Runway Skulls
Are these textile skulls supposed to be human? Ape? Gas masks? I can’t tell, but I also can’t stop staring. [via Street Anatomy]
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Bridges on the Body
I was looking for a good tutorial on how to tie a frog button closure. I inadvertently found Bridges on the Body, a site that is now ranking on my list of favorites. Bridges on the Body, at first glance, seems to be just about sewing corsets, but if you read deeper, you will see […]
Strawberry Fields Forever Felt Scarf
This rendering of strawberries as a scarf is the perfect accessory to wear during the winter when you are pretending that it’s already spring. I often find a ray of sunshine to sit in and imagine that the end of January is the beginning of March. This lovely example of fiber art is from the […]
Velvet Charm and Chain Necklace
Sometimes inspiration hits me like a freight train. Ideas pop into my head with little warning, and I become completely obsessed with making them real. That’s how it went with this necklace. I’ve had the brocade scraps and a hot pink velvet ribbon around the house for a while now, and during a recent trip […]
How-To: Fatlab Hoodie Applique
The Free Art & Technology Lab is going to Berlin for the Transmediale festival next week, and in preparation for rolling in style, I’ve worked up a tutorial for appliqueing letters across the hood, including a downloadable patten for the letters. The crew will be workshopping this project at the festival, and I’ll Skype in […]
Lady Gaga Wardrobe Cookies
Flickr users fadedlines6 and catatonicpatient created this set of cookies inspired by Lady Gaga’s wardrobe. Can you identify all the outfit replications? [via @broylesa]
Gown Made of Discarded Auto Radiator Copper
New Zealand’s Victoria University recent graduate Emma Whiteside made this incredible 18th century-style gown from discarded automotive radiator copper for the 2009 World of WearableArt show. The dress weighs 22 pounds and took 200 hours to sew. Check out this closeup:
