vile-insect:

“This Work Never Ends” by Jenny Hart 2002
hand embroidery on vintage muslin, approx 10” x 8”

reblogging this always & forever.

lithiyummy:

PHOTO:  Major A. T. Casdagli RAOC, ‘God Save the King, F*** Hitler’ ,1941 ©Captain A. T. Casdagli  After six months held by the Nazis in a prisoner of war camp, Major Alexis Casdagli was handed a piece of canvas by a fellow inmate. Pinching red and blue thread from a disintegrating pullover belonging to an elderly Cretan general, Casdagli passed the long hours in captivity by painstakingly creating a sampler in cross-stitch. Around decorative swastikas and a banal inscription saying he completed his work in December 1941, the British officer stitched a border of irregular dots and dashes. Over the next four years his work was displayed at the four camps in Germany where he was imprisoned, and his Nazi captors never once deciphered the messages threaded in Morse code: “God Save the King” and “Fuck Hitler”  ( http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/sep/03/tony-casdagli-father-stitching-nazis?INTCMP=SRCH )

This is REAL subversive embroidery.  Not just sewing swear words in vaguely ironic ‘bless this house’ style formats.  Can’t wait to get to the exhibition in October.

(Source: boyhood)

tastyfake:

Story of my life.

Embroidery by Forestine, click through for the whole ‘anxiety’ set.

wonky embroidery of a shadow puppet dog.

mandrake, close up (by blackmountain)

a better look at the embroidery. full view here.

mandrake embroidery (by blackmountain)

i took a long time, but i finally finished my mandrake this morning. it’s based on this medieval woodcut: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlmhmd/4648414208/

i wanted to embroider the female mandrake but i was worried about tackling her intricate hair!! next time.

ps. view larger here!

i am so close to finish this job application, but so so so far! i just have to keep reminding myself how amazing the job + pay + superannuation will be to help me get through this painful selection criteria. when i am done i’m going to eat so many (vegan) banana & date muffins & drink so many cups of coffee & start my new embroidery project that i am really excited about because i learned a new stitch this morning!

tarot will teach you/burn your money (by blackmountain)

holy mountain inspired embroidery!

it was my first try at embroidery & i probably shouldn’t have been drinking because there is definitely a noticeable decline in the quality of stitches… especially when you get to “money”. oops!

by Rachel McKay

“Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier played defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams from 1958–1962. After his playing days were over he adjourned to a lower-impact physical sport: macrame and needlepoint. Rosey knew that others might not appreciate the masculinity of his new-found interest, so he wrote a book on the subject, Rosey Grier’s Needlepoint for Men. Now it’s a cult craft book (and I want a copy!)” - The Storque

ohohmydarlin:

orly cogan “day dream”

orly cogan is amazing & has a really large body of work. check out her website!

made this today. going to teach myself to EMBROIDER tomorrow.

eat your veggies super mario cross-stitch!