Anja Snihova' Javornica created this piece as class sampler in 1991 CE.
22 Dec 2020
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…
22 Dec 2020
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…
05 Jul 2020
Kumihimo spiral braids, tied in pairs, for future use as pouch cords. Done in perl cotton. Created by Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region.
30 Jun 2020
This one is filed under Thread - Other. In 2000, I attended an Ithra weekend at the Shire of False Isle, Tir Righ. Then-Baroness Amanda suggested I show a few things to "people in that room over there", and so…
30 Jun 2020
Definition from Wikipedia: Sprang is an ancient method of constructing fabric that has a natural elasticity. Its appearance is similar to netting, but unlike netting sprang is constructed entirely from warp threads. The språng technique involves braiding warps that are…
30 Jun 2020
Tablet-weaving on the top edge of a smokkr, both in wool. Challenged at Hartwood's TUTR event April 2017. Evaluators included Mistress Alicia le Wilfulle and Maulana Halima al-Rakkasa. (Thread - Weaving - Tablet)