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Embroidered Animation

Ketzirah Carly קצירה — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:07:37 +0000

I haven’t been posting much on this site, because I’m still working on the same things I’ve been working on for a couple of months!

So in the meantime, please enjoy this animated embroidery. It’s really quite an amazing video.

Architecture in Helsinki – Like It Or Not from helsinkids on Vimeo.

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Apple & Eve

Ketzirah Carly קצירה — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:34:59 +0000

Uploaded by apple & eve on 15 Feb 08, 12.39PM EST

Apple & Eve is one of my favorite Flickr/Etsy embroiders. She creates the lovely, sweet little creatures that she hand embroiders. I’m a sucker for hedgehogs, but in general it’s her unique style that really intrigues me. I’d never have thought of creating little animal shaped canvases like she has.

Her work seems like the perfect thing for those of us who just love stuffed animals, but want a more grown-up collection than most of the new “softies.”

Check her out: Blog | Flickr |
Etsy

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Bob Ross by Aimee Ray

Ketzirah Carly קצירה — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:02:23 +0000

Bob Ross

Originally uploaded by merwing

I love artist Aimee Ray. Her embroidery is just so sweet and simple. She recently posted this embroidered homage to Bob Ross, as well as several other portraits of her childhood heros.

Seriously — check out those happy trees!

Well done, Aimee. Well, Done. (*applauds*)

Personal Library of Stitches Class

Ketzirah Carly קצירה — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:35:26 +0000

I wish I could do this right now, so I thought I would pass it on. Sharon B. of www.inaminuteago.com is teaching an online class to help us all master the basic stitches. I think this is a great way for people not only to learn embroidery but for experienced stitchers to improve their technique.

Sharon’s work is amazing, and she’s the mind behind the Take a Stitch Tuesday challenge. If you’ve ever wanted to pick up a needle and thread, but just didn’t know what to do — here’s your chance.

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Antique Embroidery Designs

Ketzirah Carly קצירה — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:45:32 +0000

I know this is a bit off topic, but as I use embroidery as part of my spiritual practice — and it’s my website — indulge me!

I just came across this great new embroidery resource via the In A Minute Ago blog. It’s a complete scan of an old “Fancy Work” book. The book can be distributed for free, because it’s long since passed copyright expiration. Sharon, of In a Minute Ago, also pointed readers to the Antique Pattern Library where she found this great book.

I love books like this because they are a great way for me to connect to my ancestors of blood and spirit. Seeing the stitches they used, how they would have learned them, and using them myself just connects the dots for me. I also love it because it’s part of women’s history. It’s a part that we don’t honor as much because it’s part of what used to be “women’s work.” But that work was astonishing. Just because we have many, many more options doesn’t mean we shouldn’t honor the work of those who came before us.

As the book can be distributed freely, I thought I would pass it along.

Fancy Designs: Ornamenting Oriental Work (pdf)

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