Textile Related Tutorials - Part 7

As promised, following are the remainder of the tutorials discovered since January...
Textile Related Tutorials - Part 6
Textile Related Tutorials - Part 5
Textile Related Tutorials - Part 4
Textile Related Tutorials - Part 3
Textile Related Tutorials - Part 2
Textile Related Tutorials - Part 1

KnitPro - Not a tutorial but a free web application that translates digital images (JPEG and GIF files) into knit, crochet, needlepoint and cross-stitch patterns. Just upload your image and it will convert it for you.

http://www.sewgirls.com/tools/knitpatterns/

The Magic of Cyanotype: Blueprinting Instructions - Also gives care instructions, tips for printing and troubleshooting information
http://www.blueprintsonfabric.com/instructions.php

Cyanotype on Fabric - Tyler Hewitt - Not a tutorial, but Tyler shows the results of his experiments with cyanotype printing on different colors of fabric. You are not limited to only having blue colors and tones!
http://lastlightbender.blogspot.com/2007/12/cyanotype-on-fabric.html

Making Paper Cloth - Katherine Sands
http://katherinesands.wordpress.com/making-paper-cloth/

Burying Your Quilting Threads - K. Grace Howes - 4-minute video - A super easy way to bury thread tails after free-motion quilting, especially if the thread tails are too short to manage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3gl4K8Z7XM

Facings: An Alternative to Traditional Bindings - K. Grace Howes
http://www.redbarn-studios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Strip_Facing.pdf

Making a Quilt Hanger - 1+-minute video - How to make a quilt hanging system with pullies, cord, a straight board and clips - not a step-by-step guide.
http://www.quilt-video.com/2009/06/12/making-a-quilt-hanger/

Using a Bead Loader for Quilt Embellishment - Trish Stuart - 3:34-minute video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBbKlL9ZMjg&feature=player_embedded

Reverse Applique Using Fusible Tread - Trish Stuart - Step-by-step instructions with close-up pictures
http://www.trishstuart.com/pdf_files/reverse_app.pdf

How to Set up Your Bobbin Correctly for Bobbin Work - Trish Stuart
http://www.youtube.com/v/1MaOWct81Fw

Bobbin Work: When Threads are too Thick for the Needle - Sharee Dawn Roberts
http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/5025/bobbin-work-when-threads-are-too-thick-for-the-needle

Sewing Crazy Curves without Pins - Elisa Wilson - 1:51 video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlwVGoL4zV0&feature=player_embedded

Curved Piecing for Art Quilts - Alicia Merrett - Three 8 to 9-minute videos - How she pieces free form curves

• Part 1
  http://www.quilt-video.com/2009/02/27/curved-piecing-for-art-quilts-part-one-of-three/ 
• Part 2
  http://www.quilt-video.com/2009/02/27/curved-piecing-for-art-quilts/ 
• Part 3
  http://www.quilt-video.com/2009/02/27/curved-piecing-for-art-quilts-part-three/

Lutradur and Lace - Carol McFee - demonstrates how to achieve a textured surface
http://www.fibreinform.com/documents/lutradurandlace.pdf

Out of the Cupboard: A Fascination with Foil - Several surface treatments to create backgrounds

• Part 1 (12 pages)
  http://www.fibreinform.com/documents/OTCPART1.pdf 
• Part 2 (8 pages)
  http://www.fibreinform.com/documents/OTCPART2.pdf

Why and How to Sew with a Scant 1/4" Seam Allowance - Marci Baker - 8-minute video
http://www.youtube.com/user/aliciasattic#p/u/2/DSCBzwJ1lB4

Mitered Binding for Different Angles - Marci Baker - 7:41-minute video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vci9-li3aYU

Piped Binding Instructions - Trish Stuart - Step-by-step instructions with close-up pictures
http://www.trishstuart.com/pdf_files/piped_binding.pdf

Applying Foil to Fabric Using Plants - Trish Stuart - 5:42-minute video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aFMD4puFZY

Piec-lique Basic Circle - Sharon Schamber - Step-by-step instructions with close-up pictures
http://www.sharonschamber.com/free%20stuff/images/Basic%20Piec-liqu%E9%20circle.pdf

Binding Technique - Sharon Schamber - Step-by-step instructions with close-up pictures
http://www.sharonschamber.com/free%20stuff/images/Binding%20Class.pdf

Beading on Quilts - The Basics Part I - Angela McIntyre - See page 3 - (NOTE: Part II will be available in their next issue)
http://www.designersplacenw.com/ezine/TextileArtsQuarterly_Issue1_feb2010.pdf

Art Fabric: Create Your Own Using Lumiere Metallic Paints - Angela McIntyre - Using metallic paints to give glimmer and shine to everyday fabrics - See page 6
http://www.designersplacenw.com/ezine/TextileArtsQuarterly_Issue1_feb2010.pdf

Removing Excess Rust: Direct Method - K Baxter Packwood
http://thenaturalsurface.blogspot.com/2009/12/removing-excess-rust-direct-method.html

Removing Excess Rust: The Soak Method - K Baxter Packwood
http://thenaturalsurface.blogspot.com/2009/12/removing-excess-rust-process-one-soak.html

Indigo Dyeing Safety Instructions - K Baxter Packwood
http://thenaturalsurface.blogspot.com/2009/07/indigo-dyeing-safety-instructions.html

Folding Quilts on the Bias - Rose Marie - to maximize storage & eliminate fold marks
http://appliqueandpatches.blogspot.com/2009/03/quilt-folding.html

Spring Cleaning for Your Sewing Machine - Weeks Ringle
http://craftnectar.com/2009/03/09/spring-cleaning-for-your-sewing-machine/

Mitering Borders - Jackie Robinson - 2-minute video - the simplest & easiest method yet!
http://www.animasquilts.com/_videos/12.html

Citrasolv Photo Transfer Tutorial - Lyric Kincaid
http://lyrickinard.blogspot.com/2010/02/citrasolv-photo-transfer-tutorial.html

Editing Quilt Photos: Part 1 - Anita
http://www.threeducksonaroof.com/2010/02/web-images-editing-quilt-photos-part-1.html

Texture Magic Tutorials - Patsy Thompson

• Part 1 - 9:57 minute
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1aOhov6I5U&feature=related 
• Part 2 - 9:34 minute
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELETfMz1Zak&feature=related 
• Part 3 - 9:04 minute
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFc7I2BJMkM

Sketching and Watercolor: Journal Style. A Mini-Lesson - Jane LaFaziko
http://janeville.blogspot.com/2010/02/sketching-and-watercolor-journal-style.html

How to Shade - vidcast - Pam Holland
http://web.me.com/pamholland3/Pam_Holland_Designs/How_to_shade.html

Marbling Fabric the Easy Way - Kay Sorenson
http://quiltspluscolor.blogspot.com/2010/02/marbling-fabric-easy-way-tutorial.html

How to Make Your Portfolio iPhone Compatible - Dani Jones
http://danidraws.com/2009/05/09/how-to-make-your-portfolio-iphone-compatible/

Orientation to Color Mastery - Maria Peagler - This is the first chapter of her book Color Mastery: 10 Principles for Creating Stunning Quilts
http://quiltsandcreativity.com/colormastery/wp-content/uploads/giveaways/Color%20Mastery%20Chapter%20One.pdf

Metallic Painting Effects - Vicki Welsh
http://threecreativestudios.com/freeprojects/tom/metallicpainting_TOM.pdf

Embellisher Cords - Sue Bleiweiss
http://threecreativestudios.com/freeprojects/embellishercord.pdf

Circle Stitching - Terri Stegmiller
http://threecreativestudios.com/freeprojects/circle.pdf

How I Made my Design Wall and Fabric Storage Shelves - Kay Sorensen
http://quiltspluscolor.blogspot.com/2010/03/up-where-we-belong-how-i-made-my-design.html

Two Color Gradation with Fiber Reactive Dyes - Terri Stegmiller
http://threecreativestudios.com/freeprojects/2colorgradation.pdf

Windows and Sketches Workpage - Sarah Ann Smith - Sarah shares the template for a design exercise: "One fun exercise is to give yourself 30 minutes (at most!) to fill the 12 small boxes on a page. Fill each square with a different “something” from around your house and garden; for a change of pace, take your sheet (or another one!) into town, walk in a park or look at the downtown buildings, and look for images that might make good quilting designs."
http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Windows-and-Sketches-PDF.pdf

She also provides a filled-in example to show how she uses it http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2009.08.Blog.WindowsSketchesFilled600.jpg

Stitched Pigma Pen Leaves - Natalya Aikens
http://quiltingarts.com/blogs/quilting-daily/archive/2009/11/10/create-easy-fabric-leaf-decorations.aspx

Marval/Shiva Paintstiksk - Carol Clasper
http://carolclasper.googlepages.com/MarkalPaintsticksTutorial.pdf

How to Make Inchies - Carol Clasper
http://carolclasper.googlepages.com/FabricCharmsTutorial.pdf

Printing with Leaves - Sarah Ann Smith - also explains how to preserve them with glycerin
http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/?p=1423

Preserve Leaves for Winter Printing - Larissa Davis - Requires you to register
http://www.quiltingarts.com/media/p/2542.aspx

Emboss with Mistyfuse - Larissa Davis - Requires you to register
http://www.quiltingarts.com/media/p/2547.aspx

How to Make a Fabric Leaf - Judi Wellnitz
http://www.artdolls.info/how_to_make_a_fabric_leaf_1.html

Goldwork: Basic Couching Techniques - Ruth O'Leary
http://www.rutholearytextileart.co.uk/articles/basicGoldwork.asp

Goldwork: Couching with Color and or Nué - Ruth O'Leary
http://www.rutholearytextileart.co.uk/articles/couchingColour.asp

Rod Pockets - Leni Wiener
http://blog.leniwiener.com/?p=417

Artists Shorthand - Water - Leni Wiener - how to depict water
http://blog.leniwiener.com/?p=318

Using Unexpected Fabrics - Leni Wiener
http://blog.leniwiener.com/?p=295

Taking Photos for Art Quilts - Leni Wiener
http://blog.leniwiener.com/?p=305

Building (seemingly) Complex Figures in Fabric - Leni Wiener
http://blog.leniwiener.com/?p=445

• Finished Figure
  http://blog.leniwiener.com/?p=453

Light and Shadow - Leni Wiener
http://blog.leniwiener.com/?p=530

Depicting Light and Shadow - Leni Wiener
http://blog.leniwiener.com/?p=523

Three Tips for Better Composition - Leni Wiener
http://blog.leniwiener.com/?p=500

Quilt Carrier - Leni Wiener
http://blog.leniwiener.com/?p=745

Textile Book Authors – Do you know about the GBS?

GBS is the abbreviation for the Google Book Settlement which has far reaching ramifications for authors of books written in the English language that were published before 2009.

"The Google Book Settlement could easily be the twenty-first century's most important shift in how we deal with copyright in the world of publishing."

                    Google Monster - Asaf Hanuka

Background:

• The Google Book Search project - for the past few years, Google has been scanning millions of books in the collections of major research libraries. The goal was to index the books' contents in order to provide snippets of information and to make up to 20 percent of the book available in response to search queries.
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• However, in addition to the rare and out-of-print works that were digitized, millions of copyrighted works were digitized as well. The Author's Guild and the Association of American Publishers along with a few authors and publishers sued.
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• Google decided to settle out of court and in response to variety of complaints, a new GBS version (now known as GBS 2.0) was produced. This version is now in process of being evaluated by a judge.
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• Authors that "claim their books" are entitled to receive a licensing fee of $60 per book.
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• There are many that think this settlement has many disturbing elements, including collection of detailed records about reading habits, no protection from censorship or alteration of book content.

The following article gives a lot of detail about the ins and outs of the suit and its ramifications:

5 Ways the Google Book Settlement will Change the Future of Reading
http://io9.com/5501426/5-ways-the-google-book-settlement-will-change-the-future-of-reading?skyline=true&s=i

Saving the World from Google: Public and private interests band together to fight a deal that, they say, would destroy competition on the internet - Tom McNichol
http://www.callawyer.com/story.cfm?eid=908042&evid=1


INFORMATION from GOOGLE:

Google Book Settlement - This is the settlement administration website for the Google Book Search Copyright Class Action Settlement. From this site you can claim your books - the form must be completed on or before March 31, 2011. (NOTE: the deadline for filing an objection to the settlement has already passed)
http://www.googlebooksettlement.com/

FAQs about the Google Book Settlement
http://www.googlebooksettlement.com/help/bin/answer.py?answer=118704&hl=en

The Future of Google Books: Our Groundbreaking Agreement with Authors and Publishers
http://books.google.com/googlebooks/agreement/

Textile Related Tutorials - Part 6

I didn't expect to post another list of tutorials for several months, but the resources keep rolling in. There are so many that I'm having to split them (Part 7 will be posted next week).

Textile Related Tutorials - Part 5

Textile Related Tutorials - Part 4

Textile Related Tutorials - Part 3

Textile Related Tutorials - Part 2

Textile Related Tutorials - Part 1

 
Free Motion Quilting Filler Project - Leah Day - This is the motherload of ideas and designs for free motion quilting that she is sharing for free!!! Leah has the goal of compiling and making available 365 different designs. To day, she has completed 128. Each design is accompanied by information about its Inspiration, Difficulty Level (beginner, intermediate, or advanced), Directional Texture, and Suggestions for Use. Addtionally, Lean includes a video showing exactly how its done.
http://www.daystyledesigns.com/365project.htm

Note: You can sign up to receive email updates about new patterns on her blog:
http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/

Free Motion Quilting Designs - Patsy Thompson has also made some design patterns available as PDF downloads.
http://www.patsythompsondesigns.com/index.php/free-downloads

Free Motion Machine Quilting: 67 Machine Stitching Tips and Motifs - Free e-book by Quilting Arts Magazine

http://www.quiltingarts.com/Free-Motion-Quilting/

Handbook of Really Freemotion Machine Quilting Designs - Melody Johnson

http://www.meliscellaneous.com/misc/fibermania/Free_Motion_Machine_Quilting_Designs.pdf
 
Blogging for Quilters - Dena Crain - Dena has written an insightful and information packed article on the do's and don'ts of blogging. Great info for those thinking about entering the blogosphere as well as for those of us already "on the playground".
http://www.denacrain.com/blog/?p=3107

Taking and Editing Photos for the Internet - Vicki Welsh
http://threecreativestudios.com/freeprojects/photoediting.pdf

How to Make Blogger Pages Work for You (as an Artist) - Katherine Tyrell
http://makingamark.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-make-blogger-pages-work-for-you.html

How to Quilt a Face - Virginia Greaves
http://www.virginiagreaves.com/blog/2009/11/04/how-to-quilt-a-face/

Thread Savy - Ellen Anne Eddy - Ellen has created a blog where she focuses on how to effectively work with the threads, supplies and equipment that can be both the joy and bane of free-motion embroidery.
http://www.practicalthreadmagic-ellenanneeddy.blogspot.com/

4/13/10 - I've just learned that Ellen has very recently deleted this blog so that the links no longer work. Apparently she has moved the information to her new blog (see the following link), so please do a search on it to find the information.
http://practicalthreadmagic.blogspot.com/

• Thick Metallic Threads
  http://practicalthreadmagic-ellenanneeddy.blogspot.com/2010/01/thread-savy-thick-metallic-threads.html 
• Metallic Threads
  
  http://practicalthreadmagic-ellenanneeddy.blogspot.com/2010/01/thread-savy-metallic-threads.html 
• Mono-filament Threads
  
  http://practicalthreadmagic-ellenanneeddy.blogspot.com/2010/01/thread-savy-mono-filament-threads.html 
• Embroidery Threads
  
  http://practicalthreadmagic-ellenanneeddy.blogspot.com/2010/01/thread-savy-basic-embroidery-thread.html 
• Hoop-De-Doo
  
  http://practicalthreadmagic-ellenanneeddy.blogspot.com/2010/01/hoop-dee-doo.html
• The Needle Knows
  
  http://practicalthreadmagic-ellenanneeddy.blogspot.com/2010/01/needle-knows.html 
• Angelina and Crystalina
  
  http://practicalthreadmagic-ellenanneeddy.blogspot.com/2010/02/bling-bling-bling-angelina-and.html

Double Bias Binding - Ellen Guerrant - This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to "...make a perfect bias binding" in two extensive parts.

• Part One
  
  http://ellenguerrant.blogspot.com/2009/01/bias-binding-tutorial-part-one.html 
• Part Two
  
  http://ellenguerrant.blogspot.com/2009/01/double-bias-binding-tutorial-part-two.html

Seamless Quilt Bindings - Dena Crain
http://www.denacrain.com/blog/?page_id=215

Preserving Points - Ellen Guerrant - How to prevent points that extend to the edge of a quilt from being covered or "chopped off" when the binding is applied.
http://ellenguerrant.blogspot.com/2009/02/preserving-points.html

How to Use Conductive Fabric to Create Your Own Custom Circuit for Wearables - Alice Planas - This is based on a process developed by Leah Beuchley and Michael Eisenberg
http://hattilim.com/thesis/docs/solar_doc.pdf

DIY Sewing Machine Retrofit - Micah - This was done to upgrade a Singer Inspiration 4210
http://micah.navi.cx/2010/01/diy-sewing-machine-retrofit/

Art Cloth Display Guidelines - Jane Dunnewold
http://www.artclothstudios.com/tutorials.php

Embroidering a Portrait - James Cummings - this tutorial demonstrates "...how to turn a photograph of a person into a redwork embroidered portrait".
http://www.quiltersmuse.com/child_tutorial.htm

Faux Chenille Interpretation Tutorial - Spontaneous Combustion - Arlee Barr
http://arleebarr.squarespace.com/tutorialsandprojects/2006/11/1/faux-chenille-interpretation-tutorial-spontaneous-combustion.html

Leaf Tutorial - Arlee Barr
http://arleebarr.squarespace.com/tutorialsandprojects/2005/7/1/leaf-tutorial.html

Fabric Collage Under a Sheer - Ken Smith
http://www.bennett-smith.com/Fabric%20collage.htm

Layering - Ken Smith
http://www.bennett-smith.com/layering.htm

Machine Embroidery - Ken Smith
http://www.bennett-smith.com/Machine%20Embroidery.htm

How to "Trick Braid" Leather - This technique could also be easily adapted for use with many different textiles
http://www.ohboydenterprises.com/InstructionsTrickBraidLeatherBracelets.html

7 Braid Mystery Belt - This technique is also adaptable for many textiles
http://home.windstream.net/henryh/Leather-Belt.html

Making Fabric Wings - Patrizia Cozzo
http://ooakdollart.com/Fabric%20Wings%20Tutorial.pdf

Flower Pounding - Kathleen M. Tenpas
http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/167/

Printing with Leaves - Sarah Ann Smith
http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/?p=1423

Portable Quilt Design Wall - 32" x 32"
http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2009/05/tool-time-tuesdaybut-its-wednesday.html

Large Design Wall - 6' x 4'
http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2009/08/large-design-wall-tutorial.html

Design Walls - What they are and How I Build Mine - Lisa Call
http://blog.lisacall.com/2009/12/design-walls

Dyed Paper Towels for Paper and Fabric Arts - Debra Cooper
http://littleblackkitty.typepad.com/a_little_imagination_and_/2008/05/tutorial-part-2.html

Self-Portrait Stencil - Debra Cooper
http://littleblackkitty.typepad.com/a_little_imagination_and_/2007/06/tutorial_selfpo.html

Frigid Piecing - Pat Coulter - This is a free online class on her technique for creating a very three-dimensional effect
http://www.patcoulter.com/quilts/classes/frclass.html

Piecelique: Curved Quilting Technique - Sharon Schamber
http://www.hgtv.com/crafting/piecelique/index.html

Freeform Curved Piecing - Sarah Fielke
http://www.sewn.net.au/TipsTools/Tutorials/CurvedPiecing.aspx

Easy Pieced Curves a la Fleming
http://www.dioramarama.com/2009/02/tutorial_easy_pieced.html

Easy Circle Quilt Blocks - Alex Anderson - 7:11 minute video - This is a pinless technique for machine piecing circles and curves
http://www.hgtv.com/videos/easy-circle-quilt-blocks/5800.html

Felting on Linen - Margaret Oomen - requires neither Embellisher nor felting needles
http://www.resurrectionfern.typepad.com/resurrection_fern/2008/10/felting-on-linen-a-tutorial-or-experiment-in-fiber-art.html

Working with Fantasy Film
http://www.amstamps.com/fantasyfilmprojects/

Creating Faux Carnival Glass - Zeborah Loray
http://www.amstamps.com/fauxcarnival/index.html

Dyeing Bright Colours - Sandra Wyman
http://thedyershand.blogspot.com/2008/05/dyeing-bright-colours.html

Working on Texture When Dyeing - Sarah Ann Smith
http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/?p=916

How to Crochet - This is a series of step-by-step videos that teach the basics of crochet
http://www.melsbrushes.co.uk/?p=1217

How to Pack and Ship Your Quilt - Ellen Lindner
http://www.adventurequilter.com/e-Learning/Articles/Shipping_Quilts.html

Fabric Collage - Ellen Lindner - Info about her construction technique & design inspiration
http://www.adventurequilter.com/e-Learning/Articles/Fabric_Collage_1.html

Perfectly Flat Quilts - Ellen Lindner - Blocking Technique
http://www.adventurequilter.com/e-Learning/Articles/Blocking.html

How to Shade - Pam Holland
http://web.mac.com/pamholland3/Pam_Holland_Designs/How_to_shade.html

Fabric Painting: 5 Surface Design, Paint, and Monoprint Techniques - free e-book from Quilting Arts Magazine
http://www.quiltingarts.com/Fabric-Painting-Techniques/

Painted Batting - Sue Bleiweiss

http://threecreativestudios.com/freeprojects/tom/paintedbatting_TOM.pdf

Stitched-In Corners Binding Tutorial - Cheri Sullivan

http://jovaliquilts.blogspot.com/2009/02/stitched-in-corners-binding-tutorial.html

Foolproof Miters on any Width Binding - Sarah Ann Smith
http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/?p=457

Binding with Sheer Fabrics and Ribbons - Sarah Ann Smith
http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/?p=532

Facings as an Edge Finish - Sarah Ann Smith
http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/?p=532

Wholecloth Facing Quilt Finish - Brenda Gael Smith
http://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/blog/2008/02/02/wholecloth-facing-quilt-finish/

How to Make a Kimono - Sam Lemieux

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs19/f/2007/242/e/4/Tutorial_Draft_a_Kimono_Patten_by_taeliac.pdf

Pre-Tied Obi Tutorial - Sam Lemieux - click on the image to enlarge
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs16/f/2007/152/4/3/Tutorial__Pre_Tied_Obi_by_taeliac.jpg

Tansferring Patterns to Fusible Fabric - Michele
http://textiletraveler.blogspot.com/2009/05/tutorial-transferring-patterns-to.html

Discharging Dye for Surface Designers and Quilting - Bob Adams - 9:58 minute video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWY1t8V-SNQ

Pinless Painless Basting - Sharon Schamber
http://sharonschambernetwork.com/free_area/videos/pinless_bast/index.html

Stretching Fabric for Mounting Textile Artwork - Cynthia Wenslow
http://www.cynthiawenslow.com/blog/2010/02/tutorial-stretching-fabric-for-mounting/

Mounting a Small Quilt on a Canvas - Sarah Ann Smith
http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/?p=1736

Wood Embroidery - Bobbi Huelsmann
http://subversivestitch.blogspot.com/2010/02/bobbi-huelsmann-introduces-wood.html

Marbling Fabric the Easy Way - Kay Sorenson
http://quiltspluscolor.blogspot.com/2010/02/marbling-fabric-easy-way-tutorial.html

A Lesson in Block Printing - Lizzy House
http://lizzyhouse.typepad.com/freeabee/files/blockprint_tutorial.pdf

        FAQ
        http://lizzyhouse.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c719553ef010534d50a87970c-popup

Machine Needle Felting: Texturizing Fabric - Linda Matthews
http://www.creative-textile-and-quilting-arts.com/machine-needle-felting-texturizing-fabric/#more-530

Making Felted Balls - Judy Coates Perez
http://paintedthreadsprojects.blogspot.com/2008/10/making-felted-balls.html

Making Felt Using Yarn and a Layer of Tulle - Linda Matthews
http://www.creative-textile-and-quilting-arts.com/making-felt-using-yarn-and-a-layer-of-tulle/

How to Paint Dryer Sheets - Linda Matthews
http://www.creative-textile-and-quilting-arts.com/how-to-paint-dryer-sheets/#more-526

Machine Wrapped Cording - Linda Matthews

• Part 1
  
  http://www.creative-textile-and-quilting-arts.com/machine-wrapped-cording-part1/ 
• Part 2
  
  http://www.creative-textile-and-quilting-arts.com/machine-wrapped-cording-part2/ 
• Part 3
  
  http://www.creative-textile-and-quilting-arts.com/machine-wrapped-cording-part3/

Textural "Fabric" Paper - Linda Matthews
http://www.creative-textile-and-quilting-arts.com/textural-fabric-paper/

Making Fabric Using Water Soluble Stabilizer - Linda Matthews
http://www.creative-textile-and-quilting-arts.com/making-fabric-using-water-soluble-stabilizer/

Printing on Sheer Fabric - Linda Matthews
http://www.creative-textile-and-quilting-arts.com/printing-on-sheer-fabric/

Snow Dyeing Tutorial - Gayle McKay
http://gaylemckay.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/snow-dyeing-tutorial/

Machine Fusion Fiber - C Findley-Harder

• Part 1
  
  http://chloecrafts.blogspot.com/2008/10/machine-fusion-fiber-tutorial.html
• Part 2
  
  http://chloecrafts.blogspot.com/2008/10/machine-fusion-fiber-tutorial-part-two.html

Neocolor II Watersoluble Wax Pastels Tutorial - Leaf: Fannie Narte
http://fanniecarte.blogspot.com/2008/02/neocolor-ii-watersoluble-wax-pastels.html

Transferring Patterns to Fusible Fabric - Michele Guthrie
http://textiletraveler.blogspot.com/2009/05/tutorial-transferring-patterns-to.html

Birch Pond Pattern: Fusing Lesson - Sarah Ann Smith
http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/?p=1789

Banner Tutorial - Sarah Waterhouse - This tutorial is for making banners using T-Shirt transfers

• Part 1
  
  http://www.knitting-up-north.co.uk/?p=142 
• Part 2
  
  http://www.knitting-up-north.co.uk/?p=145

Tutorial on Composition Elements – written for painters, it holds true for any 2-D art medium, including ours. It teaches and reinforces the fundamentals in a down to basics, fun way – done in the form of a slide show, addresses 30 subjects including: leading the eye; paths for the eye; positioning objects; block off the exit; and composition checklist, among others
http://website.lineone.net/~peter.saw/ctutor/cmpsitn.htm

Indian Shisha (mirror) Embroidery Tutorial
http://www.joyfulabode.com/2008/02/12/tutorial-indian-shisha-mirror-embroidery/

A Basic Guide to Embroidery and Hand Sewing - Dianne Lewandowski – 170 pages – a comprehensive guide
http://www.needlepointers.com/displaypage.aspx?ArticleID=31731&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.heritageshoppe.com%2fheritage%2fprimer%2fprimer.html

How to Make a Portable Cutting Mat Case - Christine Sews
http://sewing.today.com/2009/05/21/portable-sewing-cutting-mat-case/

Straightening Fabric Grain - Kimara
http://weefolkart.com/?q=node/403

Video Library (online) of Hand Embroidery Stitches
http://www.needlenthread.com/2006/10/video-library-of-hand-embroidery.html

Gelatin Plate Printing with Natural Dyes – Kimberly Baxter Packwood – YouTube vidcasts – 4-5 minutes each

• Part 1
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IIR10UpWqw&mode=related&search= 
• Part 2
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqSpIR0XrVM&mode=related&search=
• Part 3
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8jYvapFnxk&mode=related&search=
• Part 4
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5h7Bw8Fh2Q  

How to Use Natural Dyes – Cheryl Kolander
http://www.aurorasilk.com/info/natural-dying.shtml

Rust Solution Dyeing Tutorial – Sophie Geelong
http://essellesbabble.blogspot.com/2006/04/rust-solution-dyeing-tutorial.html

Graduated Dyeing in Plastic Bags – Carol McFee
http://www.fibreandstitch.com/pdf/bagdyeing.pdf

Tutorial for Dyeing Cotton Fabric
http://runmoremiles.blogspot.com/2007/07/i-spent-today-dyeing-cotton-for.html

Folding Fabric - How to organize your stash so that the fabrics are uniformly folded (same width and length).

http://turningturning.com/tutorial-folding-fabric/

Shibori – Karen K Brito

http://entwinements.com/blog-mt3/ 
http://entwinements.com/blog-mt3/shibori/technique/

Making Shibori Fabric Tutorial – Cozy Bendesky
http://users.rcn.com/bendesky/about/cbta/shibori1.html

Pole-Wrapped Tutorial (pictorial) – Rachel E. Pollock
http://labricoleuse.livejournal.com/7904.html

All About Hand-Dyeing – Paula Burch – a variety of hand dyeing instructions
http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/instructions.shtml

Janome Sew Mini Tutorial - Alma Stoller
http://almastoller.typepad.com/almastoller/2009/05/janome-sew-mini-tutorial.html

How to Make a Hanging Sleeve for a Quilt - Gloria Hansen
http://www.gloriahansen.com/weblog/?p=1488

Hanging Pocket - Beth Wheeler - "Tired of hanging sleeves? Try this quick pocket method—great for small to mid-size wall quilts, fabric collage, and mixed media on a fabric base."
http://www.quilterskeeplearning.com/Beths%20stuff/Hanging%20Pocket%20Tutorial-1.pdf

Antique Pattern Library: Crochet, knitting, tatting, netting, embroidery, needle lace, beading and other needlework patterns – “This ongoing project is an effort to scan needlework pattern books that are in the public domain, to preserve them, so we can keep our needlework heritage in our hands. These scans have been photoedited to make them more useful for needle workers, and to reduce file sizes. They are available, for free, to anyone who wants them, for educational, personal, artistic and other creative uses.”
http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/

From Sarah's Bookshelf - Sarah Ann Smith - Sarah shares the 14-page bibliography she developed for her book Threadwork Unraveled. It is broken down into 10 categories, each of which can be downloaded separately if desired. They include: Art Quilting; Breaking Out and Stretching Yourself; Color; Decorative Stitch and Free-motion Embroidery; Drawing, Design Inspiration and Creativity; Hawaiian Applique; Machine Applique; Machine Quilting and Design; Miscellaneous Cool Stuff; and Painting and Dyeing Fabric.
http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/FromSarahsBookshelf.pdf

Changing Color in Photoshop Using Elements Video Tutorial - Beth Wheeler
http://screencast.com/t/DW5255fL

Make Your Own Spray Box - "If you love to use 606 Spray and Fix spray on fusible web for applique make your own spray box so it catches any over spray. It make clean up a breeze."
http://www.sprayandfix.com/blog/2009/08/21/make-your-own-spray-box/

How to Make a Big Ironing Board
http://www.quiltcampus.net/Library/Printings/NL2005-11-BigIroningBoard.html

Machine Fiber Fusion - C Findlay-Harder

• Part 1
  http://chloecrafts.blogspot.com/2008/10/machine-fusion-fiber-tutorial.html
• Part 2
  http://chloecrafts.blogspot.com/2008/10/machine-fusion-fiber-tutorial-part-two.html

Metallic Painting Effects on Fabric - Vicki Welsh

http://threecreativestudios.com/freeprojects/tom/metallicpainting_TOM.pdf

Dyeing Yarn in 30 Minutes or Less - Melody Johnson

http://fibermania.blogspot.com/2009/11/dyeing-wool-yarn-in-30-minutes-or-less.html

How to Unravel a Sweater to Recycle Yarn

http://www.recycleyarn.com/

Fabric Painting: 5 Surface Design, Paint and Monoprint Techniques - Quilting Arts Magazine - step-by-step instructions

http://www.quiltingarts.com/Fabric-Painting-Techniques/

6 Secrets of Successful Machine Couching - Carol Taylor

http://www.quiltingarts.com/blogs/quilting-daily/archive/2009/12/15/6-secrets-of-successful-machine-couching.aspx

Dyeing with Natural Plant Material

http://natural-kids.blogspot.com/2009/10/tutorial-thursday.html

Create Unique Prints with this Easy Technique - Making gelatin monprints on fabric and paper

http://www.quiltingarts.com/blogs/quilting-daily/archive/2010/02/18/create-unique-prints-with-this-easy-technique.aspx

Beautiful Bows - Joggles

• Single Loop
  http://www.joggles.com/bowtutorial1.htm
• Triple Loop
  http://www.joggles.com/bowtutorial2.htm
• Quadruple Loop
  http://www.joggles.com/bowtutorial3.htm

How to Care for Vintage Fabrics: 36 Tips - Kim Kight
http://www.trueup.net/?p=298

23 Things to Talk About in Your Art Newsletter

http://www.theabundantartist.com/23-things-to-talk-about-in-your-art-newsletter/

Business Plans for Artists: Here, I Did It for You!

http://www.theabundantartist.com/business-plans-for-artists-here-i-did-it-for-you/

Extreme Surface Design: Wooden Textiles

     Elisa Strozyk

    Elisa Strozyk

The art of Elisa Strozyk

Eisa Strozyk is a German textile designer who bonds wood veneer off-cuts to fabric to create pieces that seemingly have the drape and fluidity of ordinary textiles. Look at her amazing work:

Elisa Strozyk: Wooden Carpet
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/8823/elisa-strozyk-wooden-carpet.html

Wooden Textiles Add a New Dimension
http://www.yatzer.com/2075_wooden_textiles_add_a_new_dimension
 
Elisa Strozyk's Web Site
http://www.elisastrozyk.de/seite/woodtex/wooden%20carpet.html
 

Extreme Surface Design: eTextiles

Ever mused about incorporating lights, sounds, etc. into your artwork? With the advent of eTextiles, it is now possible. The melding of electronics with fabric takes surface design into a different dimension. Whether you are a weaver or art quilter, textile designer or create art garments, the following list of tutorial resources (primarily developed by Lynne Bruning) will show you how to do it.

    Angelina Fusible Fibers with Conductive Thread Incorporated - Lynne Bruning
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Conductive Thread
http://www.fashioningtech.com/page/conductive-thread

Conductive Fabric: Make Flexible Circuits Using an Inkjet Printer - mikey77
http://www.instructables.com/id/Conductive-Fabric-Make-Flexible-Circuits-Using-An/  

Conductive Glue and Conductive Thread: Make an LED Displlay and Fabric Circuit that Roll Up - mikey77 - Using conductive glue and conductive thread you can make LED displays and circuits on any flexible fabric.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Conductive-Glue-And-Conductive-Thread-Make-an-LED/

Creating Stylish Conductive Fabric - Lynne Bruning - This is a method of creating your own conductive fabric from fusible fibers that will compliment your design project.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Creating-stylish-conductive-fabric/

Fused Fabric with Conductive Thread - Lynne Bruning - A method of attaching conductive thread to a garment (or whatever)
http://www.instructables.com/id/Fused_Fabric_with_Conductive_Thread/

Angelina Fusible Fibers with Conductive Thread - Lynne Bruning -
http://www.instructables.com/id/Angelina_Fusible_Fibers_and_Conductive_Thread/

Yarn with Conductive Thread Core - Lynne Bruning
http://www.instructables.com/id/Yarn_with_Conductive_Thread_Core/

Machine Embroidery Covering Conductive Thread - Lynne Bruning
http://www.instructables.com/id/Machine_Embroidery_covering_Conductive_Thread/

Flexible LED eTextile Ribbon Array - Lynne Bruning - Yet another method to create eTextiles and wearable computers: an easy sew flexible ribbon array for LEDs.
http://www.instructables.com/id/flexible-LED-eTextile-ribbon-array/
 
Conductive Thread Attached to Fabric Trim - Lynne Bruning
http://www.instructables.com/id/Conductive_Thread_attached_to_Fabric_Trim/

Weaving: Straight Circuits with LEDs - Lynne Bruning - This type of weave structure has the positive and negative traces on both selvedges (both the left and right side of the fabric), giving you more options for connecting to the power source.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Weaving_Straight_circuits_with_LEDs/

Weaving: Clasped Weft with LEDs - Lynne Bruning
http://www.instructables.com/id/Weaving_Clasped_Weft_with_LEDs/
 
Clasped Weft Weaving with Conductive Thread and LEDs - Lynne Bruning - this article provides more extensive information about this process
http://www.weavezine.com/content/clasped-weft-weaving-conductive-thread-and-leds
 
Multi-Conductor Fabri-Cable Assemblies aka Conductive Thread Encased in Bias Tape - Lynne Bruning
http://www.instructables.com/id/Conductive_Thread_encased_in_Bias_Tape/

Conductive Thread inside a Fabric Bias Tube aka Tubes of Conductiveness - Lynne Bruning - Great application when you can't, or don't, want to sew the conductive threads into your garment.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Conductive_Thread_inside_a_Fabric_Bias_Tube/

Fabric Paint Covering Conductive Thread - Lynne Bruning
http://www.instructables.com/id/Fabric_Paint_covering_Conductive_Thread/

Conductive Thread: Waxed - Lynne Bruning - When sewing by hand, conductive thread frequently tangles into a knot. Not only is this a nuisance, it slows down production.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Conductive-Thread-Waxed/
 
Needle Felting Conductive Fabric - Lynne Bruning
http://www.instructables.com/id/Needle-Felting-Conductive-Thread/
 
Conductive Thread Wind-up - Lynne Bruning - Got some thread but too much resistance? Got some wire that's too thin? Need a special fashion look to complete your eTextile design? In a pinch to finish some soft circuitry?
http://www.instructables.com/id/Conductive_Thread_Wind_up/
 

You can view Lynne's art on her website or follow her blog:

Website: http://www.lbruning.com/

Blog: http://thetwistedwarp.blogspot.com/

Emergency Assistance for Artists Affected by New England Flooding

The Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) has issued assistance information

for professional craft artists affected by the flooding disaster occuring in New England:

Important Disaster Relief info for Craft Artists -From CERF


From the Craft Emergency Relief Fund:

CERF would like to make sure that any professional craft artist who has been seriously affected by the flooding is aware of the disaster relief assistance available from CERF.

If, as a craft artist, you have suffered loss, please contact us when able. If, as an arts organization representative, you know of craft artists in the flood area, or plan to correspond with your artist constituents in the near future, please pass this information on. If there are organizations that directly work with artists in your community that you think we should know about, please send us their contact information.

CERF’s programs include:

* Grants up to $1,500;
* Loans up to $8,000;
* Booth fee waivers at craft shows;
* Discounts on materials and equipment from suppliers and manufacturers;
* Assistance with business development through referrals to consultants and other low or no-cost resources

For eligibility requirements and more detailed information, please click here or contact us at:

Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF)
PO Box 838
Montpelier, VT 05601

ph: (802) 229-2306
fx: (802) 223-6484
les@craftemergency.org
http://www.craftemergency.org/

Conceptual Textiles: Woven and Embroidered Concrete

A process has been developed that fuses textiles with cement.

The process produces a surface with strong visual and tactile appeal. 

A variety of technologies make available extensive variations of color, pattern and design.

This definitely takes the idea of  "textile" to a whole 'nother level!

Woven and Embroidered Concrete
http://www.fashioningtech.com/profiles/blogs/woven-amp-embroidered-concrete

Making Hard Surfaces Soft
http://www.tactilityfactory.com/index.html

Supporting Individual Artists

Grants for individual artists unfortunately are few and far between and access to those is usually restricted because of the application/nomination process and/or geographical requirements.

The current issue of the GIAreader (a publication of Grantmakers in the Arts) includes a very interesting article on this subject by Claire Peeps, president of the Durfee Foundation - "Supporting Individual Artists: Ten Years, Ten Lessons". Since 2000, the Durfee Foundation's ARC (Artists' Resource for Completion) program has provided 475 small grants (up to $3,500 each) for artists living in Los Angeles. The article focuses on 10 lessons the foundation has learned about the grantmaking process. They include:

1. Artists would rather receive a grant by application than by nomination - "...artists are their own agents, in most senses of the word, so an artist's desire to make the case on his or her own behalf is logical."
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2. Artists don't want to be categorized by discipline or career level - "Taken with artists' preference for open application processes, it seems like we funders have some work to do, from a customer service perspective."
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3. Small grants are like stepping stones - "Artists need small grants to get from one place to another, at all levels of their careers."
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4. Ease of application and quick turnaround are highly valued - "The Durfee ARC application is short and relatively simple...Even so, it surprised us to learn that it takes artists, on average, three to five hours to complete it..."
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5. Funding is needed at all levels of artistic development - "Over the years, we've contemplated whether the ARC program should serve only emerging artist...Based on the results of the survey, we've rejected the idea."
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6. Artists support artists - "Nearly half of the artists surveyed used a substantial portion of their grant (46%) to hire other artists as collaborators."
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7. Grants encourage artistic risk-taking - "63% of ARC recipients said that the small grant enabled them to take risks that they wouldn't have otherwise."
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8. Local giving builds community and keeps it current - "While only artists living in Los Angeles can apply for a Durfee grant, their presenting opportunities can be anywhere in the world...On a related front, 83% of artists surveyed reported that a sense of community is an important factor in keeping them in Los Angeles."
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9. Artists make great panelists - "...one accomplished artist [said]...reading the applications was extremely illuminating on several fronts: it gave me a better sense of some of the work going on in L.A.; it highlighted what is effective and less effective in a proposal; it further sensitized me to the difficulties of making and showing work; it helped me to more clearly articulae my perspectives and opions...I also found it useful and fascinating to learn about the process of thinking and selection specific to a foundation..."
   

   NOTE: From personal experience, I can second those thoughts. I have been very fortunate to be asked to serve on major ($50,000 grant) and minor ($5,000 grant) panels including United States Artists, Bush Foundation and Mississippi Arts Commission. Being a panelist is truly an eye-opening experience - its also very hard but immensely satisfying work.

10. Optimism matters - "Artists make more art and better art if they feel optimistic, because they're more likely to take risks.".

A direct link to the full article is available. I encourage you to read it in full.

http://www.giarts.org/article/supporting-individual-artists-ten-years-ten-lessons

Quilts: 1700-2010

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has just opened its first exhibition of British quilts to rave reviews. The 65 pieces on view span 300 years and include new works specifically commissioned for the exhibit by contemporary artists.

Although most of us won't be able to travel to Great Britain to view it in person, there are still resources available to us online:

• Quilts: 1700-2010 About the Exhibition - "The exhibition [is] presented chronologically and thematically...[with] contemporary works...woven throughout following the themes: 'The Domestic Landscape', 'Private Thoughts, Public Debates', 'British Eccentricity', ' Making a Living' and 'Memory and Memorial'. Together the quilts document love, marriage, births, deaths, periods of intense patriotic fervour, regional and national identity and developments in taste and fashion."
  http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/textiles/quilts-1700-2010/exhibition/index.html
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• Quilts: 1700-2010 Exhibition Curator's Blog - This is a fascinating journal that allows us to be a "fly on the wall". It "...chart[s] the progress of the exhibition, providing an unique 'behind the scenes' look at a process which is both complex and challenging." Whether you start from the beginning or work your way through it backwards, you'll enjoy reading it.
  http://www.vam.ac.uk/things-to-do/blogs/quilts-hidden-histories-untold-stories/home
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• Quilts: 1700-2010 Videos - Along with the exhibition trailer, there are videos featuring the contemporary artists (Jo Budd, Caren Garfen, Diana Harrison and Susan Stockwell) discussing the pieces they created for the exhibition.
  http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/textiles/quilts-1700-2010/videos/index.html
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• Quilt of Quilts: Share your quilt's story with the world - This is an online exhibit of quilt pictures that anyone around the world can contribute to by uploading a picture of their quilt. It includes the ability for you to "Share your quilt's story and tell the world what it means to you. Your quilt can be commented on and rated by other site visitors."
  
  http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/quilts/
  
  

  NOTE: In light of the copyright issues we have been considering recently, you may want to consider this carefully before doing it.

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  Quilts and Quilting - The Strand, the BBC's  daily show on arts, culture and entertainment aired a 13-minute segment about how "...this artfrom has often taken it's inspiration from hardships and injustice." It includes interviews with the exhibit curator and with Gwendolyn Magee (me).
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/arts/2010/03/100317_strand_quilts.shtml
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  Bloggers - A number of British bloggers were invited to a press preview. Sandra Wyman was one and has written a great report on her blog (with many pictures). Over the next week she intends to post at least two other segments to her blog.
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  Sandra Wyman, The Dyers Hand Blog
  http://thedyershand.blogspot.com/2010/03/quilts-1700-2010-at-v-part-one.html

Conceptual Textiles: Lace in Translation

     Lace Fence, Close-Up, Demarkersvan, 2009

     1000 Gallon Oil Tank, Cal Lane 2009

Lace In Translation - This exhibit is a collaboration between 3 art/design teams to create site-specific works using designs from the Quaker Lace Company collection as inspiration. They reinterpreted the textile based designs using industrial materials and tools. (Be sure to click on the 'Video and Images' link at the top of the page to view a 12:38 minute documentary)

http://www.laceintranslation.com/

Note: The exhibit is on view through April 3, 2010 at The Design Center at Philadelphia University
http://www.philau.edu/DesignCenter/

Textile Related Podcasts - Part 2

Textile Related Podcasts – Part 1

http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2009/02/textile-related-podcasts-part-1.html

Jeanne Williamson - 29:34 minute interview - WICN Public Radio - In 1999 Jeanne decided to expand the limits of her understanding of her art, by making one small quilt a week for the entire year. This process encouraged her to think outside the box of how quilts can be made and what they can be made from and changed forever her concept of quilting. Materials like plastic fruit bags, dryer lint, coffee filters, coins and even stones all were incorporated into an amazing series of visually intriguing quilted works, many wonderful works of abstract art.
http://www.wicn.org/audio/inquiry-uncommon-quilting-jeanne-williamson

Sonya Clark - 10/12/2008 25 minute Interview - Museum of Contemporary Craft - Namita Gupta Wiggers, curator at Museum of Contemporary Craft, talks with Manuf®actured artist Sonya Clark about her recent series of work using combs, hairdressing as a primordial fiber art, and the social and historical significance of the black plastic fine toothed comb. Includes an informal Q & A with museum visitors.
http://www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org/programs_podcasts.php
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http://www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org/media/2008_10_12_Sonya_Clark.mp3
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MuseumOfContemporaryCraft/~5/4dH_Nfq2d3w/2008_10_12_Sonya_Clark.mp3

Glenn Adamsom - 2/21/09 - 1 1/2 hour lecture - Craft in the 21st Century: Directions and Displacements - Museum of Contemporary Craft - Adamson is one of the most dynamic theorists currently considering craft. A leading force in the development of an academic framework for craft, he is hailed by writer and historian Garth Clark as one of craft’s fresh, young, nontraditional voices. Adamson dispenses with clichéd approaches to craft theory, posing such questions as: Is craft truly a subcategory of art, or rather its antithesis, challenging art’s most fundamental values? Why is craft perceived as subservient to art? Could craft’s orphaned status actually be its great strength? Framing his discussion broadly throughout contemporary aesthetic culture, Adamson provides ripe context for a range of visual practitioners including fine artists, designers, architects, historians and indie crafters.
http://www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org/media/2009_02_21_GlennAdamson.mp3
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MuseumOfContemporaryCraft/~5/a16Fj8n_ALw/2009_02_21_GlennAdamson.mp3

The Changing Dynamics of Craft and Design - 4/9/2009 - Panelists include Andrew Wagner, editor in chief of American Craft magazine; Namita Gupta Wiggers, Curator Museum of Contemporary Craft; JP Reuer, Chair of the MFA in Applied Craft and Design program, offered jointly by Oregon College of Art and Craft (OCAC) and Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA); and Karl Burkheimer, OCAC Wood Department Head. Moderated by Tim DuRoche, Community Program Manager at Portland Center Stage.
http://www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org/media/2009_04_09_Community_Conversations_2.mp3
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MuseumOfContemporaryCraft/~5/2fu-O3WgRSk/2009_04_09_Community_Conversations_2.mp3

Garth Clark - How Envy Killed the Craft Movement: An Autopsy in Two Parts - 10/16/2008 - Garth Clark presents his first lecture on the craft field as a whole - and his first public lecture in years. Clark is a leading international writer on modern and contemporary ceramics today - a provocative, controversial but deeply informed voice. In this two-part program, Clark will analyze the current state of American Craft, then invite the audience to join him in an examination of how aesthetics, economics and art-envy have "killed" this 20th century movement.

Part I - http://www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org/media/2008_10_16_Garth_Clark_CraftPerspect1.mp3

Part II - http://www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org/media/2008_10_16_Garth_Clark_CraftPerspect2.mp3

Lynn Mclure – In this 21 minute podcast, Lynn is interviewed at Penland by Steve Miller about how she integrates her textile art with her book art.
http://www.bookarts.ua.edu/podcast/070306mclure.m4a



"Modern Materials: The Art of the Quilt" - 29 minute podcast Interview with Jill Rumoshosky Werner
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kwgs/news.newsmain/article/0/1/1608389/StudioTulsa/%E2%80%99Modern.Materials.The.Art.of.the.Quilt%E2%80%99.at.Living.Arts.of.Tulsa#

Maiwa Textile Symposiums:

     African Textiles: The Heart of the Yoruba

• PART 1 - In this lecture master craftsman Gasali Adeyemo opens the evening with a description of his early life in Nigeria and tells how fibre art came into his life. As a participant of the Nike Centre for Arts and Culture, both as a student and later as a teacher, Gasali encountered a range of traditional crafts. He gives a description of the famous adire techniques and illustrates how they relate to Yoruba culture.
  http://www.maiwa.com/documentaries/pc_gasali.html
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• PART 2 – In this lecture master craftsman Gasali Adeyemo fields questions from the audience about traditional techniques and about working in Africa and Santa Fe. Gasali concludes with a story about the role of clothing and cloth in life.
  http://www.maiwa.com/documentaries/pc_gasali2.html  

     The Cotton Road 

• PART 1 - In part one Rosemary Crill describes the scope and range of India's trade, its historic beginnings and describes in detail the commerce with the countries in the east.
  http://www.maiwa.com/documentaries/pc_crill_1.html
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• PART 2 - In part two Rosemary Crill explores India's cotton trade with the west. Printed cotton known as "chintz" changed the very fabric of life itself - especially in the British Commonwealth.
  http://www.maiwa.com/documentaries/pc_crill_2.html
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• PART 3 - In part three Rosemary Crill explores India's trade with the west as the focus shifted from printed cottons to muslins and Kashmir shawls. She concludes her lecture by answering some questions from the audience.
  http://www.maiwa.com/documentaries/pc_crill_3.html

     Masters of the Art: The Khatri Blockprinters of Dhamadka and Ajrakhpur

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  PART 1 - Ajrakh has become the signature cloth of the Khatris. It is a cotton textile traditionally dyed with indigo and madder, and printed on both sides with complex geometric and floral patterns using hand-carved wooden blocks. There are between 14 and 16 individual stages of preparation, printing, and dyeing. The process can take 15–21 days to complete.
  http://www.maiwa.com/documentaries/pc_masters.html
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  PART 2 - After the formal presentation the evening was opened up for questions from the audience. The questions explored trade patterns, the technique and culture of blockcutting, how the excavated textiles from Fustat, Egypt have found their way back into contemporary Ajrakh designs, tradition and the future of the art.
  http://www.maiwa.com/documentaries/pc_masters2.html  

London’s Enterprise Centre for the Creative Arts – “Choosing to make your career as a fine artist is a notoriously difficult path to follow. Income can be unpredictable and sourcing funding can be a minefield. Knowing how much to charge and how to work with funders, curators and galleries are vital skills for survival. This podcast brings together an artist, a collector and a specialist artist's advisor to uncover practical advice on how to make money and working with others within the fine art world.”

• Don’t Suffer for Your Art: Make Money as a Fine Artist – PART 1
  http://www.ecca-london.org/assets/podcasts/gw07_art_part_1.mp3 
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• Don’t Suffer for Your Art: Make Money as a Fine Artist - PART 2http://www.ecca-london.org/assets/podcasts/gw07_art_part_2.mp3
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• Applying for Funding for Creative Projects – PART 1 - “You've got a fantastic idea for a creative project. But you need money to make it happen. Who's going to give it to you? What are funders really looking for? How do you write a proposal? All these questions and more will be addressed in this podcast from a leading funder and creatives who have successfully applied for business funding.”
  http://www.ecca-london.org/assets/podcasts/gw07_funding_part_1.mp3
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• Applying for Funding for Creative Projects – PART 2
  http://www.ecca-london.org/assets/podcasts/gw07_funding_part_2.mp3 

The Arts Now Podcast #26 - 18 minute conversation with curators of the Big Fibre, Little Fibre exhibit about how the featured textile artists are bringing sexy back and proving that textile art is just as edgy and relevant as all contemporary art forms.
http://www.blogto.com/arts_now_podcast/2007/10/arts_now_podcast_26/

Bonnie McCaffery provides access to the amazing list of podcast & Vidcast interviews she has conducted with textile artists
http://www.bonniemccaffery.com/wordpress1/?page_id=13

The Labor of Creativity: Women's Work, Quilting, and the Uncommodified Life

Thank you so much for the outpouring of support that Kimberly Shaw has received about her copyright violation issue. She has responded with heartfelt thanks on her blog. She also asks if anyone (fabric designers in particular) can help with the answer to two questions:

http://kimberlyshaw.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/03/copyright-infringment-stinks.html

I am dumbfounded about how artists whose work is textile related continue to be "dissed" with little thought about any consequences. This is a much larger issue than I was aware of before Kimberly's problem came to light. I knew about Paula Nadelstern's and Faith Ringgold's copyright infringement lawsuits, but now have discovered that there have been others...and there is no telling how many violations will remain hidden and/or unchallenged.

In musing about this, I think gender has a lot has to do with it - after all, we for the most part are "only women" and so don't really count, for whom respect for our work doesn't have to be paid, or who are highly unlikely to have the financial resources or determination to pursue justice. Another factor unfortunately seems to be that often we don't have the kind of respect we should for our own work and feel that its so non-consequential that copyright really doesn't apply.

Debora J Halbart is an assistant professor at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. In 2009 she published a seminal article on this in Volume 3 of the Journal of Transformative Works and Culture (originally presented as a paper at the American University Washington College of Law conference on Gender and Intellectual Property in 2008). Following is the abstract:

"Quilting is an area of creative work rich in tradition that demonstrates how ideas and inspiration flow between quilters as they share with each other, move to new parts of the country, and develop their own designs. While commercial patterns have been copyrighted, quilting has generally existed under the radar of copyright law, primarily because quilts are most often exchanged within a gift economy. However, as quilting becomes big business and patterns and pattern books are more centrally located in quilting culture, issues associated with copyright protection emerge. This article investigates the relationship between copyright law, innovation, and sharing as it is understood by quilters who responded to an online questionnaire. Survey participants feel that quilting is a creative activity in which copyright plays a very small role, except when it restricts the actions of quilters. The survey suggests that respondents see quilting as creating a connection between themselves, their families, and their communities. Their creative work, in other words, is a gift they want to share, not a product they want to sell."

In this article, Debora details the history of quilting in the US and cites the details of case after case of quilt artist copyright infringement, including that of Kathleen Bissett's 2004 lawsuit against the Central Canada Quilt Exhibition, the 2006 suit of Paula Nadelstern against the Hilton Hotel, Faith Ringgold's suit against the BET television network, and the 2001 case of Judi Boisson for the illegal reproduction and sale of her quilt designs.

This article is fascinating, detailed, and very readable (no unintelligible jargon). Please read it at your leisure. You will be truly enlightened and very glad that you did.
http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/viewArticle/41/118

Citations at the end of the article provide links to additional information and resources.

Copyright Infringement by Fabric Company???

Kimberly Shaw is an artist who designs and sells greeting cards primarily featuring teacup and teapot themes. Last year she was flabbergasted when a customer said she had just bought fabric (Victoria's Tea Room) that she recognized as being created from Kimberly's designs and congratulated her on being able to license it. Kimberly had not.

Fabri-Quilt, the company in question, has refused to acknowledge any infringement. Read Kimberly's account, compare her artwork (she provides many examples) to the fabric in question. Think about whether this could happen to you...

http://kimberlyshaw.typepad.com/my_weblog/protecting-.html

You may also want to revisit an earlier post about a free e-book:

So What About Copyright? What Artists Need to Know About Copyright and Trademarks: For Filmmakers, Visual Artists and Writers