The crafted object : iheartfink {clothing}

the crafted object

Kristen is the one-woman show behind iheartfink. Starting with sourcing the remnant and recycled fabrics she uses, she designs and makes her own silkscreens, mixes her own water-based inks, handprints the fabrics, and then sews them into her original designs, which...

The crafted object : Pamela Tang ~ clothing

the crafted object

Pamela Tang confesses, “My addiction for hoarding too many materials began when my mum ran a fabric business many years ago.”     But I reckon that’s OK now – what she makes that fabric into is wonderful. Focusing on linen, wool and...

Surface design : Nicky Ovitt

surface design

Nicky Ovitt was lucky enough to grow up in a household full of ideas and imagery. “My mom was a curator at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, NM– where Alexander Girard’s magical collection of treasures from around the world had a strong influence...

How-to : Choosing the right materials for the job. Part 1 – fabrics

the crafted object, tutorials

  Welcome to the next lot of How-tos. I’ll doing a few of these posts looking at different materials, but this one focuses on fabric – which, by the way, was always called “material” when I was growing up – confusing, no?  *...

Design How-to : A final word

tutorials

  OK. So here we are at the very last post in my series – Design How-to. It’s been a blast finding lots of totally fabulous stuff to share with you and illustrate each Element and Principle (although it’s meant an awful lot of time trawling...