sewing
Stitching in the Ditch
Debby Spence commandeers the iron while students look on I have been sewing just about every day forever - making clothes, hats, purses, curtains, slipcovers, tablecloths, blankets, dolls, toys, mixed media art plus much more, and of course the hundreds of puppets, props, and costumes for my ArtyPantz interactive theatrical storytelling events. I generally create [...]
Interview with Jen Hartman of PeachyTuesday
Based in Lancaster, PA, Jen Hartman designs hand cut, hand stitched hair accessories and up-cycled clothing, using bright colorful felt, buttons and fabric. I talked to Jen about her inspiration, beginnings and how she balances crafting with raising her two daughters.
Kim Hambric Art
Easy Kim Habric, of State College, has been a fiber artist for 13 years. She makes large quilts and smaller fiber works, like the one above (wow, only $40 – get it now!). I create fiber art to experience color and share this experience with others. I enjoy creating energy from placing colors side by [...]
Team HiP – Etsy Street Team
(prints by Stephanie Corfee) When I joined Etsy last fall, I thought it would help my sales immensely. After all, it’s the premier place to buy handmade, right? What I didn’t expect was to be so lost in numbers. With many sellers being there for years, they had formed friendships and joined teams. I noticed [...]
i spy…
inspiring stitches wagon wheels quilt pattern by rangoli designs family tree pillow by maureen cracknell stitched, patched, and quilted table runner by sillyboodilly all handmade in pa and found through the handmade in pa flickr pool Elizabeth Sterling and her husband John market their one-of a kind furniture and jewelry boxes at shows in the [...]
Recycling Zychal
Love it. Love it. These are handmade with broken umbrellas! Taryn Zychal (Philadelphia) of Recycling Zychal creates the Umbrella Dog Rain Coat. How adorable is this? To top it off she makes these HOODS for women. She calls them, “modern day babushkas.” I’m not sure we would all look so slam bam glam in them, [...]
You Can Do It! Giveaway: Material Obsession
In the spirit of helping you learn a new craft or hone your techniques this summer, the next batch of giveaways on HiP is all about YOU & CRAFTING! Abrams Books and its imprint, STC Craft, were so generous to make FOUR books available to HiP readers this summer as giveaways. The first one I’ll [...]
Quilt Art from Lancaster: Silly BooDilly
“Henry” School Photo Stitched Ornament by The Silly BooDilly When you think “textiles” and “Lancaster County” you probably think: quilts, modest cotton dresses, and linens on a clothesline. Well, Victoria from The Silly BooDilly might just change your mind. She creates vivid and modern textile art using both new & traditional techniques. The above “School [...]
not your ordinary fabric shop: Spool
I’ve been going fabric shopping ever since I can remember. My mother, a professional seamstress, took my brother and I to Jo-Ann’s at least twice a week! Although at the time my mom ignored the wall of quilting cottons, I was always fascinated by the bolts upon bolts of prints painstakingly organized by hue. So [...]
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