Month: October 2005

Costume and Textiles in the Medici Archive


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Fiber and Textile ArtsLeave a comment

Many costumers will be well aware of the Costume and Textiles in the Medici Archive. The Medici Archive Project was founded in 1995 in order to produce documentary sources for scholars and realize the potential of the Medici Granducal Archive, housed in the Archivio di Stato in Florence. An aspect …

Origami parcels


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Book and Paper artsLeave a comment

I always become interested in the paper arts about this time of year as I like to make cards, gift tags and even print on papers as gift wrap. I like the idea of packaging gifts in unusual ways so I head off online for ideas. With Christmas just around …

A Christmas Decoration Pattern using Evenweave needlework techniques


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Fiber and Textile Arts / Hand Embroidery1 comment

There is a free Christmas Decoration called Garland twist designed by Susan Kerndt as a beginner’s project introducing basic canvas needlework techniques.

Costumes and textiles of Royal India


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I found these interesting excerpts online from the Costumes and textiles of Royal India by Ritu Kumar As a taster… “Among the many hundred gods in the Hindu pantheon is Vishvakarma the God of Craft. He is worshipped by artisans around the country. Every August, Vishvakarma puja is held when …

Two sites two approaches


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Fiber and Textile Arts / Web2 Comments

In the last week or so I have finished the last touches of a couple of sites that I have been working on. As I was working on both sites I thought about how different they are. As a web designer I believe in producing a website that expresses the …

Colour Glossary


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Art and Design1 comment

Some people get muddled when talking about colour. For instance hue and tone get mixed up. Do you know what chromaticity or luminance is? Here is a Colour Glossary which is fully illustrated explaining the terms used by artists and desoigners when speaking about with colour.

Stitches of Life


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Web1 comment

Here is another textile blog. Lelia has a keen interest in traditional cross stitch, needlework and samplers which she documents in Stitches of Life . There are lots of interesting links in this blog. Lelia also has an interest in historical samplers which is another interest of mine.