Fiber Art

Françoise Dupré Artist Event Follow Up

May 6th, 2011 by LBYS Staff
[slide width="500" height="300" rotationtime="2" transition="fade" shuffle="false" overstretch="false" shownavigation="true" usefullscreen="true" autostart="false"] Each month, we have a special event featuring a voice from the world of yarncrafting and fiber arts. On Monday evening, customers at the Lion Brand Yarn Studio were treated to an intimate artist talk with Françoise Dupré,...

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Meet Our Latest Installation Artist, Françoise Dupré

May 2nd, 2011 by LBYS Staff
  By Françoise Dupré I am a sculptor/installation artist. One of my favorite artists is Eva Hess. I have always liked the ways in which she used a wide range of materials, which were at the time unconventional in sculpture making. I love her serial works; they are...

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Event / Class Recap: A Look Inside the World of a Fiber Artist

April 19th, 2011 by LBYS Staff
[slide width="500" height="300" rotationtime="2" transition="fade" shuffle="false" overstretch="false" shownavigation="true" usefullscreen="true" autostart="false"] Each month, we have a special event featuring a voice from the world of yarncrafting and fiber arts. Last week, customers of the Lion Brand Yarn Studio were treated to an evening of fiber art inspiration from Adrienne...

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An "Insider's" View of the Lion Brand Yarn Studio!

April 14th, 2011 by LBYS Staff
Every season, the Lion Brand Yarn Studio introduces an exciting new cast of characters in the store window. This season’s display, the “Lion Brand Yarniverse,” features knitted planets, spinning wheel asteroids–and, most popular of all, a knitting space-flying monkey! We know how much our customers love this little...

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Free Artist Talk – Françoise Dupré

April 10th, 2011 by LBYS Staff
FREE EVENT: Fiber Artist – Françoise Dupré Monday May 2nd at 6:00 pm ALL CLASSES AND EVENTS TAKE PLACE AT: Lion Brand Yarn Studio 34 W. 15th Street New York, NY 10011 We are honored to have visiting us from London, Francoise Dupre, a world renowened fiber artist...

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Fiber Artist Adrienne Sloane – Now Accepting RSVPs

March 16th, 2011 by LBYS Staff
Fiber Artist – Adrienne Sloane Thursday April 14th at 6:00 pm ALL CLASSES AND EVENTS TAKE PLACE AT: Lion Brand Yarn Studio 34 W. 15th Street New York, NY 10011 Join fiber artist Adrienne Sloane for an artist talk.  Adrienne is a well respected fiber artists whose fascinating...

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Out of this WORLD New Window

March 10th, 2011 by LBYS Staff
What in the WORLD is going on in the Lion Brand Yarn Studio’s new window?  The planets are aligned, it’s written in the stars . . . it’s time for some out of this world fiber fun! Come see the world’s only spinning wheel asteroid and drop spindle...

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Meet Our New Artist: Adrienne Sloane

February 6th, 2011 by LBYS Staff
Meet Adrienne Sloane, our new fiber artist, and her newest piece, Sundown.  Sundown is a recent piece created in response to changes in global weather patterns. From the artist’s website: To knit: To form (a close texture) by the interlooping of successive series of loops of yarn or...

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Meet Our New Artist: Nicky Epstein

November 5th, 2010 by LBYS Staff
Nicky Epstein Our new fiber artist is a name you all know and love.  Not only is Nicky is an amazing designer, she is also a great artist. These original illustrations are done with acrylic paint on canvas (20” x 24”).  The sheep’s dimensional fleece is knitted with...

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Meet Our New Artist – Michelle Loughlin

August 5th, 2010 by LBYS Staff
Come by and see a very special work of art.  Michelle Loughlin created Interference. Based on the size, shape and color patterns in the gulf oil spill, Michelle used Lion Brand yarns to create this piece just for our Studio. Artist Statement: Interference, 2010 Interference is a term...

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