Constructed textiles

Sheila Hicks' Quarry Spider (2003) is an artistic achievement in color, structure and technique. The small weaving, measuring only 9 ¼” x 5 7/8”, is one of almost 1,000 works included in her series Miniatures - an enduring project that began over 50 years ago. Each was created on a small loom constructed from painter's stretcher

Mixed media textiles inspired by rebellion and the natural world

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Fransje Gimbrere has used natural and synthetic yarns to construct a collection of freestanding sculptures.

I've been thinking a lot about recycling in textiles. I always try to do this where I can and I'm always looking for new ways to use up the bits. I'm a terrible hoarder and I save EVERYTHING! ... scrap paper, wrapping paper, envelopes, labels, tags, etc. all get used either in my sketchbooks, inchies, collages, made into mini journals (which I paint and stitch on) or recycled into paper pulp, handmade paper or papier mache. Recently, I used up some of it in the Erosion Bundle Project ... tin…

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Here is a close-up of what the ruffle I’m weaving is supposed to look like. Who knows, I may vary it, but this is the plan. I’ve woven ½ of it so far—74”. I’m enjoying it and the patience nee…