STITCHERY.

Public Collectors Marc Fischer shares his fascinating collection of books,scanning each page is a labor of love and a gift to you.His most recent scan n’ share is a superior book of handicraft & lettering, A Handbook of Lettering for Stitchers by Elise Svennas. download via Public Collectors-Documentation of Complete Publications in PDF form

BAUM-.

Ziemlich Bäume! via Mertz Library Digital Collections

NO LOOM.

weaving without a loom by SARITA R. RAINEY, 1966. My boss presented to me this book. Some incredible things happen in here — it’s definitely worth $5.99. This post goes out to weaver extraordinaire WEIRD FRIENDS aka. Alex who I am meeting today IRL !! I’m taking a bus to Philly and will be hanging [...]

POSSUM POWER.

This may be the most inspiring documentary I’ve ever seen! Dolly Freed wrote Possum Living : How To Live Well Without A Job And With (Almost) No Money at the age of 18 with only a 7th grade education. In 1978 it was published and became an instant classic for those interested in frugal living [...]

NisN IRL : Depero Futurista

IRL (in real life) at the Wolfsonian Library this Monday I was turned on to Depero Futurista. A book created by Futurist founder Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in honor of his colleaugue & friend Forunato Depero. A total inspiration! Please excuse my wonky photographs—I got too excited. A big thanks to librarian Frank Luca for pulling [...]

LOS FOUR.

I am going nuts over this 1973 exhibition catalog Los Four: Almaraz/de la Rocha/Lujan/Romero at UC Irvine and LACMA. The lined collage layout, roaming color blends and wordless spreads—speaks powerfully! from Smithsonian, Their collaborative murals and public installations brought Chicano street art to the attention of the mainstream art community of Los Angeles. Theirs was [...]

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