Copyright © 2006. All rights reserved by www.fibre2fashion.comhttp://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article//index.aspen-usFri, 03 Feb 2012 17:55:04 GMT514218http://www.fibre2fashion.com/index.asphttp://www.fibre2fashion.com/images/logo_f2f.gifhttp://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/39/3842/the-embroidery-of-crete1.aspThe embroidery work produced on the island of Crete has many influences as designated by its strategic trading and cultural position in the eastern Mediterranean, situated as it is between the Asian, African and European mainlands. Particularly significant and important influences within Cretan decorative and craft arts are those of Byzantium, Italy and Turkey.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:28:21 GMThttp://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/39/3808/the-exuberance-of-early-victorian-carpet-design1.aspThe beauty and complexity of carpet design has been with us possibly since the invention of weaving and certainly for the last two millennia or more. Although much of the obvious design work for this discipline can be found in Asia, Europe does have a history of uniquely individual design work that is linked to both traditional regional craft styles, as well as more recently studio based work that was originally hand produced and then machine.Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:38:26 GMThttp://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/38/3790/double-decker-shedding1.aspAt present there is good demand for reversible - weft backed furnishing varieties like yoga mats, floor carpets, pooja mats etc. having two colours, one colour / material on the face side another at the back. These reversible structures are normally woven in weft backed, weft tapestry, twill and satin weaves by employing at least 4 healds and 4 treadles with two shuttles carrying two different colours / materials in pick by pick weaving.Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:42:59 GMThttp://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/38/3774/sicilian-embroidery-of-the-12th-century1.aspThe Mediterranean island of Sicily, the sea's largest island, has a complex and multi-layered medieval history that connects the distinctive Greek, Tunisian, Egyptian, Norman and Southern Italian decorative cultures, as well as the religions of Greek Orthodox, Catholicism and Islam. That all these elements came together to form a fascinatingSat, 17 Dec 2011 13:38:27 GMThttp://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/38/3727/finnish-embroidery1.aspThe history of embroidery in Finland is made more complicated by the history of the country itself. For over five hundred years, Finland was considered an integral part of the Swedish Empire, only to end that era by becoming part of the Russian Empire for just over a century. When Finland did eventually manage to gain full independence in 1917 during the Russian Revolution...Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:21:56 GMT