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Knits pour moi
We met her through her book Knits pour moi. The beautifully bound book was stacked flat in yarn stores and bookstores in town and caught our attention.
Meet Korean Artists
Lemoncup
She has collaborating with a yarn shop in Seoul called Nougatbar Knits to create knitting goods such as stitch markers and project bags.
Meet Korean Artists
Cho Jinhyun
She creates knit and crochet designs under the name of “owllama studio.”
Seoul Craft City Guide
Knitting is very popular in Korea. It seems that the number of new yarn shops had increased dramatically in the past few years.
Turning Sketches into Stitches
Sewing Machine Embroidery by Nutel Watanabe Eri
Flowers and leaves are drawn with thin black lines on a white canvas. The lines appear to be slightly wavering. Upon closer inspection, you will notice that they are threads embroidered using a sewing machine.
Capturing Memories and Sceneries on Ultra-thin Fabric
Shibori dyeing artist Miona Shimizu
Countless small grains are clumped together into a mass, while sphere-like objects made of thin cloth are placed gently on a platform. The former looks like some deep-sea creature and the latter perhaps, a visualization of wind.
— What could these be?
Interview: Adriana Torres
An Argentinian embroidery artist travelling the world
Her embroidery is characterized by subtle and soft tones using many stitches techniques.
She will be holding an embroidery workshop at WALNUT Kyoto, and we spoke with her to learn more about her work and career.
She will be holding an embroidery workshop at WALNUT Kyoto, and we spoke with her to learn more about her work and career.
Wear and enjoy embroidery on clothing
Wakako Horai, embroidery artist
This is a collar embroidered with pretty flowers. You will instantly look gorgeous just by layering it over a dress or shirt.
Knitwear for ‘me,’
for many years to come
Renran’s Recrafted Vintage and
Made-to-Order Knitwear
The way one’s tears gently fall on the sleeves of a garment is called sode shigure in Japanese, or literally, “sleeve-rain.” This word came to mind as I tried on a beautiful mohair cardigan with acrylic beads attached to the cuffs from the knitwear brand Renran.
Pure Joy in Bag Form
Wicker Darling’s figural woven rattan bags
A Wicker Darling bag reminds us that a bag can be a lot more than a simple container; it should essentially be one’s companion for the day.
Suzani, Uzbek embroidered textile
Preserving handwork for the future
Suzani, a cloth embroidered with colorful silk threads that fill the surface, has long been handmade by women in Uzbekistan and other parts of Central Asia.
Craft Guide to Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki is located on the Gulf of Finland and is the northernmost city with a population of over one million.