Sara Barnes
@brwnpaperbag.com
🪡 Embroidery illustrator, bearandbean.shop. I've been stitching wild animals on the same dress since 2023!
✍🏻 Author of 'Threads of Treasure'. Currently blogging at brwnpaperbag.com and newsletter orts.kit.com
✍🏻 Author of 'Threads of Treasure'. Currently blogging at brwnpaperbag.com and newsletter orts.kit.com
We’re SO excited for Camp Craftaway! You can try so many fun #crafts over one weekend. You’ll definitely pick up a new hobby (or two or three).
#Seattle
#Seattle
I'm thrilled Camp Craftaway will be back for a 4th year! My dear friend Sara and I have been hosting this craft camp for adults and it's the highlight of my summer.
This year, I'll be sharing how to indigo dye. You can also try more than 25 hands-on craft classes at camp! www.campcraftaway.fun
This year, I'll be sharing how to indigo dye. You can also try more than 25 hands-on craft classes at camp! www.campcraftaway.fun
April 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Moles are so cute! I embroidered this one for week 30 of my 52 Weeks to Ms. Frizzle project, where I’m stitching a new animal on the same upcycled dress for every week of a year.
#embroidery #craftsy
#embroidery #craftsy
April 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Moles are so cute! I embroidered this one for week 30 of my 52 Weeks to Ms. Frizzle project, where I’m stitching a new animal on the same upcycled dress for every week of a year.
#embroidery #craftsy
#embroidery #craftsy
Reposted by Sara Barnes
April 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Trompe l’oeil lace and beaded potted plants: two links I shared in my weekly fiber-focused newsletter, Orts!
Here are 5 creatively inspiring things and 5 ways for you to DIY: orts.kit.com/posts/trompe...
(Photo by Lora Avedian, another link I shared!)
Here are 5 creatively inspiring things and 5 ways for you to DIY: orts.kit.com/posts/trompe...
(Photo by Lora Avedian, another link I shared!)
April 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Trompe l’oeil lace and beaded potted plants: two links I shared in my weekly fiber-focused newsletter, Orts!
Here are 5 creatively inspiring things and 5 ways for you to DIY: orts.kit.com/posts/trompe...
(Photo by Lora Avedian, another link I shared!)
Here are 5 creatively inspiring things and 5 ways for you to DIY: orts.kit.com/posts/trompe...
(Photo by Lora Avedian, another link I shared!)
I love miniatures, and I'm obsessed with these impossibly tiny, hand-woven baskets by Suzie Grieve, aka Foraged Fibres! www.brwnpaperbag.com/foraged-fibr...
March 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I love miniatures, and I'm obsessed with these impossibly tiny, hand-woven baskets by Suzie Grieve, aka Foraged Fibres! www.brwnpaperbag.com/foraged-fibr...
I’ve been working on this bat hat for a while. It started by dyeing an off-white hat with indigo. Now, I’m enhancing it with #embroidery!
#craftsky
#craftsky
March 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I’ve been working on this bat hat for a while. It started by dyeing an off-white hat with indigo. Now, I’m enhancing it with #embroidery!
#craftsky
#craftsky
If you like hand embroidery, fiber art, and making things, check out Orts, my weekly newsletter where I share links to it all! Here's what I published today: orts.kit.com/posts/stitch...
Stitching passports and a duck fanny pack 🦆
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March 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
If you like hand embroidery, fiber art, and making things, check out Orts, my weekly newsletter where I share links to it all! Here's what I published today: orts.kit.com/posts/stitch...
We had fake spring in Seattle last week, and it made me wish it was here already! I picked out some springy hand embroidery patterns if you want a jumpstart on the season: www.brwnpaperbag.com/spring-craft...
March 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
We had fake spring in Seattle last week, and it made me wish it was here already! I picked out some springy hand embroidery patterns if you want a jumpstart on the season: www.brwnpaperbag.com/spring-craft...
Aw! The red panda patch is from my DIY embroidery kit. Emily did an amazing job on it!
February 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Aw! The red panda patch is from my DIY embroidery kit. Emily did an amazing job on it!
Crafters and craft-curious people in #Seattle and beyond: @mcreativej.com and I run Camp Craftaway, a day camp for crafty adults! Come meet people and make cool stuff this summer, August 1 - 3: www.campcraftaway.fun
#craftsky #crafts #logoff
#craftsky #crafts #logoff
February 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Crafters and craft-curious people in #Seattle and beyond: @mcreativej.com and I run Camp Craftaway, a day camp for crafty adults! Come meet people and make cool stuff this summer, August 1 - 3: www.campcraftaway.fun
#craftsky #crafts #logoff
#craftsky #crafts #logoff
I finished embroidering an elephant shrew on my dress! Next up is a mole with a worm in its mouth
#craftsky #upcycling #embroidery
#craftsky #upcycling #embroidery
February 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I finished embroidering an elephant shrew on my dress! Next up is a mole with a worm in its mouth
#craftsky #upcycling #embroidery
#craftsky #upcycling #embroidery
Iyo Okumi’s embroideries remind me of pen drawings. Each stitched line is like a hatch mark! www.brwnpaperbag.com/iyo-okumi-li...
February 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Iyo Okumi’s embroideries remind me of pen drawings. Each stitched line is like a hatch mark! www.brwnpaperbag.com/iyo-okumi-li...
Caroline Harrius' vases are only complete once they're embroidered. Such incredible details: www.brwnpaperbag.com/caroline-har...
February 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Caroline Harrius' vases are only complete once they're embroidered. Such incredible details: www.brwnpaperbag.com/caroline-har...
What are some early 2000s video game soundtracks that you love? I find it's easier to focus when I listen to The Sims original video game soundtrack when I work
#videogames #y2k #soundtracks
#videogames #y2k #soundtracks
February 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
What are some early 2000s video game soundtracks that you love? I find it's easier to focus when I listen to The Sims original video game soundtrack when I work
#videogames #y2k #soundtracks
#videogames #y2k #soundtracks
This crochet frog purse pattern might be the push I need to finally learn crochet: www.alexandriamasse.com/patterns/fro...
(PS I featured this link in my newsletter, Orts, last week! orts.kit.com/posts/melty-...)
(PS I featured this link in my newsletter, Orts, last week! orts.kit.com/posts/melty-...)
Frog Purse (free) — Alexandria Masse
www.alexandriamasse.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This crochet frog purse pattern might be the push I need to finally learn crochet: www.alexandriamasse.com/patterns/fro...
(PS I featured this link in my newsletter, Orts, last week! orts.kit.com/posts/melty-...)
(PS I featured this link in my newsletter, Orts, last week! orts.kit.com/posts/melty-...)
I’ve been stitching wild animals on the same upcycled dress for over 2 years. I’m on 29/52 animal species: an elephant shrew.
The #embroidery is about halfway done. Not sure what animal I’ll stitch next. Any suggestions?
#crafts #craftsky #upcycle #wildanimals
The #embroidery is about halfway done. Not sure what animal I’ll stitch next. Any suggestions?
#crafts #craftsky #upcycle #wildanimals
February 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I’ve been stitching wild animals on the same upcycled dress for over 2 years. I’m on 29/52 animal species: an elephant shrew.
The #embroidery is about halfway done. Not sure what animal I’ll stitch next. Any suggestions?
#crafts #craftsky #upcycle #wildanimals
The #embroidery is about halfway done. Not sure what animal I’ll stitch next. Any suggestions?
#crafts #craftsky #upcycle #wildanimals
Reposted by Sara Barnes
work in progress!! 🐛 due to the overwhelming demand from my previous post of this piece, I will be auctioning it off on ebay! it should be happening in the next day or two. my username is shopenchantedplanet. i’ll let you know on bluesky as well when it’s going up! will be a buy it now option too!
January 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
work in progress!! 🐛 due to the overwhelming demand from my previous post of this piece, I will be auctioning it off on ebay! it should be happening in the next day or two. my username is shopenchantedplanet. i’ll let you know on bluesky as well when it’s going up! will be a buy it now option too!
Working on my 52 Weeks to Ms. Frizzle project, where I’m stitching a new wild animal on the same upcycled dress for every week of a year. This is week 29, the elephant shrew!
#embroidery #upcycle #wildanimals
#embroidery #upcycle #wildanimals
January 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Working on my 52 Weeks to Ms. Frizzle project, where I’m stitching a new wild animal on the same upcycled dress for every week of a year. This is week 29, the elephant shrew!
#embroidery #upcycle #wildanimals
#embroidery #upcycle #wildanimals
I received a copy of Christi Johnson’s new #embroidery book, The Art of Embroidery Design. It’s great!
If you’re yearning for a way to express yourself through embroidery—even if you say “I can’t draw,” Christi is here to guide you through it: orts.kit.com/posts/how-th...
If you’re yearning for a way to express yourself through embroidery—even if you say “I can’t draw,” Christi is here to guide you through it: orts.kit.com/posts/how-th...
How 'The Art of Embroidery Design' will help you hone your creative voice
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January 27, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I received a copy of Christi Johnson’s new #embroidery book, The Art of Embroidery Design. It’s great!
If you’re yearning for a way to express yourself through embroidery—even if you say “I can’t draw,” Christi is here to guide you through it: orts.kit.com/posts/how-th...
If you’re yearning for a way to express yourself through embroidery—even if you say “I can’t draw,” Christi is here to guide you through it: orts.kit.com/posts/how-th...
If you want to watch something hypnotic and satisfying, check out these videos by illustrator and printmaker Tatiana Svistunova
Hypnotic Printmaking Videos Reveal the Puzzle in the Process
Illustrator and printmaker Tatiana Svistunova shows how puzzles are inherent in the process of crafting multi-color linoleum prints.
www.brwnpaperbag.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
If you want to watch something hypnotic and satisfying, check out these videos by illustrator and printmaker Tatiana Svistunova
I’m upcycling this hat! I bought it off Poshmark and dyed with indigo. Now, I’m finishing up a bat embroidery 🦇
#embroidery #upcycle #crafts #bats
#embroidery #upcycle #crafts #bats
January 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I’m upcycling this hat! I bought it off Poshmark and dyed with indigo. Now, I’m finishing up a bat embroidery 🦇
#embroidery #upcycle #crafts #bats
#embroidery #upcycle #crafts #bats
Reposted by Sara Barnes
Relatable. Work by Jean Jullien
January 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Relatable. Work by Jean Jullien
Reposted by Sara Barnes
Looking for other artists and makers that find their inspiration through nature and wildlife! Let’s be friends!
Embroidery here 🙋♀️ let’s see yours!
Embroidery here 🙋♀️ let’s see yours!
January 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Looking for other artists and makers that find their inspiration through nature and wildlife! Let’s be friends!
Embroidery here 🙋♀️ let’s see yours!
Embroidery here 🙋♀️ let’s see yours!
I published Orts, my weekly newsletter! It’s my 5/5 format featuring 5 creatively inspiring projects, 5 ways got you to DIY: orts.kit.com/posts/what-t...
#embroidery #fiberart #textileart
#embroidery #fiberart #textileart
What to do "when your brain goes on strike"
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January 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I published Orts, my weekly newsletter! It’s my 5/5 format featuring 5 creatively inspiring projects, 5 ways got you to DIY: orts.kit.com/posts/what-t...
#embroidery #fiberart #textileart
#embroidery #fiberart #textileart
WIP time! I’m almost done embroidering this custom pet portrait. I’m using my digital drawing as a guide where to put my thread color and stitches
#embroidery #crafts
#embroidery #crafts
January 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
WIP time! I’m almost done embroidering this custom pet portrait. I’m using my digital drawing as a guide where to put my thread color and stitches
#embroidery #crafts
#embroidery #crafts