I don’t always know exactly what I’m looking for when I start investigating a particular pattern style. To be honest,...
When I was a teenager I cottoned onto Art Deco patterns and loved them for their symmetry and opulent glamour....
*Guest post by Julie Gibbons. This is the sixth and final in a series of posts on famous people who did...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. “Liberty Style” was the term given to a range of...
There’s a good chance you’ve designed, pinned, or admired a floral pattern this week. Maybe it was trailing vines on...
As I mentioned in Part 1, there are some common themes that run through all of the Russian folk styles...
Having not received a formal degree in textile and pattern design I have read numerous books to try to develop...
This is the second in a series of posts on famous people who did surface design as a sideline to...
As the summer sun blazes down on those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, designing Christmas and holiday patterns doesn’t...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. Part 1 in the Russian Folk series here, Part 2 here. ...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. I discovered Athos Bulcão (1918-2008) quite by chance, when I was...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. William Morris (1834-1896) is best known these days as a...
