by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Describes a textile’s ability or penchant to return to its original form after a natural treatment or exposure to a surface altering chemical–from the ability to accept dye, to permanent pleating crushing, gauffrageing puffing,...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
The earliest needle lace that developed in the 15thC from drawn thread work. In earlier lace interpretations lace patterning was made by taking threads out, and manipulating, stitching this open grid of threads, into new designs.Geometric lace patterns were created by...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Describes an inherent property of a fibre or a finishing treatment, providing information as to the suitable uses of a textile, i.e. springy, fire resistant, moth resistant, water resistant, dirt repellent,...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
When not working with Father Christmas, reindeer live in the arctic and sub-arctic regions, which include North America, Lapland, Scandinavia, Russia, China. Reindeer, which when wild are called caribou in north america, shed their antlers in the autumn if they...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Short lengths length of fabric, ends of rolls, or leftovers from a project. Workroom remnants can be strips of just few centimetres, and these we can make into something turn for our ‘ Cutting Room Floor’ or ‘Diary of a Workroom’ series....
