Robert Kaufman has some exciting new basics. (And I know you’re with me when I call basics “exciting.”) My favorite for sure is the new Essex cotton-linen yarn dyes. The denim color wants to be paired with something Colette. Next, there are 16 new Quilter’s Linen colors, bringing the total up to 42. Quilter’s Linen [...]
Last week we looked at some of Unika Vaev‘s textured upholstery fabrics, now here are some of my favorites amongst their woven designs. Clockwise from top left: Balcón by Dorothy Cosonas, Calypso by Charmaine DeMarco, Cloverleaf by Charmaine DeMarco, Myth by Charmaine DeMarco, Windrad by Josef Hoffmann, 1906; Paradis by Josef Hoffmann, 1908; Comfort by [...]
The first “Know Your Weaves” post covered the terms “warp” and “weft,” plus the plain weave, satin weave, and twill weave. Here are a few more common weaves you ought to know. basket weave Basket weave: Just like the plain weave, only two or more warp yarns pass over two or more weft yarns. I’m [...]
Digital Iguana Bird Branch In addition to wallpaper and window shades, Glasgow textile studio Timorous Beasties produces fabric. Like Domestic Element, they subvert traditional textile designs like toile by using them to depict modern themes. They just go one step grittier and hardcore than DE with their devils, prostitues and heroin addicts, and iguanas. It’s [...]
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