one in her early 40′s  and one who lived in the 2nd half of

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Thread Reviews

I missed the most recent exhibit at the David Nolan gallery but wish I had seen it. Did you? It featured drawings by 2 female artists, one in her early 40′s  and one who lived in the 2nd half of

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Knitting as Performance

I first heard about textile artist and designer Liz Collins a few months ago when a friend sent me a link about an installation/performance piece called Knitting Nation Phase Seven, that Collins was showing at the Institute of Contemporary Art in

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Knitting as Performance

I first heard about textile artist and designer Liz Collins a few months ago when a friend sent me a link about an installation/performance piece called Knitting Nation Phase Seven, that Collins was showing at the Institute of Contemporary Art in

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Thread Reviews- Jacque Davis

While doing some research for something I found the incredible embroideries of Jacque Davis. Her embroideries are free form fabulous explorations of color and stitches. In many ways they are simply very cool samplers as she uses an incredible diversity

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Thread Reviews- Jacque Davis

While doing some research for something I found the incredible embroideries of Jacque Davis. Her embroideries are free form fabulous explorations of color and stitches. In many ways they are simply very cool samplers as she uses an incredible diversity

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PUSH- the new book you must own.

The amazing work of Cayce Zavaglia on the inner title page. Yesterday, I received my pre-copies of the AWESOME new book, Push Stitchery: 30 Artists Explore the Boundaries of Stitched Art, edited by the incredible Jamie Chalmers, a.k.a the MR.

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PUSH- the new book you must own.

The amazing work of Cayce Zavaglia on the inner title page. Yesterday, I received my pre-copies of the AWESOME new book, Push Stitchery: 30 Artists Explore the Boundaries of Stitched Art, edited by the incredible Jamie Chalmers, a.k.a the MR.

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NADA: HUDSON

This weekend I attended a collaboration exhibition presented by The New Art Dealers Alliance and Basilica Hudson in Hudson, NY. I have been to a couple of NADA art fairs, as they are the alternative venue for the Miami Art Basel extravaganza…

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NADA: HUDSON

This weekend I attended a collaboration exhibition presented by The New Art Dealers Alliance and Basilica Hudson in Hudson, NY. I have been to a couple of NADA art fairs, as they are the alternative venue for the Miami Art Basel extravaganza…

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