Tag Archives: wool

‘Moquette’ gloves

Take a simple repeating pattern and a limited palette of eye-popping colours and you have the basis for creating  a design for public transport upholstery.  This latest glove design looks as if it could have been inspired by the TfL … Continue reading

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Spreadsheet Sweater

Spreadsheet software is such an easy way to created geometric patterns.  Colour a few cells, drag them and see what happens.  Add a colour or two and even more interesting designs emerge.  Having created an appealing pattern, superimpose it on … Continue reading

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Craft a Heart for Crimbo

As part of my craft room cull it is now time to turn my attention to a yarn de-clutter.  That is going to be a lot more painful than the fabric cull in the summer.  To make the experience a … Continue reading

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