Sometimes, as a sewist, you need a palette cleanser. Something without buttons or buttonholes, zippers or snaps. Something that doesn’t take a lot of time or effort to cut out. …

French Fauvist painter Maurice de Vlaminck explored the potent properties of colour throughout his career, combining electrifyingly bright shades with more muted, sandy hues like the soft, warm hue of …

Nearly a decade ago I moved countries, leaving behind two wonderful machines that were not electrically compatible with my new home. One of these machines was the 1034D Overlock made …

Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto makes art with the concept of social interaction at its core. He makes vast and all-encompassing fabric sculptures with a range of unconventional materials and substances …

American Abstract Expressionist painter Joan Mitchell built her career on the exploration of colour, gesture, and self-expression, making frenzied paintings from interlocking ribbons, bands, and streaks of paint. In her …

Japanese textile artist Toshiko Horiuchi-MacAdam makes vast, all-encompassing installations, using colourful, crocheted threads to make art with a powerful social purpose – to create free, interactive spaces for children to …

Colour was a key component in the art of early 20th century Bauhaus artist Paul Klee, one he treated as a powerful, emotionally resonant force. He immersed himself deeply in …

Los Angeles-based sculptor and fibre artist Tanya Aguiñiga has made a career out of working with traditional craft practices and materials to produce a wide range of sculptures, installations and …

Late 19th century French painter Paul Sérusier was a pioneering colourist, whose paintings broke free from the realism of the French Impressionists into the realms of the mystical, symbolic, and …

I first learned how to sew on my mum’s trusty Bernina Matic, figuring out the basics of a sewing machine and sewing in general. In high school, I continued on …

Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos makes vast, all-encompassing sculptural installations that embrace the wonder of textiles in all their glory, from crochet and embroidery to needlework and knitting, which she often …

You might be thinking “Thread is thread… right?” Well, not always. Sewing thread is a key part of any sewing project. But just like fabric, the thread you choose matters, …