Curious to understand the difference between couching and guimped embroidery? Not sure what a beetled finish is? What about brocatelle? Textile collector and pillow designer Rebecca Vizard has added to her site a nice glossary of terms related to needlework and fabric. Click here to investigate.Images of Rebecca's St. Joseph, Louisiana studio are shown courtesy of the designer. To see more, revisit this post.
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Gorgeous, gorgeous. textiles and books-my weaknesses & my passions. G
I so badly want to get into needlepoint...this may just be the perfect place to begin.
I am going to Louisiana at the holidays. I would love to make a visit to see her. so so gorgeous.
Ah! I could spend days there - wonderful.
I love fabrics. I just wish I could sew! These are gorgeous!
Gosh. What a beautiful and rich array of fabrics! A dream come true for many of us!
Fabrics such as these take my breath away!
beautiful- love the glossary too- very helpful
Ah yes!! Great to see such beautiful fabrics and dream of ways to use them. I love fabric and the glossary is vital, for knowing the integrity of the fabric.
Bette
What an amazing resource... Thank you once again Courtney!
oh lovely! i have a weakness for fabric and passementarie. and i love to collect words. i have a glossary on my site as well.
Thank you so much for all of your kind words. Courtney, you were one of the first people to register for my updates in 2002 when I started focusing more on the pillows and less on interior design. Now its all pillows and keeps me very busy in the middle of nowhere! Would love any visitors!
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