Design History: 101
Design History 101: Bird Mola
Molas are like sculptures in cloth. They are the indigenous folk art of the Kuna women living on the Caribbean islands off of Panama. Molas are created in panels using a reverse applique technique that incorporates several layers of bright, cotton fabric. When completed, these panels are fashioned into blouses with each mola panel telling [...]
Design History 101: Sitting Bull & the Great Beyond
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Design History 101: Laura’s Cross
Since I’m featuring crosses this week, here is a cross tee I neglected to post last season. I wanted to include it because my “garden gift” from Laura is special and because we produced so many of these tees. For those of you who have “Laura’s Cross” in your collection, here is the history behind [...]
Design History 101: Flippy Ethnic Skirts
. . Girls, these skirts are terrific paired back with your favorite DDR tee and a pair of boots – then transition them into summer with strappy sandals. Caa-UTE! .
Design History 101: Cappadocia
. . side note: Rumals are two-sided embroidered cloths used to cover gifts and food offerings. Traditional motifs include flowers, birds, deities, and animals. The word ‘rumal’ means ‘handkerchief. To learn more about this type of Indian folk art, visit Vibhavari. .
Design History 101: American Rodeo
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Design History 101: Shisha Mirrors
. . a definite collector piece . The Shisha Mirror Jacket is Double D Ranch’s™ key jacket for the season and the handwork on it is amazing. We incorporated shisha mirror embroidery and traditional chain-stitch embroidery on a spring-weight canvas. There are over 350 mirrors on this jacket – all hand done. . Incredible! [...]
Bluebirds on My Shoulder
l l l The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ………………… There is no commandment greater than these. …………………………… Mark 12:31 1 l l l l l Trivia Question: What famous TV singing cowboy wrote the classic Christmas song, “Here Comes Santa Claus”? l The first 3 people to answer this easy, peasy [...]
Design History 101: Homework Assignment
The Symbolism Behind the Patriot Jacket (see previous post) l A heartfelt “thank you” to all our veterans on this Veteran’s Day!
Design History 101: the Patriot
l I think this is my new favorite-est jacket of all time!
