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  1. The Finished Product!

    November 6, 2011 by The Crafty Concubine

    So, last month was the unveiling of Leanne Prain’s ‘Hoopla, The Unexpected Art of Embroidery’, a How-To book for those who love unconventional craft. I had the honor of being part of that book with a project of my own.
    The project took me around 46 hours to complete, and I waited an entire year to see the finished product…boy was I surprised! The book is a whopping 400 full colour pages, and is not only a pattern book, but includes interviews, as well all kinds of interesting information regarding the history of embroidery.
    If you are someone who enjoys needlecraft, and art that’s a little more political, sexual or subversive in any way…this book is for you! You can purchase the book for $29.95 @ Aresenal Pulp Press

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  2. Hoopla: The Unexpected Art of Embroidery

    September 9, 2011 by The Crafty Concubine

    Last year around this time (Aug. 2010 to be precise) I submitted a few pieces of artwork to a woman named Leanne Prain out in Vancouver BC, looking for artistic people with a love of craft to be a part of her next book – Hoopla: The Unexpected Art or Embroidery. One of my pieces was accepted to the now 400pg work of art and the book will be out mid-October! There will be a book launch in Toronto @ Type Books (Queen St. West, right across from Trinity-Bellwoods park) Tuesday, Sept. 27 2011, between 6 and 8pm. Come on in and say HI!

    From start to finish (actually embroidering the piece, drawing and writing up the pattern) the piece took me about 46hrs. This was the longest amount of time I’d ever worked on a piece of embroidery, but the end result was definitely worth it. Here

    are some pics of the original sketch, work in progress and finished piece that you will see in the book. My piece was actually done on a nude colour chemise to symbolize the “self image” aspects of the work, so you won’t just be seeing a bunch of pictures of embroidery…Leanne has taken the time to photograph each piece into a work of art! Check out this link to Leanne’s page for more information about her other projects and how to acquire this rad book!

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