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Dutch fashion designer José Dammers has created a world of beautiful freeform crochet projects, both realistic and abstract, with bursts of swirling shapes and lush colours. Using everything from her favourite painters, textile designers, fashion designers, movies, music and nature as inspiration, she makes pieces that are both unique and exhilarating.

After creating such a unique and eye-catching artistic style, other creators might have closely guarded their methods and practices – but not José. Instead, she decided to teach others how to craft portraits and other projects in her own distinctive style. Her obsession with all things crochet

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