fiber art Archives — Colossal

mini knitted fabric pieces that read "HELLO" in different languages

From the Creator of Typeknitting, ‘Knit Hello’ Is a Font and a Knitting Pattern in One

October 7, 2025

a full-room installation of red fiber and paper pages by Chiharu Shiota

World War II Journal Entries Float in a Web of Blood-Red Yarn in Chiharu Shiota’s ‘Diary’

October 2, 2025

a crewel embroidery composition by Danielle Clough of a woman's eyes and nose

In ‘Crewel Intentions,’ Danielle Clough Delves into the Nostalgic World of 1970s Magazines

August 11, 2025

a geometric crocheted sculpture with details of skeletal animals

Tenderly Crocheted Sculptures by Caitlin McCormack Contend with Existential Dread

July 10, 2025

a vibrant fiber work evoking corals, molds, and other organic forms

Isabelle D’s Lush Crocheted Landscapes Intertwine Pain and Pleasure

May 6, 2025

a colorful, abstract textile sculpture with different textures, primarily a tall rectangle with a sac-like shape on top

Architectural Textiles by Sarah Zapata Explore Material Culture and Intersecting Identities

May 1, 2025

a pictorial quilt with nine frames showing people and animals in everyday activities, surrounded by a blue border and geometric patterns

‘Of Salt and Spirit’ Celebrates the Legacy of Black Southern Quilters

April 23, 2025

blue tulle spills from a brick wall in two places

With 60 Artists, ‘The Golden Thread’ Weaves Together a Survey of Contemporary Fiber Art

April 17, 2025

Tomoko Kubo’s Hiragana Embroideries Double as Japanese Language Learning Devices

April 7, 2025

a small sculpture of a slice of layer cake on an ornate pink plate, next to a gold fork, with realistic frosting details and embroidery on that looks like the texture of fluffy sponge

Delight in Heather Rios’s Delectable Cakes Made from Polymer Clay and Embroidery

March 17, 2025

a sunset peeks over a green fence with a red flowering tree in the foreground

Melissa Calderón Preserves Neighborhood Memories in Bold Textured Thread

March 13, 2025

a hand-tufted embroidery composition of a Black woman with a scarf on her head, surrounded by butterflies

Regal Portraits Evoke Myth and Power in Simone Elizabeth Saunders’ Hand-Tufted Textiles

March 12, 2025

an embroidery of a cartoon figure cutting rope from a tied barge

Join Us for a Colossal x Joy Machine Workshop with Peter Frederiksen

February 11, 2025

detail of a an abstract, bright weaving radiating fiber in other colors into a puffy form, with long fibers gathered and draping long at the bottom

Signe Emdal’s Chromatic Weavings Manifest Wonder and Joy

February 10, 2025

a ceramic sculpture of a face with a small flower with a face on its hair. a blue ceramic worm sits in front

Announcing Joy Machine, a New Art Gallery in Chicago

February 10, 2025

a detail fo a colorful abstract embroidery on blue fabric

Order and Chaos Entwine in Abstract Embroideries by Kristine Stattin

February 5, 2025