History of Craft
Amber Luxury by Old Believers from Transbaikalia
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Amber Luxury by Old Believers from Transbaikalia
Amber Luxury by Old Believers from TransbaikaliaFire beads. Amber Luxury by Old Believers from Transbaikalia. I'm not a writer on Livemaster.
How Did Famous Irish Knitting Appear
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How Did Famous Irish Knitting Appear
How Did Famous Irish Knitting AppearHow Did Famous Irish Knitting Appear Well-known sweaters, made in Irish knitting technique with its…
Tsutsugaki, Katazome and Katagami: Paper Lace
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Tsutsugaki, Katazome and Katagami: Paper Lace
Tsutsugaki, Katazome and Katagami: Paper LaceTsutsugaki (筒描) is another Japanese resistance fabric dyeing technique. Parts of the picture are reserved with rice paste, part of the fabric, not covered with paste, is painted, then the paste is washed off.
Folk Embroidery Samples on Shirts in Staraya Kuta, Kosovo District
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Folk Embroidery Samples on Shirts in Staraya Kuta, Kosovo District
Folk Embroidery Samples on Shirts in Staraya Kuta, Kosovo DistrictThis summer I visited festival in the village of Staraya Kuta, Kuta, Kosovo district, Ivano-Frankivshina region. The purpose of my trip was to see as many folk embroidered shirts as possible.
Chinese Enamel: History of Conquest of Europe
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Chinese Enamel: History of Conquest of Europe
Chinese Enamel: History of Conquest of EuropeMade in China. That doesn't sound right! 100 years ago it sounded really weighty. There is a very long tradition of jewellery art. It is significantly different from the West.
Story of One Gift
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Story of One Gift
Story of One GiftNot long ago I received an amazing gift from my Mom. When I took the package in my hands, I realized that it was something unusual.
Nishiki: Fabric Worth Gold
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Nishiki: Fabric Worth Gold
Nishiki: Fabric Worth GoldNishiki is a patterned silk brocade with embossed jacquard pattern. Its originated in the 7-9th centuries, when Chinese culture elements of Sui and Tang dynasties came to Japan. By the 10th century, after the termination of diplomatic relations with…
Shibori: Unusual Fabric Dyeing
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Shibori: Unusual Fabric Dyeing
Shibori: Unusual Fabric DyeingShibori — this is how Japanese pronounce this word! Jap. 絞り染め, dyeing by binding is one of the world's oldest fabric dyeing technology.
Watercolor Fragrances by Jo Malone: Caught, Stoppered Summer
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Watercolor Fragrances by Jo Malone: Caught, Stoppered Summer
Watercolor Fragrances by Jo Malone: Caught, Stoppered SummerUsually I tell you about small craft perfume shops, today in the title of the article you may see quite famous perfume house. Why? It's simple. Yes, it will be about Jo Malone, but about the time when it was a real artisanal workshop, known only within the hometown.
Art Deco in Erte Jewellery by Roman Tyrtov
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Art Deco in Erte Jewellery by Roman Tyrtov
Art Deco in Erte Jewellery by Roman TyrtovThis small selection is dedicated to the jewellery by Roman Tyrtov — a French artist of Russian origin, who is known as Erte. Roman Tyrtov chose this name not accidentally — so his initials were pronounced in the French manner.
Victorian Earrings-Transformers
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Victorian Earrings-Transformers
Victorian Earrings-TransformersHere you can find a selection of Victorian earrings-transformers! These unusual jewels were used in 2 ways.
Radiant Mosaics by Louis Comfort Tiffany
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Radiant Mosaics by Louis Comfort Tiffany
Radiant Mosaics by Louis Comfort TiffanyLouis Comfort Tiffany became famous not only due to the invention of a new technique for making art stained glass, but also due to inventing new types of glass, which became the main, distinctive feature of his mosaics.
Magic Patch
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Magic Patch
Magic PatchMany see patchwork as a lovely thing, but gaudy grandma's quilts and country rugs of wild colors. However, this technique has long outgrown the purely utilitarian stage of "use all unnecessary".
Walk along Indigo Path. Joseph and Miriam Ko's Workshop in Austria
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Walk along Indigo Path. Joseph and Miriam Ko's Workshop in Austria
Walk along Indigo Path. Joseph and Miriam Ko's Workshop in AustriaBeing engaged in printing and dyeing fabric, we are always interested how Indigo craftsmen work in other countries.
Kalocsa: Floral Folk Embroidery, Painting in Hungary
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Kalocsa: Floral Folk Embroidery, Painting in Hungary
Kalocsa: Floral Folk Embroidery, Painting in HungaryIt seems to me that this is what spring mood looks like: bright colors of flowers intertwine in intricate patterns. Hungarian Kalocsa is atmospheric, intimate, soulful — seeing it once, having studied the weave patterns, you will always remember…
Lace Masterpieces from Victorian Era
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Lace Masterpieces from Victorian Era
Lace Masterpieces from Victorian EraAt the end of the 19th century, collars "Bertha" became famous, which lay on shoulders and partly on lush sleeves (this style of sleeves is called "leg of mutton"). The main difference between these collars was their width, in size they are sometimes of size more like cape than a collar.
Victoria Museum in Kiev
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Victoria Museum in Kiev
Victoria Museum in KievLast week we all went to the Victoria Museum. This is a private Kiev Museum dedicated to style and costume. The occasion was special - the presentation of Victorian brooches collection catalog. Victoria Lysenko, the head of the Museum, has a clear…
Unique Beaded Temple with a Difficult History
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Unique Beaded Temple with a Difficult History
Unique Beaded Temple with a Difficult HistoryThere is a unique cave monastery of Saint martyr Anastasia in Crimea. The skit is located in the middle of the mountain gorge Tash-Air, 8 km from Bakhchisarai. Approximate time of creation of this most interesting place is 7-8 centuries.
Napron History: Transformation into Fashion Accessory
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Napron History: Transformation into Fashion Accessory
Napron History: Transformation into Fashion AccessoryA napron for a real man. Guess who first started to wear naprons? The clue, that were men. Okay, we won't torture you with guessing. Officials in the service of the pharaohs of ancient Egypt wore naprons.
Through Time: Fine Art of Vikings
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Through Time: Fine Art of Vikings
Through Time: Fine Art of VikingsSoulless barbarians or subtly feeling creators? Today I plunged into the topic, what was the art at the Vikings` time. I decided to dig into the Internet, and here's what I have found. In the era of the kings of the sea there were six main art…
Amazing Paintings by Gerda Wegener
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Amazing Paintings by Gerda Wegener
Amazing Paintings by Gerda WegenerThe other day I watched a very interesting film "The Danish Girl". It's about the first transgender and his wife. I really liked this movie and I started to search the details. So, his wife was Gerda Wegener. She was an artist, a graphic artist.
Mexican Jewellery: Uniqueness and Tradition
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Mexican Jewellery: Uniqueness and Tradition
Mexican Jewellery: Uniqueness and TraditionTaxco is a "silver capital" of Mexico. While Europe admired Lalique and Faberge, the life of a small town went on as usual. Such isolation helped to preserve and develop the identity of jewellery. What distinguishes Mexican jewellery?
Lace Artists
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Lace Artists
Lace ArtistsFor many years I was fortunate to work on the "Snowflake" as a designer together with Galina Marowski and Angelina Rakcheyeva, talented lace artists. Now they are honored artists of Russia.
Style and Dynamics in the Photos by Norman Parkinson
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Style and Dynamics in the Photos by Norman Parkinson
Style and Dynamics in the Photos by Norman ParkinsonAccidentally I came across some photos, I really liked them, and decided to learn more about the photographer.
Museum of Bags and Purses in Amsterdam
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Museum of Bags and Purses in Amsterdam
Museum of Bags and Purses in AmsterdamTatiana in touch with her story about the Museum of Bags and Purses in Amsterdam.I want to share my emotions about visiting the Museum of Bags and Purses in Amsterdam!This is the largest collection of bags in the world.
St. Valentine's day: How did the First Valentine Cards Look Like
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St. Valentine's day: How did the First Valentine Cards Look Like
St. Valentine's day: How did the First Valentine Cards Look LikeSt. Valentine's day is coming. It's February already, the day became longer, and it smells like spring. The mood, of course, can not be romantic.
Bean Dye Vs. Cabbage Dye
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Bean Dye Vs. Cabbage Dye
Bean Dye Vs. Cabbage DyeIndigo is one of the oldest colors. Its age is completely indecent, scientists date the first mention of Indigo to 3 millennium BC.
Balkhar Ceramics. Folk Crafts of Dagestan
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Balkhar Ceramics. Folk Crafts of Dagestan
Balkhar Ceramics. Folk Crafts of DagestanLaktsy - one of the peoples of Dagestan, living in Balkhar, in mountain part of Akyshinskiy District.
Japanese Handicraft. Part 2
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Japanese Handicraft. Part 2
Japanese Handicraft. Part 2Japan has produced many types of art (discussed in part one), I got interested by kinysayga technique. The imagination of Japanese craftspeople has no boundaries of one type of handicraft, so materials of one handicraft also become materials for another.
Japanese Handicraft
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Japanese Handicraft
Japanese HandicraftJapan is an amazing country with its culture, customs and mentality. Japanese culture intertwines ancient traditions, new technologies, fashion trends from Europe.
7 Types of Hair Ornaments
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7 Types of Hair Ornaments
7 Types of Hair OrnamentsSince antiquity, women (and some men) have decorated their heads and hats with jewelry. Types of precious jewelry for hair can range from simple hair clips to sparkling tiaras, but these terms are often confused.
Chinese and European Painting — What Is the Difference
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Chinese and European Painting — What Is the Difference
Chinese and European Painting — What Is the DifferenceAfter a break we return to the Chinese art. We've discussed their way of storing paintings. And what about the painting itself? What are its features compared to the traditional Western art? Their materials are different as we have already said here, here and here. But the main thing is not in it.
History of Jewelry: Seed Pearl
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History of Jewelry: Seed Pearl
History of Jewelry: Seed PearlAmong many types of antique jewelry the amazingly beautiful things made of pearls, tiny as a poppy seed, known as seed pearls stand out. They impress with their complexity and some special tenderness! I am very interested in these fantastic creations of human hands! What is their story?