by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Describes the effect on fabrics that reflect flickers of light, particularly with slightly ruckled weaves. Other fabrics are woven with just enough metallic thread to create an attractive shimmer, which in a dark room subtly picks up that bit more light, and in a...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
A Japanese resist-dye technique, in which design is created by preventing specific areas of the cloth taking the dye. Shibori is distinct from other methods in that it creates a raised and wrinkled surface texture. It can be worked by hand or machine, and...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Denotes wool from a breed of sheep originating in the Shetland Isles, north-east Scotland, which produce a soft and shaggy fleece that is spun, knitted and woven into cloth and tweeds. Real Shetland wool is not sheared but pulled out by hand from the...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
An ethnic group living in the Nepalese foothills of the Himalayas, who are noted for their mountaineering skills. Their thick warm clothing and traditional way of life is an inspiration for comfortable furnishings. Both men and women wear a long inner shirt over baggy...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
This wool, worsted or cotton twill weave creates a standard 6mm check of alternate black squares and white squares. It’s believed to have started as simple woven lengths worn by shepherds throughout the Scottish lowlands, the north of England, Wales and...
