by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
Pleating happens when flat fabric is folded back on itself repeatedly, or with at least two folds. Pleats that cross over create an extra, sculptural, dimension to plain linen * Pleats come in a variety of sizes and widths, with each...
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
All natural fibres, whatever their natural length or source – animal, leaf, stem or seed – are first teased out and spun into very long lengths to even them out and make them useable. These lengths of yarn are then either wound into a skein and used as...
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
Derived from the Latin pilus, meaning ‘hair’, the name of a textile with a soft, cut pile nap that is longer than 3mm, traditionally made of mohair, worsted, silk, cotton or a combination, and now made from synthetic fibres too. It is woven with a...
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
A double-faced fabric woven in such a way that one side is the reverse of the other, so both sides have equal merit. It is particularly suitable for situations or projects where both sides need to be seen, and there is no need for the extra thickness of interlining....
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
A French needle lace known as the ‘Queen of Lace’. It was originally worked in the town of Alençon and known as point coupé. In 1665 Louis XIV’s minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert’s established a national lace manufacture and Venetian...
