With the lack of coverage in school history and art textbooks and with the dominance of textile machine production, the art of hand knitting socks has gained little exposure among today’s younger generation. Thanks to present day textile classes, Girl Scout groups, knitting guilds, museum exhibits, and library books, sock knitting has not become a ...
Fashion designers are the people who design clothing and accessories in the glamour world of fashion. They bring out the original and unique garments as well as the ones that follow the already established fashion trends. The fashion designer will need to make proper planning based on their visualization In order to take their creation ...
Wall tapestries should be handled with great care. They are a beautiful addition to home décor that require meticulous care so that they can beautify the home for years to come. For the most part, tapestries can be well cared for at home. When they become stained or dingy, however, a textile conservator can help ...
Lowell, Massachusetts is about 30 miles north of Boston. There are many unique things to see and do in Lowell, the fourth largest city in Massachusetts. http://www.lowellma.gov/ LOWELL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK The Lowell National Historical Park commemorates the story of America’s Industrial Revolution. The Market Mills Visitor Center provides an introduction to the Park, a ...
Tired of faded patio cushions but don’t want to spend the money on reupholstering or replacing them when they’re in good condition? Then paint them! Not wanting to spend hundreds of dollars on replacing twelve cushions on my patio set, I spent hours of researching on how to darken the faded color. The first thing ...
“FACE” – A CULTURAL THING For those of you not well-versed in Chinese culture, there is something you should know about the concept of face or having face. Stemming from this, there are also the related concepts of losing face, of saving face, and even of lending face. Face is a concept not hard to ...
We’re all aware of the scratchy labels that are affixed to every piece of clothing we wear (until we get irritated with the scratching and cut them out), hanging off our pillows and linens, and even sewn into the seams of our children’s stuffed toys. Most of us are also aware that those labels are ...
