Here are videos to spark inspiration and curiosity.
Fiber Art NowOkay, this isn't fiber art, but it speaks to the art of craft.
Peter Kiss is a clever and talented sculptor, and this video was so interesting to me. Do we need to be angst-ridden in order to be good artists? Peter doesn't think so.
Stitched: The Film (Here's the trailer!)
After you are tantalized by the trailer about this amazing documentary, go to www.stitchedfilm.com to find out more!
Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England
Here is a great video tour highlighting quilts from around the world that were shown in the Festival of Quilts.
Stunning Quilts & the Materials Used to Make Them
Phillipa Naylor's quilts are stunning, and because she does all of her quilting on a domestic machine, the results are practically miraculous, if you ask me. Enjoy!
Gallery tour of objects that found a new life.
Aaron Kramer's exhibition, The Secret Life of Objects. Spend one minute and feel like you've traveled through a transporter to a more clever time and place... Once you watch the video, you'll want to read the story, so click here.
Extreme Knitting! See Rachel Johns knit 1000 strands. No, really.
This is sort of a spectacle, but still very interesting to imagine organizing and knitting 1000 gorgeous fibers. What do you think?
Blue Charge: Here's a silk masterpiece.
Here is Jean Baptiste showing us a wet-on-wet silk painting, straight from his tropical home in St. Lucia.
Wow! Japanese silk fabric production
Here's a UNESCO video titled: Yuki-Tsumugi Silk Fabric Production Technique. See all stages from choosing the best cocoons to teasing fibers to weaving cloth into kimono!
Starting to spin: set to powerful music.
Such great production to this one. You feel like you are there.
Sylvie Boyer: beautiful snippet about her weaving process.
Note that any language "barriers" only make this clip better... After you watch the video, be sure to click here and get the rest of the story.