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Beautiful female thread-waisted wasp, Ammophila ferruginosa, prowling a dune-like area in Colorado Springs, Colorado. July 7, 2018.
inspired by the memories of this picture from Alice www.flickr.com/photos/alicechapman/3291455598/in/set-7215...
My thanks to: Flypaper Textures
Well - think this will be the last batch of needles and silver pencils for now!! Got a bit manic with it but I have had a real ball processing them! Thoroughly enjoyed myself! :D
A Common Thread: Textiles from the Permanent Collection
In honor of the East-West Center Gallery’s 20th anniversary and the East-West Center’s 55th anniversary, this exhibition will feature a selection of textiles rarely seen by the general public, including new works recently donated and never before exhibited. The works will include: batik from Indonesia and Malaysia, embroidered clothes from China, kilim carpet weaving from Iran, Indian zardozi, Cambodian ikat, naturally-dyed Lao silk weaving, Samoan siapo, Bangladeshi kantha, Korean chokakpo, Japanese silk kimono and obi, Uzbeki suzani, Burmese shwe gyi do, Syrian silk, Filipino Bontoc weaving, and more.
East-West Center Gallery
May 24-Sept 20 2015
A Common Thread: Textiles from the Permanent Collection
In honor of the East-West Center Gallery’s 20th anniversary and the East-West Center’s 55th anniversary, this exhibition will feature a selection of textiles rarely seen by the general public, including new works recently donated and never before exhibited. The works will include: batik from Indonesia and Malaysia, embroidered clothes from China, kilim carpet weaving from Iran, Indian zardozi, Cambodian ikat, naturally-dyed Lao silk weaving, Samoan siapo, Bangladeshi kantha, Korean chokakpo, Japanese silk kimono and obi, Uzbeki suzani, Burmese shwe gyi do, Syrian silk, Filipino Bontoc weaving, and more.
East-West Center Gallery
May 24-Sept 20 2015
Facial Threading - The Ancient Art of Beauty.
這種古早的美容術，運用細棉線和白粉將臉上多餘雜毛、粉刺及角質層去除的手藝，在台灣被稱作「挽面」，廣州人習慣稱「界面」，中國大陸北方則叫作「絞面」或「絞臉」，此外還有「拉面」、「開臉」等等稱法，而無論稱法如何不同，光就字面意義可知，指的是同一種在臉上做大掃除的古早美容術。
Taipei, Taiwan.
2011/8/6
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Trying to repair my favorite pair of jeans. Last week I think I sat on a nail and ripped a *HUGE* hole in the butt. Didn't realize until 4hrs. later when I went to the bathroom. In that 4hrs., I had been to the bookstore, Walmart, work and to class. Yah for me!!!!!
Celebrating the bond of love between a brother and a sister, Rakhi is an important festival in North India. In the bokeh is a young boy, Suresh who gets Rakhis from the North to the South India and makes it possible for the sisters there.
These cute little Spool Dolls are made to sit on top of old thread spools and are fun and quick to make. Great for shows. Available as an E Pattern.
This shop is on Sagano-Toriimoto that's existed for over 1,000 years. It's full of crafts all created from the silkworm cocoon thread. You can also just buy a bag of cocoons, which have one end cut off. They resemble a thimble, but are soaked in water and rubbed on the face to soften and smooth the skin.
This wasp is very common throughout the US. It avoids humans but captures and paralyzes smooth bodied caterpillers which serve as food for wasp larva. Eggs are laid in ground burrows.
Thread Waisted Wasps have very colorful abdomens but they move so fast it is a challenge to capture the insect in focus with all body parts showing.
These beaded balls were inspired by Japanese temari balls. They use 15/0 beads and were stitched to the base in a way to mimic the thread wrapping of traditional temari balls. The one on the right can be seen at Fujiyama Restaurant in Bristol, PA.