My friend Ruth Suehle sewed, beaded, wired, embroidered, and stamped herself an incredibly intricate crown-to-toe Red Queen costume for this year’s Dragon*Con — and won the Best Journeyman prize for her handiwork! photo by Weston Clowney; all other photos by Ruth Suehle I asked her how she made it, and she had lots of details … Continue reading Red Queen costume for Dragon*Con
Anthropomorphic food amuses me to no end, and this zombie potato from Craftster Kitty Ballistic is no exception. Sewn of felt with embroidered details, she says, “Nathan is a bit of an outcast amongst his spuddy pals. They’re not really worried that he’s going to eat their brains on account of the fact that A) … Continue reading Zombie Potato
All the vampire lovin’ crafters really picked up on Bella’s mittens in Twilight, including Craftster user Ruby Copperhead. She knit this pair for a swap. Click through to see the other side – she embroidered “Vampires Suck” in red thread. I do love a bad pun :) Bella’s Mittens from Twilight
Craftster user ChrisSews wanted to make something that a guy would enjoy opening at a couples baby shower. Since the guy in question is into zombies, she came up with a Zombie Training ball. She says, I embroidered the baby zombie, and the “Future Zombie Hunter” on black satin and white flannel. I found this … Continue reading Zombie Baby Ball
I got this amazing submission from Geek Crafter Beth. She made a felt and embroidered book detailing the scenes of Manos: The Hands of Fate. (A 1966 horror movie – I had to look it up, too.) Beth posted all the pages of the book on Craftster, under the user name mcbeth. You all must … Continue reading Manos: The Hands of Fate Felt Book
Arrrgh. Pirate humor always amuses me, and this knitting tote with embroidery by Craftster user Urban Threads is no exception. She machine-embroidered the skull and knitting crossbones patch and attached it to a store-bought tote using Patch Attach glue. Yarrrrrrn Pirate Embroidered Knitting Tote