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May 24, 2012

Finally, A Sewing Kit for Men

created at: 05/24/2012

If you go to any craft store and head to the "notions" section and check out the sewing kits and boxes, you will notice they: 1) are made of wicker and look like a kitten should be poking its head out of the lid, or 2) they are covered in flowers. Big, ornate, fancy flowers. I've been looking for years, and I've had to settle for storing my sewing gear in an old tackle box.

Design student Sean Gardner noticed the same thing, and decided to do something about it.

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Apr 24, 2012

Vibrant Art Installation Created From 10,000 Meters of Colorful Yarn

created at: 04/21/2012

Artist Lee Baker used 10 meters (that's 32,808 feet) of colorful yarn to create this incredible installation called Refractive Monolith. Filling the corner of a room in a gallery, the colored yarn almost creates a sort of "three-dimensional drawing" against the gray walls and… read more

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Apr 09, 2012

Embroidered Mixed Media Collages by Jose Romussi

created at: 12/01/2010

created at: 04/09/2012

Jose Romussi is a Chilean artist who creates these stunning mixed media collages using vintage photographs and thread.

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Nov 10, 2011

Incredible Intricate Antique Thimbles

created at: 11/09/2011

I don't sew. In fact, I don't do many crafts that involve thread for that matter. But that doesn't mean I can't appreciate a good thimble. And these, my friends, are some incredible… read more

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Oct 10, 2011

CMYK Embroidery

CMYK is the four-color subtractive offset printing process, with the letters refering to the colors used - Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Open up most home inkjet printers, and you'll see it in action.

Artist Evelin Kasikov recreates the process with embroidery thread, using color halftoning to amazing… read more

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