McGarrity enjoys creating embroidery art centered on animals, which is something we had the opportunity to see countless times before. However, she still manages to make her works look fresh and stand out thanks to the use of vibrant color palettes.

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“Animals are a viral subject, so I like to add my own ‘flavor’ to a painting by reinterpreting them with various color palettes,” McGarrity shared in a recent interview. “I still feel like I’m getting the hang of things, so I enjoy experimenting with a wide range of stitches and techniques.”

Fiber art was something that McGarrity always appreciated, and she engaged in its various forms over the years. However, it was embroidery that ultimately captured her attention, and she has been making embroidery art for the past three years.

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A post shared by Laura McGarrity (@a_warm_garlic_yurt)

Thanks to her dedication and continuous effort, McGarrity brought her embroidery skills to an impressive level. Her works, which can take days to complete, are complex, and detailed, and can be easily mistaken for a painting. Scroll down to enjoy more of them.

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And so, a love for sewing and embroidery began – one that would eventually culminate in an Etsy shop where she now sells hand-embroidered necklaces and earrings, all made with special care and attention. “I used to work as a freelance photojournalist, but when I got pregnant, my husband and I decided that I’d stay at home for a while and take care of our daughter,” she explained in an interview with the Etsy blog, describing how her career came to be. “About a year after she was born, I started to feel like I wanted to do something creative again. I started making an inventory of my skills and what I’d like to do, and I decided I’d really enjoy working with fabric and drawing and colors. I had a few threads, so I tried embroidering, and it’s cliché, but it was love at first sight.”

When it comes to Thursday More’s creative inspiration, color plays a huge part. she admits she goes color hunting on the internet, saving references on her computer for a later time. Aside from color, her designs are also influenced by her mood, imagination, and memories, making her creations both personal and appealing.

“I try to stitch every day, even just for an hour,” she says. “I like the portability, the fact that I can take it with me wherever I go. It doesn’t require electricity. It doesn’t require the internet. With hand embroidery, you’re just in the moment.” Here are some of our favorite creations by her:

The post Why Not Add Embroidery to Your Jewelry Collection? appeared first on PlayJunkie.

According to Stiglets, nurturing ourselves and tapping into our creativity allows us to become happier, more joyful, whole people. “I encourage you to slow down, “she says. “Take some time to notice the world around you. Look within and help your mind focus and calm so that you can come from a place of quiet rather than chaos. When your mind is peaceful, your life is richer.”

In an interview with the Etsy blog, Stiglets recalled how she first experimented with embroidery when she was a teenager, by stitching little designs onto her backpack and jeans. “I put it away for a while, then came back to it years later when my kids were very young, and I pretty much never stopped!” she says. Completely self-taught, her craft was learned by trial and error, allowing herself room to make mistakes.

The kits she sells include everything you need to get started wit embroidery yourself. The pattern is pre-printed on the fabric, and the floss, needle, and hoop are included too. She also adds a Getting Started Guide, which walks you through setting up your hoop and prepping your embroidery floss. Her How-to Guide includes diagrams for a handful of her favorite basic stitches. “I give notes for each design, including which stitches I used where, so folks can replicate my example photos if they want to—or they can do their own thing,” explains Stiglets.

Get going!

The post Now Is the Perfect Time to Take On Embroidery appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Now her studio practice is divided into two parts: making embroidered accessories on the one hand, and one of a kind artworks on the other. “I try to use different embroidery techniques together,” she explains. “Enriching texture to give it a visual dynamism is very important for me.”

The finished product is a combination of illustration and embroidery, color and texture. “Mostly I try to use embroidery techniques on patterns that match their real-life texture,” notes Yazici. “I enjoy combining these traditional techniques with modern patterns. I also like fancy and intricate embroideries and I wouldn’t hesitate to decorate my works with sequins and beads.”

Her work consists of quirky and surreal worlds and characters – a dreamy landscape where magic is possible. “Even if I don’t know where to place my work within contemporary art right now, I do think they share similar characteristics with both illustration and fiber art and I try to achieve a balance between them,” says Yazici.

The post The Teeny-Tiny Embroideries of Irem Yazici appeared first on PlayJunkie.

According to her bio, her journey started with learning how to crochet and knit. Gradually, and after being exposed to botanical art, she started experimenting with dried flowers. She then came to develop a floral embroidery technique using real organic material as her thread – a skill she now passes onto others through classes and tutorials

“A lot of my ideas come from going for walks in the countryside near where I live, or things I grow in the garden,” she told The Italian Rêve. The garden is also where Prinku finds a lot of her materials. “I love working with the seasons,” she notes, “so whatever is in season is my favorite at that moment! Some flowers are better than others for particular purposes. For example, for floral embroidery hoops you want flowers with thin stalks and without particularly big heads. I’ve recently discovered you can dry small poppies and they seem to work well. Whereas for wreaths I like to use things like eucalyptus and olive, and I’ve started trying hydrangeas and peonies.”

While some flowers she dries herself, others she buys dried. She also forages for seed pods at the end of the season and picks them when they are dry already. “In terms of colors, it’s mostly pastel shades although currently I’m working on a red, white and blue floral hoop and enjoying how these bright colors work together!” she says.

The post The Botanical Embroidery of Olga Prinku appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Each of Kwasnycia’s hoops is unique as she freehands the compositions without following a particular pattern. Her embroideries are rich in texture and depth, while the limited color palettes work great for emphasizing the design. Her work is available for buying in her Etsy shop and we definitely recommend following her Instagram page if you want to get your daily dose of beautiful art delivered to your Insta feed.

Scroll down to see some of her works we picked out for you.

The post Hannah Kwasnycia’s Embroidery Depicts Coral, Moss, and Lichen appeared first on PlayJunkie.

But it’s her textile art that first caught our attention. Recreating everyday objects in realistic detail, her knitted and embroidered creations include anything from Ketchup bottles to Nike trainers. “I’m often inspired by very ‘normal’ everyday items, items that portray the luxury of choice and comfort in the western world, whilst at the same time hinting at the excess that is often taken for granted in a fast-paced, immediate society,” Dance relayed in an interview with Lifestyle Tails, adding that “the irony being each knitted or embroidered piece that I make has taken hours/days/weeks to create.”

“I always aim for my work to be graphical, with a playful edge,” she adds. “Knitting and embroidery is typically perceived as a ‘feminine craft’ however I try to take gender out of the equation when coming up with ideas. I always strive to produce a carefully considered design, with a strong concept, using quality materials.”

Much like her approach to art, her approach to interior design is entwined with craftsmanship. Describing herself as an interior designer with a holistic approach to designing homes and workplaces, Dance is known for her luxury and contemporary interiors that have craftsmanship at the heart.

With so much going on for her, her days are very much packed. “I’m usually sculpting, knitting or stitching, which is always good time to put a podcast or music on…. or if I’m trying to work something out or write, I need total silence,” she describes her workday. “I usually work until around 6 depending on what I’m working on,” she adds.

Follow her work through Instagram:

The post Jessica Dance’s Textile Art Has a Playful Edge to It appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Her pieces — a hybrid between paintings, collages, drawings, textile art, and digital art — usually begin with an image found on the internet, in magazines, or thrift shops. Often, these images become the physical basis for her new work. With digital sketches, prints, markers, spray paint, thread, and ink, Vooijs transforms these images so that they reflect her life and her aesthetics.

“I like to see what happens when you cross digital stuff and layer that with traditional methods,” she writes on her website. “Building up and peeling pieces away or scratching my way back to the surface, until I feel that it might be time to step back and leave it alone,” she explains.

With her methods varying, each piece can take anywhere between a couple of hours to more than a week to complete. “Some pieces took so long I almost gave up,” she admitted in an interview with Jung Katz. “Actually, I did repaint a lot of my work… sometimes it’s just the quickest fix and besides that, it’s budget-friendly. I also often work on a couple of pieces simultaneously.”

Her toolbox ranges from the traditional to the digital and includes Photoshop, Wacom Intuos tablet, A3 printer, digital prints, transfers, acrylic, oil, spray paint, Tipp-Ex, embroidery, markers, pencils, ink, and carbon paper.

Follow her work on Instagram:

The post The Soft, Layered Art of Dorris Vooijs appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Watching Kucherenko’s embroidery art, it is hard not to think that her subjects could easily jump out of the canvas and join their kind in the ocean. In order to achieve this effect and create realistic and colorful jellyfish, she uses numerous techniques including beading, needle felting, and thread painting. She also attaches other fabric to her works in order to enhance the impression.

Kucherenko also pays close attention to the presentation of her work. She creates stunning and carefully planned backgrounds that perfectly complement each of her creations.

Check out her works below.

The post Talented Embroidery Artist Creates Awesome Lifelike Jellyfish appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Having graduated in Painting and Drawing from the University of Utah, her art heavily relies on her background in painting. According to Clark, it was during her studies that she discovered her love for embroidery and thread drawings (drawing with her sewing machine), blurring the lines between fine art and craft.

“My background in painting has allowed me to explore the material using techniques from the worlds of drawing and painting,” she explains. “Engaging both traditional and innovative techniques in employing formal qualities with density, texture, and pattern.”

“Visually, I love it when people bypass my work thinking it’s nothing other than a simple painting,” she further relayed in an interview with Jung Katz. “Until they look a little closer and see that in fact it is fibers/thread. Then they have to proceed to look even closer.”

Take a closer look:

The post These Thread Paintings Blur the Lines Between Fine Art and Craft appeared first on PlayJunkie.

McGarrity enjoys creating embroidery art centered on animals, which is something we had the opportunity to see countless times before. However, she still manages to make her works look fresh and stand out thanks to the use of vibrant color palettes.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Laura McGarrity (@a_warm_garlic_yurt)

“Animals are a viral subject, so I like to add my own ‘flavor’ to a painting by reinterpreting them with various color palettes,” McGarrity shared in a recent interview. “I still feel like I’m getting the hang of things, so I enjoy experimenting with a wide range of stitches and techniques.”

Fiber art was something that McGarrity always appreciated, and she engaged in its various forms over the years. However, it was embroidery that ultimately captured her attention, and she has been making embroidery art for the past three years.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Laura McGarrity (@a_warm_garlic_yurt)

Thanks to her dedication and continuous effort, McGarrity brought her embroidery skills to an impressive level. Her works, which can take days to complete, are complex, and detailed, and can be easily mistaken for a painting. Scroll down to enjoy more of them.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Laura McGarrity (@a_warm_garlic_yurt)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Laura McGarrity (@a_warm_garlic_yurt)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Laura McGarrity (@a_warm_garlic_yurt)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Laura McGarrity (@a_warm_garlic_yurt)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Laura McGarrity (@a_warm_garlic_yurt)

The post Check Out This Colorful Animal Embroidery By Laura McGarrity appeared first on PlayJunkie.

And so, a love for sewing and embroidery began – one that would eventually culminate in an Etsy shop where she now sells hand-embroidered necklaces and earrings, all made with special care and attention. “I used to work as a freelance photojournalist, but when I got pregnant, my husband and I decided that I’d stay at home for a while and take care of our daughter,” she explained in an interview with the Etsy blog, describing how her career came to be. “About a year after she was born, I started to feel like I wanted to do something creative again. I started making an inventory of my skills and what I’d like to do, and I decided I’d really enjoy working with fabric and drawing and colors. I had a few threads, so I tried embroidering, and it’s cliché, but it was love at first sight.”

When it comes to Thursday More’s creative inspiration, color plays a huge part. she admits she goes color hunting on the internet, saving references on her computer for a later time. Aside from color, her designs are also influenced by her mood, imagination, and memories, making her creations both personal and appealing.

“I try to stitch every day, even just for an hour,” she says. “I like the portability, the fact that I can take it with me wherever I go. It doesn’t require electricity. It doesn’t require the internet. With hand embroidery, you’re just in the moment.” Here are some of our favorite creations by her:

The post Why Not Add Embroidery to Your Jewelry Collection? appeared first on PlayJunkie.

According to Stiglets, nurturing ourselves and tapping into our creativity allows us to become happier, more joyful, whole people. “I encourage you to slow down, “she says. “Take some time to notice the world around you. Look within and help your mind focus and calm so that you can come from a place of quiet rather than chaos. When your mind is peaceful, your life is richer.”

In an interview with the Etsy blog, Stiglets recalled how she first experimented with embroidery when she was a teenager, by stitching little designs onto her backpack and jeans. “I put it away for a while, then came back to it years later when my kids were very young, and I pretty much never stopped!” she says. Completely self-taught, her craft was learned by trial and error, allowing herself room to make mistakes.

The kits she sells include everything you need to get started wit embroidery yourself. The pattern is pre-printed on the fabric, and the floss, needle, and hoop are included too. She also adds a Getting Started Guide, which walks you through setting up your hoop and prepping your embroidery floss. Her How-to Guide includes diagrams for a handful of her favorite basic stitches. “I give notes for each design, including which stitches I used where, so folks can replicate my example photos if they want to—or they can do their own thing,” explains Stiglets.

Get going!

The post Now Is the Perfect Time to Take On Embroidery appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Now her studio practice is divided into two parts: making embroidered accessories on the one hand, and one of a kind artworks on the other. “I try to use different embroidery techniques together,” she explains. “Enriching texture to give it a visual dynamism is very important for me.”

The finished product is a combination of illustration and embroidery, color and texture. “Mostly I try to use embroidery techniques on patterns that match their real-life texture,” notes Yazici. “I enjoy combining these traditional techniques with modern patterns. I also like fancy and intricate embroideries and I wouldn’t hesitate to decorate my works with sequins and beads.”

Her work consists of quirky and surreal worlds and characters – a dreamy landscape where magic is possible. “Even if I don’t know where to place my work within contemporary art right now, I do think they share similar characteristics with both illustration and fiber art and I try to achieve a balance between them,” says Yazici.

The post The Teeny-Tiny Embroideries of Irem Yazici appeared first on PlayJunkie.

According to her bio, her journey started with learning how to crochet and knit. Gradually, and after being exposed to botanical art, she started experimenting with dried flowers. She then came to develop a floral embroidery technique using real organic material as her thread – a skill she now passes onto others through classes and tutorials

“A lot of my ideas come from going for walks in the countryside near where I live, or things I grow in the garden,” she told The Italian Rêve. The garden is also where Prinku finds a lot of her materials. “I love working with the seasons,” she notes, “so whatever is in season is my favorite at that moment! Some flowers are better than others for particular purposes. For example, for floral embroidery hoops you want flowers with thin stalks and without particularly big heads. I’ve recently discovered you can dry small poppies and they seem to work well. Whereas for wreaths I like to use things like eucalyptus and olive, and I’ve started trying hydrangeas and peonies.”

While some flowers she dries herself, others she buys dried. She also forages for seed pods at the end of the season and picks them when they are dry already. “In terms of colors, it’s mostly pastel shades although currently I’m working on a red, white and blue floral hoop and enjoying how these bright colors work together!” she says.

The post The Botanical Embroidery of Olga Prinku appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Each of Kwasnycia’s hoops is unique as she freehands the compositions without following a particular pattern. Her embroideries are rich in texture and depth, while the limited color palettes work great for emphasizing the design. Her work is available for buying in her Etsy shop and we definitely recommend following her Instagram page if you want to get your daily dose of beautiful art delivered to your Insta feed.

Scroll down to see some of her works we picked out for you.

The post Hannah Kwasnycia’s Embroidery Depicts Coral, Moss, and Lichen appeared first on PlayJunkie.

But it’s her textile art that first caught our attention. Recreating everyday objects in realistic detail, her knitted and embroidered creations include anything from Ketchup bottles to Nike trainers. “I’m often inspired by very ‘normal’ everyday items, items that portray the luxury of choice and comfort in the western world, whilst at the same time hinting at the excess that is often taken for granted in a fast-paced, immediate society,” Dance relayed in an interview with Lifestyle Tails, adding that “the irony being each knitted or embroidered piece that I make has taken hours/days/weeks to create.”

“I always aim for my work to be graphical, with a playful edge,” she adds. “Knitting and embroidery is typically perceived as a ‘feminine craft’ however I try to take gender out of the equation when coming up with ideas. I always strive to produce a carefully considered design, with a strong concept, using quality materials.”

Much like her approach to art, her approach to interior design is entwined with craftsmanship. Describing herself as an interior designer with a holistic approach to designing homes and workplaces, Dance is known for her luxury and contemporary interiors that have craftsmanship at the heart.

With so much going on for her, her days are very much packed. “I’m usually sculpting, knitting or stitching, which is always good time to put a podcast or music on…. or if I’m trying to work something out or write, I need total silence,” she describes her workday. “I usually work until around 6 depending on what I’m working on,” she adds.

Follow her work through Instagram:

The post Jessica Dance’s Textile Art Has a Playful Edge to It appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Her pieces — a hybrid between paintings, collages, drawings, textile art, and digital art — usually begin with an image found on the internet, in magazines, or thrift shops. Often, these images become the physical basis for her new work. With digital sketches, prints, markers, spray paint, thread, and ink, Vooijs transforms these images so that they reflect her life and her aesthetics.

“I like to see what happens when you cross digital stuff and layer that with traditional methods,” she writes on her website. “Building up and peeling pieces away or scratching my way back to the surface, until I feel that it might be time to step back and leave it alone,” she explains.

With her methods varying, each piece can take anywhere between a couple of hours to more than a week to complete. “Some pieces took so long I almost gave up,” she admitted in an interview with Jung Katz. “Actually, I did repaint a lot of my work… sometimes it’s just the quickest fix and besides that, it’s budget-friendly. I also often work on a couple of pieces simultaneously.”

Her toolbox ranges from the traditional to the digital and includes Photoshop, Wacom Intuos tablet, A3 printer, digital prints, transfers, acrylic, oil, spray paint, Tipp-Ex, embroidery, markers, pencils, ink, and carbon paper.

Follow her work on Instagram:

The post The Soft, Layered Art of Dorris Vooijs appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Watching Kucherenko’s embroidery art, it is hard not to think that her subjects could easily jump out of the canvas and join their kind in the ocean. In order to achieve this effect and create realistic and colorful jellyfish, she uses numerous techniques including beading, needle felting, and thread painting. She also attaches other fabric to her works in order to enhance the impression.

Kucherenko also pays close attention to the presentation of her work. She creates stunning and carefully planned backgrounds that perfectly complement each of her creations.

Check out her works below.

The post Talented Embroidery Artist Creates Awesome Lifelike Jellyfish appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Having graduated in Painting and Drawing from the University of Utah, her art heavily relies on her background in painting. According to Clark, it was during her studies that she discovered her love for embroidery and thread drawings (drawing with her sewing machine), blurring the lines between fine art and craft.

“My background in painting has allowed me to explore the material using techniques from the worlds of drawing and painting,” she explains. “Engaging both traditional and innovative techniques in employing formal qualities with density, texture, and pattern.”

“Visually, I love it when people bypass my work thinking it’s nothing other than a simple painting,” she further relayed in an interview with Jung Katz. “Until they look a little closer and see that in fact it is fibers/thread. Then they have to proceed to look even closer.”

Take a closer look:

The post These Thread Paintings Blur the Lines Between Fine Art and Craft appeared first on PlayJunkie.