by Heather Luke | Jun 22, 2015
A window blind made of horizontal slats that can be tilted, letting in more or less light, and for more or less privacy. The whole blind can also be fully or partially raised or lowered through a pulley mechanism. The slats can be made of wood, metal or fabric...
by Heather Luke | Jun 22, 2015
Also called Murano glass beads. Venetian glass artisans have made beads for thousands of years, that are unrivalled in terms of colour and complexity. Venetian beads are made by glass blowing, by winding hot glass around a mandrel–a spindle, or by...
by Heather Luke | Jun 22, 2015
An exclusive textile originating from the Italian town of Venice as a twill woven silk with a high sheen, which is now also available in worsted yarns. It was once the cloth of choice for Arab traders to wear on their pilgrimage to Mecca....
by Heather Luke | Jun 22, 2015
A cotton cloth made in a similar way to corduroy: extra wefts are floated over a plain or twill weave, which are then cut and brushed to produce a very short-cut, dense pile and a smooth back. Similar in appearance to velvet, but tighter and without the problems that...
by Heather Luke | Jun 22, 2015
Ribbon that is woven with a cut pile, in the same way as velvet. This weave and pile gives it a totally different dimension to the usual plain or satin weave; velvet is much softer than petersham or grosgrain. The colour is also deeper and richer. The greater...
