by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Snow white is the whitest of whites. Laying cloth down onto newly fallen snow is the surest way to whiten and naturally bleach it without chemicals. Snow bleaching features in the Japanese textile tradition, when making a hemp fabric called Ojiya Chijmi...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
A small piece of fabric, a trimming cut for reference, for record or for matching. During the decorating process and beyond, it is useful to keep a snippet on a small card for reference, as an aide memoire and to help identify certain colours and...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
An alternative word for any two-part fastening, in which each half is fitted onto or into either side of an opening and pressed together. Other names for this fitting are press fastening, press stud, or popper. ...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Snakes naturally shed their skins; as these are long and narrow, they must be joined to make anything other than covers for small boxes, picture or mirror frames. For upholstered seats, say, the seams become as much part of the pattern and design as the material...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
A decorative technique, whereby sections of fabric are carefully pleated, but more often gathered as they are held in place with embroidery stitches, which create a pattern. Fine and lightweight fabrics must be very full, medium weight ones less so. The...
