#traditional crafts

[nothing-an-iratze-cant-fix]

That happy feeling I get whenever I remember that decorative practices like embroidery and fair isle knitting were actually developed to thicken clothing to make it warmer and then developed into something that accomplishes that while showing our inherently human self-expression and creativity. That the strands twisted along behind my work aren’t annoying wastes of thread, they’re literally the reason my ancestors developed these crafts.

Go ahead and rb with any cool examples you have of these or any other fiber crafts which use double layering to increase warmth or stability!

#fibre crafts #fiber crafts #knitting #embroidery #traditional crafts

[ezekiellsplayground]

On the homeward stretch now! Although the outer motif is making me cross-eyed as I stitch it 😵

#craft #crafts #sewing #wip #stitching #maker #hand embroidery #embroidery #blackwork #blackwork embroidery #traditional art #traditional crafts #cottage crafts #hand sewing #hand stitching #embroidered #embroider #blackwork design #motif #flower #flower motif #art #artist

[bitstitchbitch]

I find it very fascinating that there are two separate movements among the youth (gen z / younger millennials) embracing traditional crafts and hobbies - knitting, crocheting, mending, gardening, baking, basically anything that involves slowing down and making things from scratch. one is the mostly Christian evangelical conservative “tradwife” movement. They’re not only embracing the crafts and skills, but also traditional gender and social roles.

the other is the sustainability, slow-fashion, save-the-earth movement which is mostly progressives / socialists / anarchists (using US frame of reference here). This group embraces the crafts and skills but not the traditional power structures.

I guess that it just goes to show that across the political spectrum we are recognizing an inherent instability in the way we live our lives and are searching to slow down and live more sustainably. Gen Z in particular seems very focused on the long-term (we have more retirement savings than older generations did at our age).

#Solarpunk #sustainability #sustainable living #ecofriendly #traditional crafts #baking #fiber arts #gardening #slowing down #Gen z #millennials #politics #Food for thought

[monstersandmaw]

Had a proper go at making thatching spars for the first time today! These are made of split hazel, and act like staples to hold the thatch in place on a thatched roof. They need to be nice and slender and flexible for the thatcher to put the twist in before they go in, and it’s surprisingly hard to split hazel rods down into these with a billhook! My teacher made it look very easy…

#coppicing #traditional crafts #heritage crafts #non monster post #personal post

[concentriccookies]

Handwoven checkered tea towels and matching coasters!

I was gonna go all in and design a plaid but after thumbnailing some patterns i got caught up in how much math i was going to need to do so instead i pulled back and went more simple but i really love how these came out. I think the design is a classic one for the kitchen

Woven with a cotton/linen blend 8/2 yarn.

#handwoven #handweaving #teatowels #Kitchen towels #Rigid heddle #Rigid heddle weaving #Weaving #hand crafts #traditional crafts #Loom weaving #Textiles

[iwantitinpink]

Quannah Chasinghorse at the 2023 Met Gala, wearing dress by Prabal Gurung and beadwork jewellery by Sota Scowi Designs

Jewellery handmade from glass beads, faux pearls, porcupine quills and dentalium shells.

#quannah chasinghorse #met gala 2023 #met gala #fashion #red carpet #color: pink #pink #pink dress #prabal gurung #sota scowi designs #beadwork #traditional crafts #indigenous fashion #indigenous designer #celebrity style #jewellery #celebrity fashion

[ancientorigins]

Modern techniques might be more convenient, but they’re not always better. Meet Musa Jaiteh, a Gambian artisan keeping an ancient tie-dye tradition alive. 

#natural dyes #kola nuts #indigo #tie-dye #traditional crafts #textile arts #ancient #history #ancient origins #gambia

[shevitsa]

Sgraffito-style "royal" pottery at the marketplace in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. Sgraffito was a popular technique for the manufacturing of ceramics in the Second Bulgarian Tsardom (12th-14th c.), however abandoned during the Ottoman yoke. It was revived by 20th century artisans after archeological research unearthed remnants of medieval pottery inside Tsarevets fortress, which helped rediscover the authenic colors and patterns used once.

"Царска" сграфито керамика от Самоводската чаршия, Велико Търново. Техниката сграфито е популярна по времето на Второто българско царство (XII-XIVв.), но е забравена след падането под османско иго. Преоткрита е от майстори-грънчари през XX век, когато при разкопки на крепостта Царевец са намерени останки от средновековни чаши и чинии. По тях съвременните майстори се ориентират за орнаментите и багрите, използвани някога.

Photos by Jovana Kvrzić

#bulgaria #pottery #ceramics #veliko tarnovo #traditional crafts

[mesterspets]

Mending like a piece of art!

This shirt is the same age as me and has seen some things. But it’s still going.

#my projects #my posts #my post #mending #visible mending #reusereducerecycle #reducereuserecycle #reuserevolution #sewing #traditional crafts #crafts

[ezekiellsplayground]

WIP of the blackwork square design. It’s beginning to look so striking as all the elements come together.

#craft #crafts #sewing #wip #stitching #maker #blackwork embroidery #blackwork #embroidery #hand embroidery #embroidery traditional #traditional art #traditional #traditional crafts #traditional craft #art #artist #handstitching #handsewn #design #flowers #geometric #pattern

[lotusinjadewell]

Vietnamese traditional lanterns. Credit to Lồng Đèn Xưa.

#vietnam #vietnamese #culture #history #sinosphere #artwork #lanterns #paper lanterns #crafts #traditional crafts

[aworldofpattern]

Papercut by Mark Hearld - work in progress for a scarf for A State of Nature

#fine art #fashion #papercut #traditional crafts #papercraft #mark hearlď #british artist #a state of nature #accessories #scarf #foulard #collab #fashion collaboration #collaboration #fashion collab #surface pattern #pattern #surface pattern design #pattern design #textiles #textile design #print #printed textiles #work in progress #design

[monstersandmaw]

The freezing fog was so thick today that it froze on my windscreen while I was driving, but it made for some really atmospheric shots at the Neolithic longhouse.

Fed some goats too and got an offer to learn traditional coppicing, which I’m starting next week, weather permitting… I’ll also be demonstrating mail making (chainmail) later in February.

Hopefully I can keep up my writing and stuff, but new things are afoot here, which makes a nice change.

#personal post #non monster post #history #traditional crafts #heritage crafts #woodland #coppicing

[studentofshinto]

The process of making a traditional Japanese flute.

#japanese culture #traditional crafts #flute #japanese flute #Youtube

[stitch-witchery]

My Vanilla Sock Recipe - A Bee In The Bonnet

#knitting pattern #knitting #fibercrafts #traditional crafts #fiber crafts #handicraft #crafts #hand made #diy #sock pattern #socks #knitted socks