by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
A synthetic extruded fibre that is particularly resilient and generally good tempered. Thanks to modern weaving techniques and clever technology it can be made into textiles that, on the face of it, feel and perform just like wool, cotton, linen or...
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
As they go, a good a synthetic/natural fibre that keeps the cost low and benefits from the best of their individual properties: hardwearing, long lasting, soft to touch, non-creasing, absorbent while quickly releasing moisture. Cotton will always feel better and will...
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
The seeds and skins of the pomegranate fruit (Punica granatum) yield a pale yellow natural dye that is the base for all kalamkari, hand block printing and dying work, and a similar dye colour to turmeric. The pomegranate tree and in particular its fruit, thought to...
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
A soft, lightweight plain weave dyed silk fabric originally made from raw silk, imported from China and the Far East to Europe in the 20thC. It is still woven across China, especially along the banks of the Yangtze in Sichuan, Anhui, Zhejiang...
by Heather Luke | Jun 25, 2015
First made from wool in Avignon, France, for the Pope, we now know it as a plain weave cotton with a slight ribbing across the width created by densely weaving a fine weft with an even finer warp; the best quality is woven from the long Egyptian staple fibre. This...
