Birth of a Unicorn by Paul Nosa
Birth of a Unicorn by Paul Nosa This embroidery entitled ‘Birth of a Unicorn’ is by American artist and fellow #boyswhosew Paul Nosa. Paul has developed his own portable bicycle/solar powered sewing machine. The Solar Rover is a portable sewing machine table made entirely from aluminium. To sew anywhere anytime the Rover is powered by [...]
Finding the Unicorn: Tapestries Mythical and Modern
Finding the Unicorn: Tapestries Mythical and Modern 17 April to the 1 June 201 An exhibition entitled ‘Finding the Unicorn: Tapestries Mythical and Modern‘ opens at the Fleming Collection this month in London. Based around the medieval Hunt for the Unicorn tapestry series this exhibition will feature the work of West Dean Tapestry Studio and [...]
Plush Unicorn Bouquet
Plush Unicorn Bouquet ThinkGeek have been selling bouquet’s of plush unicorns as a magical alternative to red roses for this valentines.Who can argue with the vendor’s logic: Think about it. Unicorns are magical. Love is magical. Unicorns are beautiful. Love is beautiful. Unicorns never fart. Love tries to fart in the other room. A unicorn [...]
Crocheted Unicorn Plush Toy
Crocheted Unicorn Plush Toy This cute crocheted unicorn plush toy was made by the lovely ladies of Barry Stitch & Bitch group in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. Luckily Santa noticed the magical activities of these crafty ladies and picked up this unicorn for my Christmas stocking. Having tried, and failed, at crocheting once [...]
Frederique Morrel’s Embroidered Beasts
These wondrous creations are the work of the artist duo known as Frederique Morrel. These exquisite sculptures are created using fibre glass taxidermy moulds which are then injected with expanding foam. The tapestries used to embellish the sculptures are vintage works that have been salvaged from jumble sales and markets. The old embroideries are collected [...]
Happier Than A Unicorn Riding a Rainbow
I found this lovely little embroidery on Esty this week. It’s the work of American artist Sarah Hennessey. This quote is definitely one to aspire to live your life by.You can find more of Sarah’s work in her Etsy shop right here.
Oh Unicorn (by Jenny Hart)
This beautiful embroidery is by Jenny Hart – the brains behind Sublime Stitching. This lovely piece is stitched with hair onto a piece of leather. You can find more of Jenny’s embroidered work on her website: www.jennyhart.net
The Hunt of The Unicorn
This a clip of a work that was screened at the Eighth International Textile Biennial in Kaunas, Lithuania last winter. The work is by Birutė Letukaitė, Vita Gelūnienė & Evaldas Jansas with the “Aura” dance group from Lithuania. Early in 2011 textile artist Vita Geluniene and choreographer Birute Letukaite decided to collaborate. Choreographer Birute Letukaite [...]
Fluffy Cloud Floursack Towel
This rather delicious Unicorns and Fluffy Clouds Floursack Towel is the creation of Sara Selepouchin. To be honest I’ve no idea what a Floursack Towel is but I know that I want this one. The diagrammatic drawing includes fluffy clouds, kicky legs, and a rainbow; seriously, what more could a boy want? You can purchase [...]
La Dame à la Licorne
The Lady and the Unicorn (French: La Dame à la licorne) is the modern title given to a series of six tapestries woven in Flanders of wool and silk, from designs drawn in Paris in the late fifteenth century. The suite, on display in the Musée du Moyen-Âge, is often considered one of the greatest [...]
Hand Embroidered Unicorn Hoodie
I’ve just finished this hand embroidered unicorn-porn hoodie. It’s a one off item that will be available from my Etsy shop from 7:00pm (GMT) tomorrow evening (Monday 5 March 2012) for £55.00. There’s only one of these in existence – I don’t even have one myself – so you’ve the chance to get your paws [...]
Needle Felted Unicorns
These lovely felted unicorns are the work of American fibre artist Zoe Williams whose needle felted wool creations investigate the significance of dreams and symbols. You can find out more about zoe and her work on her website: www.zoewilliams.net