I've got really into Megan Whitmarsh's embroidery pieces of late. Was so close to buying on from a show in Brussels but bottled it. when I've showed her stuff to my lady and a few friends who've said it's all a bit camp. Am I a friend of dorothy? www.tinyindustries.com
I like her embroidery! Nothing unmanly, just another medium of art. I had a sculpting teacher that did embroidery photo realism. Her work looked like photos, she was totally amazing. I love the little Yetis!
It's actually a pretty famous book... you should be able to find it in most libraries... (errr... so I hear that is)
I especially dig Graf-broidery. I heard that Stash started out in embroidery and graduated to walls and other mediums after he cut his teeth there. Same with Banksy (not to be confused with Banky).
im going to have to say that we collect toys. and pay large sums of money for them. most people find that in itself odd so whatever floats your goat is game i say.