Textile Art

When I was in college, I did a project for a woman who ran a free health facility. She had traveled the world on Green Peace projects and collected many types of textile art at the same time. She was in love with embroidery, batik, crochet, and pretty much every type of fabric art, and her collection decorated the walls of the large clinic. At the time, I thought that was a very strange thing to collect, but since then I’ve come to appreciate it as the art form it is. I now crochet and have hand-sewn many teddy bears as well.

If you love textile art, you’re in luck. The artists on Etsy and DeviantART have many amigurumi plushies, knit gamer hats, and pop culture samplers. I’ve rounded up the coolest ones I could find for your viewing enjoyment.

Needlefelting

Needlefelting is a process where a barbed needle is poked over and over into  a wad of wool roving until it is compressed into a solid shape. I found some super cute and geeky needlefelted dolls on Etsy.

This Marceline doll by HeartFeltByCat is awesome! She also offers other custom made Adventure Time dolls including Finn, Flame Princess, and even Tree Trunks!

OOAK Custom Made Needle Felted Plush, Marceline by HeartFeltbyCat

Needle felted sculpture- Ludo from Labyrinth by Fairyspit

Needle Felted Wizard with Fire by Knittynudo

Embroidery

Embroidery is not just for little old ladies! It translates well to geeky themes, but also adds a refined edge.

Crazy Redd Embroidery Hoop by Caesarsboom

Laugh it up, Fuzzball by Chelsea Bloxom, loveandasandwich

Embroidery Hoop – You Are Here In My Heart by Moxiedoll

Plush

I love stuffed animals. I love the cute, squishy ones, the artistic ones, and everything in between. I went through a phase of making artist teddy bears and amigurumi and have plushies all over the place now. I think I would sacrifice some more room for the awesome ones below though!

Ganondorf Plush by Usako-Chan

Sweet Little Bunny by zuzutoys

Baby Rainbow Dash Plush by Ivy-Cinder

Slender Man Amigurumi by MandarinCupcakes

3 Sleepy Fox Amigurumi by adorablykawaii

Knitting and Crochet

Crocheting was very hard for me to learn at first, but once I got the hang of it, I was addicted. Besides adorable amigurumi like the plushies above, knitting and crochet can produce some awesomely geeky hats, wristwarmers and more.

Katamari Hat – Cranberry by amigurumi

Deku Dice Bag/Pouch, Legend of Zelda by LuLaCreations

Power Wristies by Nerdifacts

Knitted TARDIS Beanie by Shawnallama

Zoidberg Pattern by knerdy-knits

Nyan Cat Scarf by handknitpalette

Cross Stitch

Just about anything can be done in cross stitch, making it an awesome medium for geeky samplers, jewelry, and wall hangings.

Portal Companion Cube Ring by FunWithNeedles

Custom SSID Sampler by Stitchmond

Don’t Do Coke in the Bathroom Cross Stitch by knitforvictory

Sewing

Sewing is the backbone of many textile arts and particularly for clothing. Check out the awesome pieces below!

I actually used to have the bedsheets this dress is made from. I believe there might still be a pillowcase or two lurking at my parents’ house.

Made To Order Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Sweet Heart Mini Dress by SweetHeartClothing

Steampunk Shirt Garters by edmdesigns

Kids Red Panda Hoodie by lemonbrat

Be sure to visit these awesome shops for more geeky textile art!

Tree Stump Pincushi… hitree $25.00	Amigurumi Small Gra… MalonB $25.00	Zelda Hylian Shield… PlushiePalace $40.00	Evil Dead Horror Mo… KillerKitty $52.00
Hand Embroidery Hoo… Moxiedoll $65.00	Octorok Needle Felt… 8bitclassics $14.00	Knitted Star Wars R… EnchantedCraft $40.00	Nintendo Controller… iRetro $11.99

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