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I think there are #fabricart / #fabricarts hashtags, which are fairly active.

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"Fukusa (Gift Cover)," Unknown artist, 1840-70.

An old Japanese tradition was that gifts would be presented on a tray or in a box, and would be draped with a fukusa, a showy cloth, usually embroidered, that would show off the giver's wealth and/or social position.

Here we have a fukusa of blue satin, embroidered with cranes in silk and metallic thread. Cranes are a symbol of longevity in Japan, as they were believed to live for 1,000 years.

I can imagine this being used to cover a gift from a younger person to an older relative or parent, perhaps, communicating a wish for a long life. The fukusa tradition has all but died out in Japan, which seems a pity, but at least we have examples like this to keep the memory alive.

From the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

#Art #AsianArt #JapaneseArt #Embroidery #FabricArts #Fukusa #Cranes #FancyGiftWrap

#sciShow on the intersection of #knitting and #physics.

#YarnArt #Fabric #FabricArts #Material

https://youtu.be/iTLvD6-X8WQ

#sewing for a client- made two flower girl head pieces and a pocket square to match her dress. #ottawaDesigner #OttawaSewist #fabricArts #FabricFlowers #tavCreations #bridal #accessories

Hello! I'm Nicki. For the last couple of years, I've been making soft sculpture vulva art (although my pieces are normally much smaller than the one pictured!) I make custom artwork, as well as keeping my Etsy quite well stocked with premade pieces.
#vulvaart #fibreart #softsculpture #embroidery #fabricarts #utopianfallopian