Yearly Archives:2020

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Painted Glass by Alicia le Wilfulle

Post by: Halima al-Rakkasa in Glass Painted Glass
This was a competency level piece. It's painted with Pebeo Porcelaine 150 baked on enamel. Design is based on the Aldrevandini Beaker. Venice ca. 1330 located in the British Museum. I included my own device (since changed) and the top…
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24 Dec 2020
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Bobbin Lace by Anja Snihova’ Javornica

Post by: Halima al-Rakkasa in Bobbin Lace Thread
Anja Snihova' Javornica created this piece as class sampler in 1991 CE.
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23 Dec 2020
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Glass

Post by: Halima al-Rakkasa in Forms of Embellishment Glass
Glass is a non-crystalline, often transparent amorphous solid. It takes well to various forms of embellishment, such as: Painted – applying glass paint onto a glass surface, or by painting and baking transparent colors on the glass surface.Stained – glass…
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23 Dec 2020
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Leather Carving by Kjartan kráka

Post by: Halima al-Rakkasa in Carving/Tooling Leather Leather
Kjartan's badge is carved into an archery quiver. This was challenged circa October 2018 at a Hartwood event.
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23 Dec 2020
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Needle Lace

Post by: Halima al-Rakkasa in Lace Needle Lace Punto in Aria Thread
Featured image: Punto in Aria samples by Halima al-Rakkasa, 2006. Cotton on cotton. Needle lace is a type of lace created using a needle and thread to stitch up hundreds of small stitches to form the lace itself, generally as…
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22 Dec 2020
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Wood Painting

Post by: Halima al-Rakkasa in Painting, Wood Wood
Embellishment of wood includes period and acrylic paint, applied to the prepared surface of wood for indoor pieces, acrylic enamel for outdoor pieces. Featured image: an example by Halima al-Rakkasa From Halima al-Rakkasa: This is a replacement top of a…
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22 Dec 2020
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Leather Embellishment

Post by: Halima al-Rakkasa in Forms of Embellishment Leather
Leather is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhide and skins. The most common raw material is cattle hide. Carving/Tooling – By means of carving tools (metal stamps cast into certain shapes), lines, grooves and patterns, such…
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22 Dec 2020
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Wood Embellishment

Post by: Halima al-Rakkasa in Forms of Embellishment Wood
Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. Embellishments in Wood involve manipulation of the material and/or applying decoration. Forms include: Carving – decorative cutting into wood.Burning –…
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22 Dec 2020
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Blackwork

Post by: Halima al-Rakkasa in Counted Thread Counted Thread Blackwork Fabric Forms of Embellishment
Featured image: Blackwork shirt by Anja Snihova' Javornic Definition from Wikipedia: Blackwork, sometimes historically termed Spanish blackwork, is a form of embroidery generally using black thread, although other colors are also used on occasion. Sometimes it is counted-thread embroidery which…
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22 Dec 2020
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Kumihimo

Post by: Halima al-Rakkasa in Braiding Forms of Embellishment Kumihimo Thread
Definition from Wikipedia: Kumihimo is a traditional Japanese artform of making braids and cords. Literally meaning "gathered threads", kumihimo are made by interlacing reels of yarn, commonly silk, with the use of traditional, specialised looms - either a marudai or…
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22 Dec 2020
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