by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
A sofa, or day bed, for lounging, with one arm to lean against that extends along part of the back. Deeply upholstered and often buttoned, comfortable enough without the need for separate cushions. Often chosen for bedrooms, boudoirs and large bathrooms, and feminine...
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
Chair seats are either upholstered–padded or sprung, drop-in or overstuffed, or left as plain wood, cane-worked or stretched fabric. Seat pads–squabs–sit upon hard surfaces to make life more comfortable. The lasting chair styles are the ones that...
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
A looped embroidery stitch used in crewel work that can be worked with a needle or a hook, held by hand or, for larger pieces, over a frame . The thread is brought up at the beginning of the stitch and taken back down through the same hole,...
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
Cepuk cloths or hangings are one of the traditional ceremonial textiles from Bali and Indonesia. Cepuk is a weft ikat cloth made of cotton and coloured with natural dyes. Old, damaged and fragmented pieces make into lovely cushions or patched cushions...
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
Ceplokan , or Ceplok describes a category of patterns use in Indonesian batik: geometric forms and motifs of circles, squares, rectangles, ovals,, stars, and of animals. Each of the traditional motifs has a descriptive or designated name attached to it, usually that...
