by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Effectively a variation on the age-old hand block printing method, in which a pattern is carved onto a surface that picks up a paint or dye and transfers it onto cloth, or other surface. With mechanisation in particular, carved or etched rollers allowed for greater...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
A type of blind that is made from taught fabric attached to a roller with a spring and a cord (or other pull mechanism) that raises and lowers the blind, and allows it to settle anywhere in between. Roller blinds are ideal for small and narrow spaces, as...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
An edging technique creating a padded roll of varying diameter at the edges or hems of tablecloths, bedcovers, curtains and...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
The Japanese word for their batik- the technique of hand-applied wax-resist dying; here characterized by small, broken lines where resist has cracked and allowed dye to seep in. ...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
An 18thC (1730-1770) European decorative style, characterized by elaborate hand worked ornamentation, natural forms and motifs (shells, fronds of stylized acanthus leaves, scrolls, knots of ribbons and garlands of flowers), intricate plasterwork, and the...
