Month: July 2004

Lace designs:


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I found this online facsimile of a book of lace designs by Federic Vinciolo who in 1606 was commissioned by the French court to produce lace. Many of these designs could be used as a design source – converted to cross stitch and used on samplers. Thinking about it, I …

Pigments through the ages


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Did you know that the word ‘green’ dates back to the root ‘gr’, meaning to grow. By medieval times it was the colour of love. This and all sorts of related trivia about colour and their pigments can be found on Pigments through the ages you can explore an over …

Visual or Studio Journals

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Working up designs in my studio journal is something I do all the time. Visual Journals and Studio Journal more or less mean the same thing. This article was in part prompted by a conversation I had with a work colleague the other day. He was saying that he works …