Monday, July 19, 2010

...and nothing for ourselves


I've been stitching this for a while now and finally finished it last week. the pattern is originally from the rrrad and crafty Bee Listy, who you might recognize if you hang around Mr Xstitch a lot or just appreciate people who are
"mad as hell and sticks needles into things to sublimate [their] rage".
Except lovely flash tattoo stuff like this, she also blogs at queercraft and stitches amazing portaits that I could never finish, since I know how much time and hard work she must put into them.

I played around a bit with the pattern, mostly the colours (and now I think that maybe I should have stuck to the original, since I managed to fuck up the shadeing a bit) but also the text. The quote comes from the EZLN, the Zapatistas, in Mexico and in english it translates to "everything for everyone". Words that maybe should be the goal to set out for in any political project. I tried to make it come alive a bit more, using silver metalic floss for parts of the dagger, but it's tricky to photograph it well.


Wednesday, July 14, 2010

fuma, bebe, não pensa em trabalhar, fuma, bebe queremos é descansar (summer crafternoon in the park)


So, I've been away for a while again.
No need to explain that more than the usual
total lack of creativity.

It's summer & the last week or so we've had tropical weather in Stockholm - it's too hot to do anything except eat ice cream & listen to Neurosis, Cult of Luna or ISIS. Yesterday I tried to break the vicious circle of sweat, sleep & work by gathering my craft crew for some outdoors activities.


There was food! & Emilia.


Helena was a happy crafter.

it's the Batscarf!

Cross stitch for the newborn.


Emilia is still working on what she herself calls "the Turd".


You could also be this happy if you had a new sewing machine to help you patch up your stuff.


This is cross stitch history in the making.


To the right - our newest member Jenni.
To the left - her first(?) finished cross stitch!

We are very colour coordinated, Nadja & me.


Picnic is always the best food.


The Cutest Cat Ever(tm) appeared out of nowhere & joined us.
She had a thing for cuddeling with early 20th century anarchists.

We named her Emma.

 
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