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The Storyteller....

Playing follow the leader with needle and thread

Embroidering delicate stories, Arimoto Yumiko YOU WILL LIKE THIS! More Yumiko, Dinner made to measure + Atelier: Yumiko Arimoto. Ursula Rauch + Masculin, Féminin + Inge Jacobsen: cross-stitched vogue covers + Plastic Bag Embroidery, In Defense of Bamboo Fabric + … Continue reading

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The Power of Sound and Janet Cooper

When my wonderful friend Janet Cooper was recently in Rome, she gave me the book The Power of Sound. Janet and I both share an interest in self-healing via sound, vibration, frequency and dance.   Janet at my studio wearing a Muy … Continue reading

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Something to hug: Teddy Bear

Fred Lessing’s teddy bear Teddy bears: Crafter Uses Belly Lint To Make Teddy Bears + Teddy bear tutorial + Make a unique hat from a stuffed animal + scroll down for bear, Grace Payne, City of London Resident + 1914 … Continue reading

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Sheila Paine, textile collector

Sheila Paine is an expert on tribal societies and textiles and is the author of Embroidered Textiles: Traditional Patterns from Five Continents and the trilogy The Afghan Amulet: Travels from the Hindu Kush to Razgrad, The Golden Horde: Travels from … Continue reading

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Grater

My son gave me the book LOW COST DESIGN  by Daniele Pario Perra. Intervista a Daniele Pario Perra + Daniele Pario Perra | Low cost design: This volume is founded on a principle upheld by leading designers: the best project … Continue reading

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