Christoph Abbrederis' illustrations in The New Yorker.

More here.






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I could make this.

How to keep the paper towel roll from falling off the holder into the sink, when the wind blows.

Long Lake Yarn Bombing

Crochet flowers adorn beach and land around

our house on Birch Bay Point in Long Lake

Summer 2016.

On the bannister that leads us down to the beach.

Hidden in the rock wall.

On the way back up to the house after a swim.

Adds to the view.

Found: A 3,000-Year-Old Ball of Yarn

Archaeologists in England just unearthed a 3,000-year-old—and extremely fragile—ball of yarn. Buried in the waterlogged depths of the Must Farm Bronze Age settlement, a site in Cambridgeshire that has been described as the “Pompeii of the fens,” the artifact is one of a rich cache of finds that includes textiles, beads, and domestic tools. 

Like other fibers discovered at the location, the yarn is probably plant-based in origin. “All the textiles appear to have been made from plant fibers,” said Margarita Gleba, an archaeologist specializing in textiles. “The people at Must Farm used cultivated species, such as flax, as well as wild plants, such as nettle and perhaps trees, to obtain raw materials.” Not to mention folks back then really knew their stuff, too. 

“The linen textiles found at Must Farm are among the finest from Bronze Age Europe,” Gleba added. “Wild fibers appear to have been used for coarser fabrics made in a different technique, known as twining.”

Summer project WIP

World Wide Knit in Public Day in Bryant Park

International Yarn Bombing Day

by London Kaye

Museum exhibit

The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD)  KNITTING NATION Phase 15: Weaving Walls, a time-based installation and live labor performance by textile artist and designer Liz Collins. 

Collins and a "factory crew" of six professional weaving artists and designers transformed the Museum's atrium and lobby into a knitting and weaving factory, creating a continuous soft wall that will climb the Museum stairwell as the day progressed. 

The performance explored the dynamic relationship between textile and architecture, performance and collectivity, and considers apparel manufacturing and human labor.

Purple knit scarf

Chef Decorates Cookies with Intricate Embroidery-Inspired Designs

More here.

Pushing the Boundaries of Embroidery

This embroidered bucket is by 
Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė.
More of her work here.


More from Meredith Woulnough here.

Even more artists here.

Beauty - Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial

Knitted Pavillion. Can be used outdoors to absorb light from the sun during the day and release it at night.

Miracle Chips by Michael Anastassiades.

These "thin marble discs that successively curl in an abstract study of materiality."

A study in materiality?  What isn't a study in materiality?

Nice scarf on a nice man

"Blooks: The Art of Books That Aren't,"

Exhibit at the Grolier Library

New baby arrives

For Omer Rubin, my nephew's Israeli daughter.
Pattern: from the tv show, CALL THE MIDWIFE.
Panda: a good try but not good enough to send.

Potholders

2016 gift for a good cook.

THESE TEXTILES TELL A CULTURAL HISTORY

"MANDELA MANDALA"

Title credit: HRG.

"African textiles are distinctive for their vibrant colors, bold patterns, and batik dyes that give the fabric a unique crackled texture. But I had no idea that some of the trendiest of these prints are actually designed and produced in the Netherlands by a company called Vlisco."

More here.

This pattern featuring iPods is another, more recent example of a print that incorporates technology and modern life while maintaining Vlico's classic batik style. This pattern is popular in Nigeria. 

by Hillary Fayle. More here.