by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
‘Russia or Russian braid’, it is a flat narrow braid that looks like very small double piping. It is very malleable and easy to work, and is applied or worked by stitching along the centre of the braid. Used to make soutache applied in furnishings and...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
A French technique passementerie particularly for jewellery and cartouche, in decorative and often fanciful designs that are always formed, shaped and contained by Russia braid. * Several rows of self coloured or contrasting coloured braids can be stitched together...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Full of vibrancy, colour, people and things, a continuous hubbub and hive of activity, souks are the open market places of Northern Africa and the Middle East. It also loosely refers to many small stalls full of colourful and interesting wares. The souk is an endless...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
A blind that is made of furnishing, carpet, ethnic or dressmaking fabric, as opposed to the rigid blind fabric used for roller, slatted and Venetian blinds. Soft blinds may be formal–with rods to form perfect pleat – or informal hanging in soft swags,...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
The underside of a structural component or architectural detail, such as a ceiling or a roof beam, boxing, window reveals, or a deep architrave. ...
