while you're away my heart comes undone, slowly unravels like a ball of yarn.

absolutely outstanding CROCHET artwork by Jo Hamilton. actually mind-blowing... so blow it up! (the above and bottom two are in high res so click them!)

self-portrait.

parole violator.

meth possessor.

the archaeology of a dress.

a Victorian dress decorated with 1,000 REAL BEETLE WINGS is set to go back on display following 1,300 hours of painstaking conservation work carried out by a team led by Zenzie Tinker.

The emerald and sea green gown, covered with the iridescent wings of the jewel beetle (which they shed naturally), was worn by Ellen Terry, one of the most celebrated and glamorous actresses of the Victorian age when she thrilled audiences with her portrayal of Lady Macbeth at London’s Lyceum Theatre in 1888.

It was one of the most iconic and celebrated theatre costumes of the time (and it was crocheted!!, immortalised by the John Singer Sargent portrait now on display at the Tate Gallery.

Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth in 1888, by John Singer Sargent.

read more here.

act natural

Aldo Lanzini | crochet/installation artist | time spent split between NY and Milian

"A needle in my pocket is lighter than a hammer: I'm referring to philosophy, the muse behind

my work. And while Max Stirner anticipated Nietzsche's thinking and the destruction of

conventions that only philosophy can lead to, I approach philosophy with a needle.''

"Definitions are always quite liquid. I use my needle as if I were a sculptor.

I move instinctively and I dont think about the design of my work: I create straight away.

Needlework makes me think three-dimensionally: I start working on a little piece, than I

stand in front of the mirror and I imagine the next step. Sure I have a vision, but I often change

my mind when I'm midway. And what was supposed to be a dress turns out to be a jacket."

"I lived in New York for ten years and I worked as designer and costumer with

several artists from the underground scene, who often asked me to create some pieces

for them. They're all unique of course, the items I created during these years will never

be repeated. They enrich my collection, which takes its name from the lyrics

of a house song: "You can live or you can die there is no time to wonder why".

I like to think of such a serious warning in a disco!"

Lanzini attended the Spring/Summer 2011 Missoni runway show as a guest

of designer Angela Missoni on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010.

He arrived with a group of thirty individuals wearing masks from his series,

"The eyes are there where they see, the things are there where they are seen."

"I move following the energy that welcomes me. Again, the edges are liquid.

It's the condition of contemporary man, some kind of conscious schizophrenia."

The everyday life of felted creatures on Earth...

Artist's website

EDUN: F/W 2011

New York | Feb 12, 2011

"Knits were another big component: They ranged from a utilitarian ribbed sweater dress

to Fair Isle cardigans inspired by Wauchob's own roots (she is of Irish origin) to a

delicate black crochet skirt made by nuns in Africa."

--style.com