In this video I will show you how to make a beautiful peony from ribbons and thread with your own hands. Materials and tools needed: Silk ribbon thread "Iris" Glue "Moment Crystal" Brush Ruler Scissors Scissors Needle or a needle A simple pencil Enjoy the creativity! Material was prepared by Alexander Tiunova  

The premiere of a mono-performance about a little man who really wants to make friends - "Looking for a Friend" - took place in Ryazan. The parable-tale is based on the book by Barbra Lindgren with illustrations by Eva Erikson "The Story of a Little Uncle". The classics of Swedish literature told a story for children and adults about loneliness, the warmth of live dialogue, about the fact that in order for life to find meaning and joy, ...

Today we present a wonderful master who creates vivid images from wood. Ruslan Nikulin has been carving wood for over 25 years. In the last few years he has taken an interest in making dolls. The master's characters are inhabitants of other worlds, which he accidentally saw and captured. That is why it is difficult for the artist to give a name to his works. The author about his characters: "I created my first doll in 2008 ...

At the end of March, the ArtPRO Youth Art Gallery in St. Petersburg opened an exhibition called "Starlings under a cloud". The exhibition presents the works of two authors Darina Prohoruk-Smirnova (St. Petersburg) and Maria Razumovskaya (Pskov). Darina is engaged in painting on wood. The objects of her creativity are old wooden things. Chairs, window frames, crèches and sleds, in the hands of the young artist, open up...

Collet, translated from the French (collet means "collar") is a short sleeveless fitted jacket or waistcoat for men. Usually sewn from light leather and worn over a shirt (doublet), in XVI-XVII centuries. It was decorated with a high, puffed collar. Leather kolets of the XVI century often had slits and apertures for jewellery and other attributes (orders, chains, amulets). This technique allowed ...

When working with textile dolls, the hardest part is creating beautiful hands. All craftsmen know that it is not easy to make delicate fingers out of fabric and turn them out neatly. I want to share with you the process of creating such hands. I think many people may find this information useful. Draw a sketch of our future handles. The fingers are about 4 mm wide (I use a tube to turn them out...

In this video I will show you how to make a book miniature with your own hands. Materials and tools needed: Printer paper Thin cardboard Fabric Acrylic paint (red, white, gold) Glue pencil Glue "Moment Crystal" Black tea Acrylic lacquer Brush Ruler Scissors Scissors Needle or a needle A simple pencil Enjoy the creativity! Material was prepared by Alexander Tiunova  

Today, 21 March, the International Day of Puppetry is celebrated around the world. Since 2003 it has been considered a professional holiday of the World Puppetry Day. The history of the event began in 2000 at the XVIII Congress of the International Union of Puppet Theatre Artists (Union Internationale de la Marionnette, UNIMA) in Magdeburg. Jivada Zolfagariho, an Iranian puppeteer ...

In this masterclass, you will learn how to sew an interior, textile doll with your own hands. Let's conduct a test of insect wing varnishes. Today we will consider the third option. Enjoy the creativity! Material prepared by Anastasia Goleneva    

Plunders can without exaggeration be ranked among the most extravagant phenomena in the history of men's costume. Short, wide trousers with vertical stripes appeared during the Renaissance period at the end of the 16th century. Spherical trousers with thick lining were first introduced in fashion in Spain. The trousers were made of velvet, expensive smooth or patterned fabric, and the double quilted lining was stuffed with wool, horsehair, ...