by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Animal skins are warm and draught proof, a traditional naturally insulating material essential to life in a cold climate, whether as a bear or reindeer fur coat, as floor rugs to keep the home warm underfoot, as bedcovers and mattress covers for night-time and as...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
A preliminary design scheme that is the vehicle and the best base for initial ideas – from which to assess whether ideas will work in reality, to explore the possibilities and then, once the various ideas have been brought together, to find out if they are...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
The brief description is: a long length of thread or yarn wound into a coil with double looped ends for knitting, embroidery and weaving. It’s sometimes easier to manage skeins by winding the threads or yarns into balls. The word skein is usually...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
To do away with anything extraneous and bring something back to its basics. In a home, it’s sometimes easy to get carried away and over do it at any stage and in furnishing, especially if you love textiles, creating and making, and basically love things. Taking...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Simplicity is the aim and the goal. Simplicity is complexity broken down: when each stage or level of a complex pattern or design is itself simple, the whole will become achievable, harmonious and pleasing. For us simplicity means working with a great textile and...
