Peter Crawley | Stitched Illustrations

Pay Attention all fans of Stitched Illustrations, you must go to Peter Crawley's website and check out his work.....

Its amazing!

I must give credit to Mr X Stitch & Jenny Hart from Embroidery as art for this post....which was featured on the blog a few weeks ago.

Jessica Rankin

Someone tipped me off on Flickr about Jessica Rankins Embroidery so I went and did some internet scouring and had to share what I found...... check out the White Cube website for more images.

New Embroidered Postcards

Here's a little look at what I've been working on at home this week, click on the photos link to see more!

Minor Project work.

Here's a taste of the work I've made for my Minor Project at Uni....Click on the Photo link to see more on Flickr.

Samples

Samples I've made to test before adding to my large embroidered map, hope you like ......

Escape by Penny Leaver Green

Click on the link to Penny Leaver Green's website and click pictures in the menu....... too many amazing things to mention on here......

Sample Book Work

Hi.....sorry again for the lack in posts, its seems Uni has taken over most of my life! Here's a preview of a sample book I'm working on at the moment, this one's a small piece of map with embroidered roads. I'm using my found objects as either part of the work or to inspire a piece, which in the end will lead to an installation of found/regenerated objects. My collection has grown considerably over the summer and now I have too much inspiration! I'll be uploading more photos of new experiments on flickr over the next few days so keep an eye out!

Digital Misfit Embroidery

I'm astounded by this piece of Embroidery by Digital Misfit! Apparently it's her 3rd attempt at Embroidery, stitched mostly in split-stitch with 2 ply black thread, the hair is randomly stitched with 1 ply of a fuzzy eyelash yarn. Check out her Flickr Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalmisfit to see more of her work.

On another note............Sorry for the lack of posts over the coming few weeks, I'm currently decorating my studio so there isn't much work being made at the moment although I'll still be rummaging through all things craft-like on the web when I can. I'm off on holiday for the next week, my trusty canon camera will be coming with us so I'm bound to get snap happy! The photos will be posted on my Flickr Photostream upon my return so until then, take care and stay crafty.........

Manbroidery by Bren Ahearn

Check out this Manbroidery by Bren Ahearn......Using a cross stitch on a plain weave pattern, he's stitched the sole of a flip flop! I strongly recommend you look at his Flickr Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/brenahearn this guys work is amazing and don't forget to let me know what you think........

Angharad Jefferson

As I was trawling through Flickr groups the other day I came across some great pieces by Angharad Jefferson, an Illustrator/ Embroiderer who uses both media to produce Textile Canvas' as well as other products. I fell in love with this cheeky chap called 'Hamish' who features with many other characters in the categories section of her website, to take a peek at more of her work go to www.angharadjefferson.com

Embroidered Vintage Envelope

This is my latest addition to my uni summer work, an embroidered vintage envelope. On Tuesday I went to a weekly flea market in Newcastle - under - Lyme and spent a good few hours rummaging through boxes of postcards, letters, envelopes, photographs and who knows what else!
As my daughter says 'those places are full of treasures' and I love discovering them. I had to keep my budget low as the summers aren't kind to us skint students, but I managed to get 14 postcards and 7 envelopes as well as some lovely vintage fabrics that I couldn't resist. Let me know what you think of the piece......Its always nice to know what people think!

Embroidered Vintage Postcards

Over time I've collected loads of Vintage Postcards especially ones with text on which I then hand stitch over, this one is french dated from the 1940's. I've just finished this piece this morning and was dying to share it with you.....let me know what you think.

New Embroidery

This is my latest creation I call him my Mohawk boy, as its my favorite thing about him. I got the Image from a 1950's National Geographic Magazine bought from Oxfam for 79p! Check my Flickr link to see more images and don't hesitate to let me know what you think......

Embroiderd Beetles

Ive just uploaded a lovely selection of photos to my Flickr page showing my 'Beetles' Collection, which were produced for my final project in my 2nd year at Uni.
I was able to study, sketch and photograph the collections of Beetles held by The Natural History Museum in London, and used my drawings directly for the printed images used in the pieces. Papyrus Papers and Vintage Egyptian Maps represent the history and mythology linked to Beetles and Scarabs.
Hope you like them.........Let me know what you think!

Practice Makes Perfect!

I've been practicing my embroidery stitches, using patterns created from my own sketches. This one is from a 1960's fold up map of Warwick I brought from a charity shop for 60p!
I've kept the stitch to a simple straight stitch, attempting to kept the stitch length consistent, which is a bit of an issue I tend to have when doing hand embroidery.
I'm working on a new piece at the moment which is quite detailed so it's taking longer than I thought!

Hens Teeth

Here is a lovely piece by Hens Teeth. I've known of her work for a few years and i'm always amazed by the detail and mix of found papers, print and embroidery. I think Viv makes the most gorgeous pieces!