bits and bobbins

i’ve gotten this hankering for picture (intarsia) knits of late…so this awesome dolman sleeve sweater dress and tote emblazoned with clouds are both totally hitting the spot. these fine specimens of picture knit goodness are from madrid, spain-based clothier la casita de wendy.

p.s. i’m loving the dolman sleeve thing coming back around…a kind cut to busty gals like me, so loose and free! hee hee!

how fun are these fabric covered jazz shoes and ankle boots by greenpoint, brookyn-based osborn design studios? VERY. the shoes and boots are all handmade in guatemala city using locally-sourced materials.

i think the top and bottom pair are (almost!) literally begging to be mine…party time booties, indeed!

(via burdstyle’s blog)

what’s with all the amazing crochet jewelry coming out of portugal? anyone have the intel on that? is there some sort of historical precedent? some established fiber arts deeply entrenched in the culture from whence this springs? do tell if you know something…i wanna know! i live for learning more about this kind of thing.

anyway, on a related note, check out these incredible crocheted collars fashioned out of cotton jersey by a portuguese maker who goes by the moniker cooler. i am in absolute lust. the colors! the fiberliciousness! crafty and yet so very sophisticated. love love love.

forgive me, i have mom brain: i can’t remember how i came across these beauties (one of many posts on my still packed full yet culled down feed reader)…it flipped by and i clicked so fast i forgot to make note. thank you, you, whomever you were! *grin*