Nike + knitting

While we’re talking about craft things I missed while I was concentrating on the Olympics, NIKE + KNITTING IN LOVE MAGAZINE. OMFG.

A Dyson sewing machine? I WANT.

“An intuitive sewing machine designed to simplify threading and speed control for the user has been chosen as one of the eight UK James Dyson Award runners up and will progress to the international stage,” says Eureka Magazine

Please Mr Dyson, let it win. I want one so very much.

122 is the magic number.

And it’s the number of people quoted in one form or another in my forthcoming craft book, Material World.

I think I’ve surprised myself at how many that is.

Tori Spelling is like, totally getting her craft on.

Love her or hate her, you still totally want to be her: she’s hosting a new show, Craft Wars.

‘As a lifelong crafter, I love how crafting gives you the opportunity to really express yourself and show your creativity. It’s an amazing outlet and nothing shows love more than something homemade,’ she said.

It’s like music to your ears, right?

IS YOUR SEWING ADDICTION ACTUALLY A PORN ADDICTION?

This is a highly amusing dilemma I came across online …

‘Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I suspect my wife is addicted to porn. I didn’t know, because she has a “sewing room” which was of so little interest to me, I never checked what she did in there. I knew she had TV and movies on while she sewed and never bothered to look. I thought they were chick flicks — romantic comedies. Then one day she had to run out quickly and I was looking for the remote and chanced to look in her sewing room. Imagine my surprise when there was a movie lying there with a name so dirty I can’t even tell you…’ Read on here.

 

WOW. Shoes. Handmade. Mirrors. SWEET.

As you might remember, I’m a bit of a fan of made-over shoes.Which is why I’m rather taken with these, from Catwalk Queen.

 

WHHHAAATTT? Sewing ants??

AMAZING.

This is very small and very incredible.

via Tecca.com

This is Cribs, Etsy-style.

I’ve written about Etsy’s HQ before, but here’s another look (this time it’s video) of the amazing offices.

Introducing the Cher Lloyd knitted doll.

I’m not too sure where she came from, apart from the Masterton blog which I found her on, but it seems apt to post this tonight, seeing as she’s number one in the charts.