Best Pop-Art Inspired Needlework
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Embroidery is hot. Just ask Jenny Hart. This young Austinite has had her needlework featured in Venus magazine (her embroidered portrait of the White Stripes) and in other large outlets. Her exceedingly cool work references the best of pop culture: Mexican wrestlers, Edith Piaf, and topless, gunslinging cowgirls (last two were collaborations with Jon Langford of Mekons and Waco Brothers fame). Go to her super-cute Web site, and check out her embroidered portraits, purchase stitching patterns for making your own kitschily fashioned clothing or objet d'art. And if you need a little help, Jenny has starter kits available with nifty designs for tea towels, pillowcases, and baby bibs – don't worry, instructions are included.