I am pleased to announce that Julie Gibbons of tractorgirl will be joining Pattern Observer as a regular contributor! Julie...
*Guest post by Julie Gibbons. All images via North Carolina State University Libraries. This is the fourth in a series of posts...
*Guest post by Julie Gibbons. This is the third in a series of posts on famous people who did surface...
This post on Op art patterns is part of a series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons....
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. “Liberty Style” was the term given to a range of...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. Katagami is the traditional Japanese art of paper stencils, and...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. Shibori has been getting a bit of press lately; it...
Pat Nugent is the founder and president of Patricia Nugent Design & Textiles, and a fashion and vintage textiles expert. She...
As I mentioned in Part 1, there are some common themes that run through all of the Russian folk styles...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. I LOVE a good paisley. Maybe because they’re like pattern...
When I was a teenager I cottoned onto Art Deco patterns and loved them for their symmetry and opulent glamour....
In this post Julie Gibbons explores the history of the ever popular damask pattern. You might be forgiven these days...