embroidery
Another Summer Cover Up
Pack Rat has seen birds do it, bees do it, and even educated fleas do it. So let’s do it, let’s fall in love!
Yeah! another fun recycle craft (our favorite kind) coming at you. This one is courtsey of Elsie Marley. What to do with those large tin cans of soup/Juicy Juice/etc.? Why not turn [...]
Do You Feel Stitchy? Well Do You Punk?
Pack Rat is on a Mexican radio
You know we love all things graffiti here at Pack Rat. Public works of anonymous art? That’s right up our ally. Blogger Carina from Feeling Stitchy is branching out into the semi-nafarious realm of graffiti art by taking her embroidered messages out to the public. Not quite comfortable with [...]
The Buzz on Purl Bee
Check out Issue #1 of Pack Rat Magazine!
An offshoot of a store named Purl, The Purl Bee is a lovely little web 2.0 community of people discussing knitting, crocheting, embroidery and all other facets of crafting. Their online journal is full of useful tutorials about the nuts and bolts of these traditional crafts, and some [...]
Design 101
Check out the Premier Issue of Pack Rat Magazine!
Not all of us can be graphic art majors and design students. Thankfully, the people at Maryland Institute College of Art are aware of this and the faculty and graduate students have brought all of their creative talents to bear on D.I.Y.: Design It Yourself, a [...]
International Embroidery
Me personally, my “embroidery” is a bastardized, fly by the seat of my pants version of the real thing. But, if you are an old pro at needle work and are looking for something a little different, why not try your hand at traditional Indian embroidery? Here’s some pictures to help inspire you.
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