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Friday Finds is my weekly round-up of needlework, art, and book news from around the web.

This week simultaneously dragged on forever and went by super fast. How it that possible? My husband and I have been de-stressing by re-watching the Harry Potter movies. Tonight’s film: Prisoner of Azkaban. It has been at least a couple years since we last watched these movies, and somehow they are even better than I remembered.

Here are this week’s links:

• Create a wreath that celebrates your love of sewing and recycles old notions.
• Jen Kahn creates zipper pouches from old theater scenery backdrops and donates a portion of the profits to help students go see Broadways plays.
• The Craft Industry Alliance visited the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival. I really need to go to this one year.
• In case you haven’t heard: Thread Heaven has ended production. Grab it while you can!
• Ceramicist Heesoo Lee creates beautiful sculptural bowls and vases inspired by the aspen forests of Colorado.
• Lit Hub has a round-up of the most recommended books for this fall, as gathered from dozens of media sources.

Video of the Week

This vintage commercial cracked me up because my sister and I both had these dolls. I think mine was Mandy and my sister had the Jenny doll. But, this brought back memories.

Ah, I’m glad I made it through the week. Will be posting some catch-up posts soon! But, here are this week’s crafty and bookish links:

• The National Book Award nominees were announced this week. NPR has the complete list.
• I love profiles of crafty people in local newspapers. This is a good one: “Gering woman Norma Wells loves working on quilting projects.”
• Cloth Paper Scissors has a fun tutorial for creating stitched art journal pages. Great weekend project!
• So colorful! Check out the textile art of Norwegian artist Sissel Blystad.
• Janet Perry shares some needlepoint trends from the recent Dallas Market.
• Artsy has a fascinating history of Newcomb College: “Over a Century Ago, This New Orleans Pottery School Launched a Generation of Female Ceramicists.”

Video of the Week

Never get tired of watching this. Such a gorgeous blanket.

I can hardly believe that Labor Day was this past Monday. This did not feel like a 4-day work week. I’m ready to crash.

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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:

• Libby Williams combines painting with embroidery to create one-of-a-kind pieces that celebrate her love of travel.
• The Mr. X Stitch blog shares 20 creative uses for Kreinik thread.
• I love this idea: “10 College Courses to Read Along With This Semester (From Your Couch)“
• I’m such a sucker for these book lists. Book Riot shares “100 Must-Read Travel Books“.
• These tiny dioramas are amazing: “Miniature Scenes Staged Inside Jewelry Boxes by Curtis Talwst Santiago.”
• The Spruce rounds up links to 10 conversion charts for embroidery threads.

Video of the Week

This short video is a clip from an upcoming episode of Craft in America on PBS about the importance of weaving in Mexican textiles.

TGIF. 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:

• Goodreads picks 21 new books to look forward to this fall.
• Be sure to click and view the haunting, yet beautiful photos for this story from the New Yorker: “A Former Janitor Collects and Photographs the Items Seized from Immigrants and Thrown Away By U.S. Customs and Border Patrol“
• Lovely profile of a needleworker, Betty Samuels, who stitched many pieces celebrating her Jewish faith.
• Library Journal editors pick their favorite new books coming out this fall.
• Lit Hub also wants us to know the 15 books we should read this September.
• BBC Culture lists the results of a survey for the 100 greatest comedy movies of all time. Some good films on this list!

Video of the Week

Very cute short animated film…

Friday Finds is my weekly round-up of needlework, art, and book news from around the web.

We are wrapping up Welcome Days at my school this week as we welcome the class of 2021 to campus, plus all of our returning students. I’m also teaching my first class this semester! I met with my class yesterday, and they are pretty awesome. I’m looking forward to spending the next 14 weeks with them in Introduction to the College Experience.

But, enough about me. Here are this week’s links:

• The New Yorker talks to Michele Carragher, the principal embroiderer for the Games of Thrones tv series, about her work on the beautiful costumes in the show.
• The Jealous Curator featured the embroidered “thread paintings” of artist Heidi Leitzke.
• Dani Ives creates intricate, detailed animal portraits using needlefelting techniques.
• Neat illustration: “Artistic Maps of Pakistan and India Show Embroidery Techniques of Each Region“
• Lit Hub shares a novel and non-fiction book for every state in the U.S.

Video of the Week

“One More Pull” by Bounding Main. This a cappella group specializes in traditional sea shanties and other folk tunes. They play on the Renaissance faire circuit. I’ve been lucky to see them live, and their harmonies are pretty great.