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Jacquard

Posted on March 21, 2012 by piecedgoods

I think fabric creation and weaving is fascinating. We had a chance in Varanasi India, to see a craftsman manually weaving a jacquard piece of fabric. The Jacquard Loom was invented in the early 1800’s and drastically simplified making wovens … Continue reading →

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Fuzzy Snowballs

Posted on December 23, 2011 by piecedgoods

It’s been an unseasonably warm December in the Bay area. So much so that it doesn’t look like we’ll be skiing soon. Or snowball fighting. I made some surrogate ‘snowballs’ to have around. The bonus benefit is that they’re less … Continue reading →