Designer profile, meet Janelle Noack
Janelle Noack lives in the very rural NSW Riverina town of Dirnaseer. In fact the town has a population of just 170! It is farming country and that’s exactly the life Janelle has led. “Growing up on a farm you learn to make do and use what you have,” Janelle says. “My mum was a […]
Designer Edge: Meet Joy Pitts
Showy types like to flaunt their designer labels all over town, but for most of us lesser mortals, clothing tags stay hidden from view. Now, one very fine artist is getting in on the act and making masterpieces from these rag-trade IDs. By Janai Velez UK-based artist Joy Pitts uses labels by the thousand. She […]
Welcome to Jennie Larsen WORKROOM
Buying a new home meant JENNIE LARSEN finally had a craft room. And she takes full advantage of the luxury, by making it a happy and social place to create in retro-style surroundings. By Janai Velez Bright colours and room for craft gatherings were top prioriBuying a new home meant JENNIE LARSEN finally had a […]
Karen Roark welcomes you to her Workroom
Childhood summers of making projects for country fairs combined with an interior-architecture degree are reflected in KAREN ROARK’s bright and cheery craft room. Warm country meets contemporary pizazz. By Janai Velez No detail is overlooked in Karen Roark’s crafty corner of the world – from the neatly stacked fabrics in crates to the thread-filled jars […]
Designer edge: Meet Claire Read
“They made me smile, made my heart leap a little. I guess you could say I fell in love.” Claire Read recalls when she first discovered her passion for making ‘storybox’ sculptures – little whimsical worlds created with repurposed materials. “I take the unwanted, the unloved, the damaged, the decayed and put them together in […]
Get to know author, writer, producer and now STITCHER – Tara Moss
TARA MOSS: Author, Human rights advocate, Documentary presenter, writer and producer, Vintage lover, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Sydney, Journalist, Charity worker, Blogger and now… STITCHER There’s not a lot of downtime in Tara Moss’s schedule, but what little there is now taken up with her new-found passion – sewing. And in typical form, […]
Designer Edge with Ulla-Stina Wikander
So you can’t afford a Van Gogh! So what? You can always stitch one in tapestry form. And if you are Ulla-Stina Wikander, you can then cut up your finished masterpiece and use the oddments to cover your vacuum cleaner. Or telephone, or typewriter, or pram. Or…. by Susan Hurley That might sound like stitching […]
Getting Cosy with designer Linda Guy
Linda Guy, sewer, designer and fabric collector gets cosy with Cosy PROJECT What’s your idea of the perfect stitching day? A perfect stitching day right now would be at the beach, sitting under a tree covering paper pieces or hand stitching. Cup of tea, a piece of cake and, most of all, some sunshine. I’ve lived […]
Desginer Edge – Maria Wigley (Selvedge)
Classy cursive, long, loose thread ends and lacy lettering. Maria Wigley’s ‘threadmanship’ is practised and precise … making text float is no mean feat! by Janai Velez An array of writings is translated into stitched artworks by the UK-based textile artist Maria Wigley. “Poetry and songs have a huge influence on my work, as does listening […]
In the studio with Naomi Hynes
In the studio with Naomi Hynes by Erica Spinks Within her purpose-built studio in a suburb of Melbourne, Naomi Hynes not only makes unique quilts but also designs and markets her original digital quilting patterns and provides professional quilting services to customers Photography by Ned Meldrum Naomi Hynes’s large studio faces north, so the natural […]