Month: October 2005

Photoshop brushes from Opera Floozy


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Art and Design2 Comments

This is really a resource for those who own Photoshop. Kelly Gammons of opera floozy has designed and offered free some fantastic Photoshop brushes which you can download, unzip and drop the .abr file in the …/presets/brushes folder of in your Adobe directory. Only your imagination can limit you. Brushes …

The mystery of Sollerosom solved


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Fiber and Textile Arts / Hand Embroidery5 Comments

Last year I posted a query on this blog about the technique of Sollerosom embroidery which I did not ever get a response to. I was trying to find out more about the technique but had no luck. Thanks to Ethnic Fiber Art the mystery is solved. On the site …

Oriental costumes: their designs and colors


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The Indiana University Library has published scans of all 128 plates in the 1922 edition of Oriental costumes: their designs and colors by Max Tilke, (1869-1942). The colour plates in this edition are just delightful as they are all hand drawn. Take a look at this Embroidered Bornu woman’s shirt …

Jesters today and in the past


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Fiber and Textile Arts1 comment

I am still poking about collating together ideas for my Katrina block for the All that Jazz Quilt project. I discovered on Drea Leed’s Elizabethan Costume Page there is a new section devoted to Depictions of Jesters and Fools in Medieval and Renaissance Art . Don’t miss browsing at least …

Using Colour in Textiles.


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People can never learn too much about colour and what fascinates me is that it is an area that is always an interesting part of the process. There is always interesting discoveries to made and intriguing contrasts to develop. It’s a constant challenge. I discovered Colour in Needlework by Lucy …

Mardi Gras to go ahead in New Orleans in 2006


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Challenges3 Comments

I was pleased to read the New Orleans is going to have a Mardi Gras in 2006. According to mardi gras neworleans.com “Despite the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, we welcome all of you back to the “City that Care Forgot” for Mardi Gras 2006 — we will again open our …

Needlelace stitches


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Full detailed instructions on how to do needlelace stitches are available from vintage craft patterns. There are tatting and knitting patterns too for those who are interested .