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My Favorite Articles
My favorite eBooks
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Origin of book: United Kingdom
Silk Ribbon Embroidery. Designs @ Techniques
by elluse
Click link below to view:Silk Ribbon Embroidery. Designs @ Techniques
Language: English
By: Ann Cox
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Complex Weavers Journal June 2015
by elluse
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Origin of book: Italy
Вышивка (Embroidery)
by elluse
Click link below to view: Language: Russian
Book release: 2008
Универсальное руководство для начинающих и профессионалов.
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Sewing Lessons For Beginners
by elluse
Click link below to view: Language: English
By: Christina Sherrod
There are so many directions to go with your new skills. From wearable art to quilt art to vests, lingerie and applique – you’ll want to try it all. You not only get to create a new world using your own ideas, but you can get everyday, practical use of your new talent. When you make something yourself, you have something that is truly unique. Custom made clothing and other items now come in the size, color and fabric YOU want and choose.
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Origin of book: Netherlands
Vlieger’s Lei-teekenvoorbeelden 6 (Kite’s Slate Drawing Examples 6)
by elluse
Click link below to view:Vlieger's Lei-teekenvoorbeelden 6 (Kite's Slate Drawing Examples 6)
Language: Dutch
By: J. Vlieger
Small booklet, 16 pages of examples to draw on a blackboard. Volume 6, images of garden- and agricultural tools and vehicles. The drawings were white on black.
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Origin of book: Netherlands
Vlieger’s Lei-teekenvoorbeelden 7 (Kite’s Slate Drawing Examples 7)
by elluse
Click link below to view:Vlieger's Lei-teekenvoorbeelden 7 (Kite's Slate Drawing Examples 7)
Language: English
By: J. Vlieger
Small booklet, 16 pages of examples to draw on a blackboard. Volume 7, pictures of farm animals and some exotics as well. The drawings were white on black.
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Origin of book: Netherlands
Vlieger’s Lei-teekenvoorbeelden 8 (Kite’s Slate Drawing Examples 8)
by elluse
Click link below to view:Vlieger's Lei-teekenvoorbeelden 8 (Kite's Slate Drawing Examples 8)
Language: Dutch
By: J. Vlieger
Small booklet, 16 pages of examples to draw on a blackboard. Volume 8, pictures of birds, farm animals, and a snake. The drawings were white on black.
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Origin of book: France
Modeles pour Peinture sur Faience et Porcelaine (Models for Painting on Faience and Porcelain)
by elluse
Click link below to view:Models for Painting on Faience and Porcelain
Language: English
By: H. Laurens (ed.)
Fifteen colored plates as examples for painting on pottery and porcelain. Plates, vases, water fountain, serving platters and just the painted designs.
My Favorite Patterns
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Tiara Making Tutorial – the origin of the bridal headpiece; tiara history
by elluse
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DIY | How to Make a pink flowerscrown / cara membuat mahkota bunga / diy crown tiara headpiece
by elluse
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Diy Hairvine / cara membuat headpiece kristal / wire work
by elluse
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Pandahall Tutorial – How to Make a White Pearl Wedding Crown Headband
by elluse
Click link below to view:Pandahall Tutorial - How to Make a White Pearl Wedding Crown Headband
By: Jenny ChanThis Pandahall tutorial describes how to make a white pearl wedding crown headband.
My Favorite Definitions
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Origin: Indonesia
Batik
The art of decorating fabric using wax and a dye. The applied wax resists dyes which allows to colour fabric selectively.
This process of waxing and dyeing can be repeated to create more elaborate and colourful designs. After the final dyeing the wax is removed and the cloth is ready for wearing or showing.This technique originated from Java, Indonesia.
The word batik originates from the Javanese tik and means to dot.Batik is made either by drawing dots and lines of the resist with a spouted tool called a tjanting, or by printing the resist with a copper stamp called a cap.
The art of decorating cloth in this way, using wax and dye, has been practised for centuries. In Java, Indonesia, batik is part of an ancient tradition, and some of the finest batik cloth in the world is still made there.
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Origin: Japan
Amigurumi
Is a popular type of crochet or knitting small, stuffed yarn creatures.
The word is a portmanteau of two Japanese terms: ami, which means “crocheted or knitted” and nuigurumi, meaning “stuffed doll”.
It often takes the form of an animal or fantastical creature with an aesthetic that’s best described as kawaii or cute. Amigurumi vary in size and there are no restrictions about size or look
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Origin: India
Mehndi
Is a the ancient art of decorating the skin using henna paste made from the henna dry leaves, originating in ancient India.
Mehndi is a ceremonial art, it is typically applied during weddings – for Muslim and Hindu brides.
Henna is painted on the bride to symbolise joy, beauty, spiritual awakening and offering.
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Origin: India
Bidriware
The handicraft originates from Bidar district of Karnataka (India), which is still the chief centre for the manufacture of the unique metalware.
The craft was developed in the 14th century C.E. during the rule of the Bahamani Sultans and is very famous for its amazing metalwork.
Bidriware is made from a blackened alloy of zinc and copper with thin sheets of pure silver.
It undergoes an eight-stage process and due to its striking inlay artwork, bidriware is an important export handicraft of India and is prized as a symbol of wealth.
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Origin: Ukraine
Vyshyvanka
Vyshyvanka (Ukrainian: “Вишива́нка” [ʋɪʃɪˈʋanka] or “Виши́ванка” [ʋɪˈʃɪʋanka]) is the Ukrainian traditional clothing which contains elements of Ukrainian ethnic embroidery. Usually, it was made of homemade linen which was produced by loom. Local features are usually represented in the shirt’s ornamental pattern.
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My Favorite Software
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Stitchworks Software
by elluse
Click link below to view:Price: Free
Software description:CrochetCharts 1.2 is free software helping you to create crochet charts of different difficulty. It is a new version of application originally developed by Brian Milco. On the request of the University of Hasselt he agreed to open-sourcing his application. With the support of Prof. Wim Lamotte and the feedback of Annelies and Arno Baes, Olivier de Schaetzen worked on it for a month in order to release a first major update of the software. CrochetCharts is completely free and can be downloaded and used by everyone forever. And its code is now publicly available, so everyone (who is familiar with programming) can improve it, make changes and add new features.
Here is video tutorial link:
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Knotter Celtic design software
by elluse
Click link below to view:Knotter Celtic design software
Price: Free
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KnitBird free machine knitting programme
by elluse
Click link below to view:KnitBird free machine knitting programme
Price: Free
Software description:Features
- Draw stitches, of course.
- Tool for creating dotted and dashed lines.
- Move, rotate and flip selected parts of your chart.
- Easily create repeated pattern from a selection.
- Color picker for your stitches.
- Add instructions for your chart and the colors and symbols that you use in your design.
- Export chart as a JPEG image or a PDF file.
- Import image files and convert them to a chart design.
- Insert text into your chart.
- Easily change colors in your chart.
- Put bits of your design into a library. You can then later access them to use in other charts.
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Pixel Stitch – Convert photos into cross stitch patterns for free
by elluse
Click link below to view:Pixel Stitch - Convert photos into cross stitch patterns for free
Price: Free
Software description:Did you ever had a picture or photo in your hand and thought: it would be nice if I could transfer this into a cross stitch embroidery pattern. With a few clicks in your image editing programm you can easily pixelate images but you quickly come to your limit. For example when it comes to map the colors in the image in order to find the corresponding embroidery threads. And after that telling the printer that you want him to print out a handy, well-recognizable pattern …
These problems belong to the past, because pixel stitch will assume these steps for you.
Just upload your favorite picture, determine the number of stitches as well as the number of embroidery colors and let pixel stitch do the work for you. In no time the pattern in PDF format will be provided to you so you can easily download and print it. In the PDF you will find all the infos to get started with your project like informations to the different color numbers and the legend of the embroidery pattern.
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Stitchboard
by elluse
Click link below to view:Price: Free
Software description:You must be a member (free!) and be logged in to access all menu options.
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MicroRevolt Knitpro
by elluse
Click link below to view:Price: Free
Software description:knitPro is a free web application that translates digital images into knit, crochet, needlepoint and cross-stitch patterns. Simply upload jpeg, gif or png images and knitPro will generate a graph sizable for any fiber project. knitPro digitally mimics the tradition of pre-industrial craft circles who freely shared patterns and passed them down from generation to generation.
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Valentina – open source pattern drafting software
by elluse
Click link below to view:Valentina - open source pattern drafting software
Price: Free
Software description:Valentina is an open source pattern drafting software tool, designed to be the foundation of a new stack of open source tools to remake the garment industry.
Small-batch and custom-sized clothing manufacturing is essential to create a sustainable future, preserve small- to medium-sized textile spinning and weaving manufacturers, enable independent and small designers and manufacturers to scale up to make a decent living, rebuild local garment districts, and reduce or eliminate slave labor.
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Wild Ginger Software – Fashion Design and Sewing Pattern Software
by elluse
Click link below to view:Price: Free
Software description:Drafting for Hats, Bags, Footwear, and Accessories
Embroidery Planning Tools
Complete Program Help and Sewing InstructionsAll of the patterns in Wild Things print to the dimensions you specify. It even has embroidery design planning tools to aid you in creating unique accessories for yourself and others. You can specify the dimensions for each item to draft accessories for your needs.
Wild Things! comes complete with a Help file to aid you in using the new tools as well as sewing instructions for each and every style that drafts drafts.
My Favorite Places
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New Zealand , Wellington
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
(Te Papa)
by elluse
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United Kingdom , Oxford, England
Ashmolean Museum
by elluse
Click link below to view:Admission fee: Free
The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. Our world famous collections range from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, telling human stories across cultures and across time.
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Czech Republic , Prague - Josefov
Illusion Art Museum Prague
(IAM Prague)
by elluse
Click link below to view:Admission fee: Paid
Illusion Art Museum Prague (IAM Prague) is the Czech Republic’s first museum dedicated to illusions and trick art. Visitors play with interactive 3D installations and 2D trick art as they discover how perspective can open up new worlds, while creating fun photos to share with family and friends. Situated in a historic 15th century building on Old Town Square, opposite the Astronomical Clock (Orloj).
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United Kingdom , London
Horniman Museum and Gardens
by elluse
Click link below to view:Admission fee: Free
It has displays of anthropology, natural history and musical instruments, and is known for its large collection of taxidermied animals.
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Norway , Oslo
Norwegian Folk Museum
(Norsk)
by elluse
Click link below to view:Admission fee: Paid
Norsk Folkemuseum shows how people lived in Norway from 1500 to the present through its collections from around the country,.
Norsk Folkemuseum is Norway’s largest museum of cultural history. The160 buildings in the Open-Air Museum represent different regions in Norway, different time periods, as well as differences between town and country, and social classes. The Gol Stave Church dating from 1200 is one of five medieval buildings at the museum. The contemporary history is presented through exhibitions and documentation projects. Permanent indoor exhibitions include folk art, folk costumes, toys and Sami culture. There is also a variety of temporary exhibitions and audience programs all year round.
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Norway , Ål Kulturhus
Hallingrosa – Norwegian Cultural Heritage
by elluse
Click link below to view:Hallingrosa is permanent exhibition of rosemaling
Admission fee: Free
Hallingrosa is the name of a permanent exhibition which displays world-class floral painting – “rosemåling” – with emphasis on the development of the Hallingdal tradition – “hallingrosa”. In Hallingdal there have been several great floral painters during the later centuries. This exhibition contains, among others, works of Herbrand Sata and his sons Nils Bæra and Embrik Bæra, all of them from Ål. The art history of floral painting from the end of the 18th Century is the basis of the exhibition.
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United States , Decorah, IA
Vesterheim – the national Norwegian-American museum and heritage center
by elluse
Click link below to view:Admission fee: Paid
Vesterheim is the national Norwegian-American museum and heritage center, with over 33,000 artifacts, 12 historic buildings, a Folk Art School, and a library and archives. This treasure showcases the most extensive collection of Norwegian-American artifacts in the world.
Vesterheim’s exhibitions explore the diversity of American immigration through the lens of the Norwegian-American experience and highlight the best in historic and contemporary Norwegian folk and fine arts. Vesterheim was named one of “15 Best Small-Town Museums in the U.S.” by the world-respected travel guide, Fodor’s, and USA Today named Vesterheim one of “ten great places in the nation to admire American folk art.”
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Australia , South Brisbane
Queensland Museum
by elluse
Click link below to view:Admission fee: Free
Queensland Museum is a museum of natural history, cultural heritage, science and human achievement that tells the changing story of Queensland.