by Heather Luke | Jun 22, 2015
A camelid indigenous to Peru with a fleece that is woven into what the Incas referred to as “the fabric of the gods”. Vicuñas are the smallest of camelids and live in the wild in small family groups, high in the Andes, sleeping in the hills and...
by Heather Luke | Jun 22, 2015
A sour, acid liquid made of fermented, diluted alcohol (beer, wine or cider), which is a culinary condiment and very useful in a workroom kit: to clean tools, glass and to remove a too-shiny lacquer from brass...
by Heather Luke | Jun 22, 2015
Describes fabrics that have been previously owned, and strictly speaking from a quality provider or iconic period of time, though this is increasingly no longer the case. Making furnishings from vintage fabrics involves re-making – old curtains,...
by Heather Luke | Jun 22, 2015
A colour somewhere between red and blue, it is one of the oldest colour pigments used by man, found in prehistoric cave art as a mix with earth colours. Violet has been extracted from different minerals, vegetals and animal: manganese, hematite, berries, indigo, and...
by Heather Luke | Jun 22, 2015
Or new wool, refers to wool that is being used for the first time.
