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Etsy Find – Vintage Muppet Craft Kit

February 3rd, 2009 by moxie

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Rowlf and Fozzie Bear crewel embroidery kits in original packaging… so cheap they are practically free. clicky.

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Happenings: Forget Me-Not

January 30th, 2009 by moxie

Kristen Rask, currator-extraordinaire, brings another must-see show to the people:

gallery hanahou presents
Forget Me-Not
embroidered love from the new craft movement

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For generations, women have expressed love of family through the painstaking art of embroidery. This February, gallery hanahou presents a new generation of embroidery artists using needle and thread to depict love in broader terms, whether idealized and simple or brutal and complicated.

February 6 – 27
Opening reception: Friday, February 6th, 6-8 pm

gallery hanahou / 611 Broadway, Suite 730, NYC / galleryhanahou.com

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i made these: embroidered faux scout badges

August 11th, 2008 by moxie

i was going to wait until i had a ton of designs, but i just could not resist sharing. i’m terrible at waiting.

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can’t stop making them, either. they are the crafty equivalent of snacking on potato chips!

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npr nerd craft-a-go-go

June 19th, 2008 by moxie

this is amazing, but also it scares me a little.

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yep, it’s cross stitched ira glass. clicky.

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flickr find: this cross stitch is out of its element

June 2nd, 2008 by moxie

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obviously, gillyweed25 is privy to all the new shit. and since we’re doing lebowski, you should see this too… we got a little crazy but it’s so hard to stop.

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