by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
To clear one common misconception, satin is a weave not a fabric. It is one of the three basic weaves and it creates a strong and versatile fabric with a glossy face and a matte back. It is primarily woven in silk, cotton and wool, but also from any other fibre, to...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
From the Japanese sashi, ‘to stitch’ and ko, ‘small’, this is a 17thC Japanese hand sewing technique used for textile repairs and recycling best known for its geometric designs very often worked in worked in white or off white on indigo...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Also called a hung sash window, it is a Georgian, architectural feature, and to everyones mind the most elegant of functional windows. It is typically constructed of two moveable frames, or sashes,, each with one or more glass panels, set one above the other, which...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
A garment made of a long length or tube of fabric particularly associated with southeast Asia (sarong being a Malay and Indonesian word), but existing under other names in many traditional societies the world over. The tube style sarong is standard dress for many men...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
The girls at Sewa womens organisation isn Lucknow taking a break from their hand embroidered chickankari work. On the streets of Jodphur, such an incredibly beautiful picture…. ” Saris belong to a region rather than a social strata....
