CONSTRUCTION

The process of creation: the order, rhythm and discipline by which anything that is made is made. In textile making the construction of a piece of cloth depends on the twin building blocks of warp and weft to create the...

CONSTRUCTION

The process of creation and of fabrication: the order, rhythm and discipline; the way in which a piece of cloth is put together, and the finished result–the weave.

COMPOSITE ORDER

One of the five Classical orders, and along with Tuscan added by the Romans to the original Greek Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. The Composite column was developed  to sit at the top end of the scale along with the simple Tuscan order at the bottom end. The column...

COMPLEMENTARY

Complementary colours are those that sit opposite each other on the colour wheel. In creating colour schemes, these seemingly opposing elements are required for the tension that makes the picture complete. Like yin and yang, masculine and feminine, opposites are...

COMBING

1. A process, together with carding to straighten fibres before spinning. 2. Keep a very sift comb and another wide toothed  comb in your workroom and / or  your working kit to keep trimmings, fringes and tassels in line especially after fitting, once...

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