Tag: Fiber Art

Five Favorite Fabric Art Posts with Projects

Recently I did a little research and discovered that of all the blog posts we've written here at Cloth Paper Scissors Today, many of the most popular ones focus on fabric art. Teabag fiber art with stitch by Beryl Taylor. Techniques and projects involving stitch, fabric collage, easy sewing, and mixed-media fiber art almost always…

Felted Flower Cards

These were needle felted with a top stitch done with one of those cheap, little sewing machines that are used for scrapbooking. The felted pieces are glues to an invitation to a Garden Party.

Learn Design Principles through Fabric Art Exercises

Aside from Art Appreciation 101 in college and my brief childhood stint at Cranbrook, I've had no formal art training. In fact, much of what I've learned about fiber art and mixed media art techniques has come from editing Cloth Paper Scissors and Quilting Arts magazines over the past several years. From top to bottom:…

Fabric post card

I have used heated organza, beads with hand and machine stitching. I  embroidered hidden gems and pearls of wisdom long with a little mermaid. 

Mood Indigo: When Fiber Art Gets Blue

Indigo-dyed Chinese textile art baby carrier. (Photo by Joe Coca) Blue skies, blue lagoons, blue jeans . . . for me, there's nothing like blue. Four rooms in my home are painted different shades of blue, from a moody "Muscari" to a soothing "Misty Morn." But oh—indigo! The first time I remember hearing the word…

A Little Me – River Stone

Finding a way to show others who you are is difficult. The finished work is different than I originally envisioned, but I had fun creating this piece. No one ever imagines that the “unthinkable” will happen to them. And when it does… you're rarely prepared. The past year has been devastating. Some days are unbearable……

Heather Pyle, Ophelia Cuff

This is an elegant art cuff I created inspired by the painting- "Ophelia" by Redon. She is a tragic character created by Shakespeare who drowned in a pond at a very young age.  I hand felted the portrait using seveal colors of wool roving and then wet felted it to shrink down the size.  It…