Fabiola is one of my son's best friends. She recently posted me regarding Michel Gondry's film, The Science of Sleep,which introduced the art of Lauri Faggioni to many of us. Years ago, I went to see this film because it was highly recommended by my friend, Ute.
recycled aggregate concrete street furniture by cilicon faytory.....with an estimated 1.0 to 1.2 million tones of demolition waste produced annually and with the increased en-bloc activities, there is great potential in tapping on these recycled aggregates for non-structural application. the national university of singapore has successfully recycled aggregate/concrete into various applications.
just folk folk art----Bo Jangles, Top hat, jacket, vest and pants covered in sown squares of silk textile. ---
today I discovered a dangerous blog, an ambitious project collapsing -- dangerous because once you start looking, you can't stop...if spiritcloth sees this blog, I know she will be happy..and I believe Textile Files would like it too....luckily Ercole, my Greek teacher, is coming in 6 minutes. Otherwise, I spend the night here.
things that have been mended: Never Say Die, There is something beautiful about how some old things are improved with repair. In Asia, broken large pots and fine china were usually mended by drilling holes near the edge of the broken pieces and then binding the shards together with flattened brass wire. Here are some ceramic pots in China that were mended this way.----Mending My Ways ----The Repairing Of Thread Lace----This mended vintage dress discovered in an abandoned Kansas farmhouse seems to be inhabited by the spirits of the woman who wore it and mended it. Artist Dorothy Caldwell uses hand stitching in her own work----
These 18th century American-designed and executed laces are from the women's cottage industry of Ipswich, Massachusetts. Treatment: After consultation with the Textile Museum, conservators removed the laces from old paper supports and re-housed them in specially designed muslin-covered mats.
fashion: Katherine Soucie----Katherine Soucie, Sans Soucie, nouvelle griffe de Vancouver----Interview with Katherine Soucie of Sans Soucie ---scroll down for Katherine Soucieis an adventurer in the volatile territory of clothing, navigating her terrain with confidence and zest from a sound background of textiles, fashion and the technology of printing. ---
paula sanz caballero----Cross-Stitched Cars----help needed, We are in need of some help making little jackets we believe will be easier for you and our hens.. -----Dance monster, by Lou Lou & Oscar - made for In Stitches show at Renegade-----
patchwork, What possesses a woman to cut out tiny pieces of fabric and spend hours and hours sewing them together? The words of one help explain: "I made quilts as fast as I could to keep my family warm . . . and as pretty as I could to keep my heart from breaking." ----
Faggioni's "Lavon" via wee wonderful's
tamor's birdhouses
Fashion Monsters by Christian Lacroix
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