I have not been home all week, so very little stitching has been happening. I am looking forward to some downtime this weekend because I need a break!

Friday Finds is my weekly round-up of needlework, textile, books and art links from my wanderings around the web.

Here are this week’s links:

• The Sketchbook Skool has some tips for making time for creative activities each day.
• A piece of slavery-era embroidery on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is getting attention from historians.
• Open Culture links to dozens of free coloring books from museums and libraries around the world.
• Janet Perry has some tips for selecting threads for a needlepoint project.
• The Academy Awards are on Sunday. Lithub looks at the books behind the nominated films.

Video of the Week

“Swedish filmmakers Maximilien Van Aertryck and Axel Danielson paid 67 people $30 to climb to the top of a ten meter (33 foot) high dive for the very first time all while being filmed. Would they decide to jump?” Watch and see how we face our fears. (via Colossal)

https://static01.nyt.com/video/players/offsite/index.html?videoId=100000004882589

If the embedded player doesn’t appear, you can watch the full video here.