Recently Linda Permann wrote a tutorial for Craft Stylish, on How to Crochet a Flower. The article illustrates a flower which has been made of standard wool. I am sure anyone interested in freeform crochet will enjoy it. The pattern draws on the tradition of Irish Crochet and as such …
Own-it offers free intellectual property advice to anyone who works in the creative industries. It is a British site financed by the LDA (London Development Agency) and partnered with London College of Communication, which is part of the University of the Arts London. The podcasts and materials on their site …
Have you ever poked around the the Threads website? For those who live where this magazine does not hit the news stands, Threads is a print magazine that publishes articles on fine sewing and embellishment. The site houses loads of interesting articles, tips and tutorials. With the release of …
I think I may go a little silly with this toy/tool Pattern Cooler is an online pattern editor which creates seamless patterns. Apart from it being a good design inspiration source you can browse from thousands of pre-coloured patterns and recolour them and the results can be used on blogs, …
I thought these Vintage handcrafted product labels are a bit different and you could print them on fabric using bubblejet set and use them in your textile projects. They would be great in a crazy quilt block that revolved around a them of the kitchen, food, cooking etc.This link was …
Bg Patterns is a online tool that is aimed at web designers who want to create background patterns easily and quickly but I am sure textile practitioners will see all sorts of ways to use this tool to provoke design ideas. You can change the colour and transparency while rotating …
Causes of Colour starts out with the question “Why are things coloured?” and proceeds to answer it. Along the way they explore all sorts of aspects of colour and why we perceive it as it is. The complexities of colour are well explored like why some things have iridescent surfaces …
