by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
A generic term for any weave that creates a pattern within the cloth, where the weave of the design differs from the ground weave. Very often white on white or neutral colours for lightweight fabrics and sheers; such as jamdani, spot muslin, raised herringbone,...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Used to describe any trimming, detail or additional piece that is made of the same fabric as used for the main body of the project – a design detail that depends on subtlety of form and shadow rather than on contrast, as in self piped, self bound, self...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
A button made in the same fabric as the main fabric it is used against, creating a design more dependent on shape and shadow than on colour contrast.
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
From the Persian word shirshukar, a cotton, cotton mix, rayon or linen fabric with puckered, vertical stripes in varying widths made by alternating tight weaving and loose weaving. It was introduced to Europe via the 18thC East India Trade Company The fabric comes in...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
A small, continuous, embroidered stitch that looks like a row of seeds. It may be used within a large design, on its own as a cluster stitch, or in pairs along a hemline or to create the effect of stripes.
