Blog Profile / The Textile Blog
| URL : | http://thetextileblog.blogspot.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Arts / Fiber Art | |
| Posts on Regator: | 302 | |
| Posts / Week: | 2.1 | |
| Archived Since: | July 27, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
New Ebook: The Pattern Work of William Morris
Another ebook has been launched today and I should imagine this one may well be suitable and helpful to many out there. The book is entirely devoted to the pattern work of William Morris and covers his work from the 1860s to the 1890s...Show More Summary
Looking Back in Order to Look Forward
Illustration: William Morris. Avon design, 1886. I want to be able to address today the key point as to why I spend time producing this site along with its various aspects, whether that be articles, ebooks, imagery, or social networking. Show More Summary
The Design Work of Josef Maria Auchentaller
Illustration: Josef Maria Auchentaller. Pattern work, 1901. A new designer to this site and a new designer to many I should imagine. Josef Maria Auchentaller was a trained fine artist and print maker who produced fine art paintings, illustrations, poster, textile and jewellery work. Show More Summary
The Ageless Pattern Work of Warp and Weft
Illustration: Edward MacGibbon. Gigham pattern, 1849. Anyone who knows me in particular and this site in general, will be well aware of my personal belief in the primary role that nature and particularly the acute observation of the natural world, has played, and still plays, in the outward appearance of pattern design, decoration and ornamentation. Show More Summary
Fifth Anniversary of Design Decoration Craft
The Textile Blog, or as I prefer to call it nowadays, Design Decoration Craft, is five years old today. It might not seem much, but in the blogosphere five years is pretty ancient. To some extent then, this site could be seen as oneShow More Summary
The Designer and the Maker
Illustration: Patriz Huber. Carpet design, 1900. I think that this particular article is called for before I move on to others. There seems to be some confusion as to the role of the 'designer', particularly as regards this site. Most of the individuals featured in the Design Index are in fact designers without being makers. Show More Summary
Sacred Stitches - Ecclesiastical Embroidery
Time for another book review. Today it is the turn of Sacred Stitches by Rachel Boak. Sacred Stitches is a book that ties in and complements a new exhibition concerning the collection of ecclesiastical embroideries from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries, made by the Rothschild family. Show More Summary
The Textile Design Work of Alfred Roller
Illustration: Alfred Roller. Textile design, 1899. Alfred Roller was an Austrian artist and designer who produced much of his work in the early years of the twentieth century. As with most of the artists and designers featured on Design...Show More Summary
Stained Glass Work of Hans Christiansen
Illustration: Hans Christiansen. Stained glass design, 1898. Hans Christiansen is one of those design individuals whose name seems to crop up in a myriad of disciplines. He produced work over a period that encompassed the very end of...Show More Summary
Carpet Design by Bruno Mauder
Illustration: Bruno Mauder. Carpet design, 1903. Another chance today to see the work of a designer working outside his chosen field of exploration. The German designer Bruno Mauder originally trained as a glass and porcelain painter. Show More Summary
The Vintage Pattern Selector
A new book this year is that published by Jo Barnfield. Barnfield is a designer/maker who works under the name of 'House of Jo'. Since graduating with a BA in Fashion and Textiles, she had worked in the fashion industry as a pattern cutter and as a technical illustrator for Jasmine Di Milo. Show More Summary
The Tentmakers of Chareh El Khiamiah
Illustration: A Khayamiya by Hosam Hanafy. Photo by Jenny Bowker. A slight departure today from the usual article post, a guest post. I have given space over to a project not my own. I was approached by Kim Beamish to help publiciseShow More Summary
The Design Decoration Craft Reference Guide to Lace
Today sees the release of the latest ebook, The Design Decoration Craft Reference Guide to Lace. It is part of the referenced guides that started with William Morris. This particular guide deals specifically with the craft of lace, its history, practical and technical details, as well as its visual appeal. Show More Summary
The Lace Fans of Myra Naylor
Illustration: Myra Naylor. Lace fan design, 1902. Due to the soon to be released 'Design Decoration Craft Reference Guide to Lace' - and as I have been living and breathing lace these past few weeks whilst sorting out the book, I thought that it might be a good idea to feature some lace. Show More Summary
The Story of Colour in Textiles
A slight departure for the norm on this site. I have decided to include one or two book reviews. These will be books that I personally own, rather than ones I know of. Therefore, they will be book titles that I can recommend from personal experience. Show More Summary
The Textile Work of Otto Schonthal
Illustration: Otto Schonthal. Textile design, c1905. As many of you are no doubt aware, I like to be able to feature textile design work produced by individuals that are perhaps better known in other fields, and today is no exception. Show More Summary
The Embroidery Work of Hans Christiansen
Illustration: Hans Christiansen. Embroidery design, c1900. Embroidery has its traditions and it has its innovators, it also has those who straddle both camps, extending the discipline through its traditions. During the period that spans...Show More Summary
Lace as Traditional and Contemporary Craft
Illustration: Butterfly lace design. Within the craft disciplines, there is very often a certain amount of friction between what some see as the importance of the continuation of a discipline through the concept of its perceived traditions, and those who wish to expand disciplines by infiltrating the contemporary. Show More Summary
Embroidery at the Craftsman Workshops
Illustration: The Craftsman Workshops. Embroidered portiere design, 1903. The Craftsman Workshops were part of the extended Arts and Crafts vision of the American Gustav Stickley. At times, it seems as if Stickley single-handedly led...Show More Summary
The Importance of the Reconnection with the Cycle of Nature
Illustration: Mary E. Dear. Spring, 1854. Observation of the natural world should always ideally be seen outside of the boundaries of the artificially imposed human one. We should never rely on shop windows to tell us where we are in...Show More Summary