Crapestry!

It's crappy...
It's tapestry...
It's fun!

Subversive adaptations of commercial tapestry patterns, by Theo Humphries:

(you can find more via the links on the Crapestry site)

Spool Spectrum

Who says embroidery is only for Edwardian ladies and old grannies stitching teddybear motifs? Aubrey Longley-Cook is a modern artist who creates wonderful work with coloured threads.

I like this little animation, which he made by editing together 15 images of embroidered pieces; he used his own dog (another Gus) as the model.

(via Regretsy)