by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Or sporty, describes textiles with sport motifs, scenes or pageants of fishing, golfing, horse racing, cricket, hunting, skiing, football, etc. In the relevant environment, these are fun, much more interesting and suitable than plains and most other patterns. Some...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Any stick, rod, or similar object around which yarn thread, string, etc. can be wound–either for efficient storage, to facilitate using and unwinding, or to prepare for the next stage of work. Typically, sewing thread is wound onto a specialist spool–a...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
An open, porous and highly absorbent material used to wipe spots and stains from textiles, or for dabbing paint to create a ‘sponged’ paint finish. True sponge occurs naturally, it is the calcerous or fibrous framework supporting the multi-cellular body...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Describes a quality of brightness, brilliance, ceremony, dazzle, display, glory, majesty, pomp, richness, sumptuousness, fine quality…We all love a bit of splendour, ‘pomp and ceremony’. Who doesn’t warm to and enjoy occasions’...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
To splash with small blobs and spots, replicating the effect of liquid falling on a hard surface, such as raindrops or flicked paint. It is used as a finish to create a random, interesting pattern important in its own right, or as a subtle foil for marks and real...
