Monochrome photographs handpainted with colour, often to heighten the degree of their realism or for an enhanced aesthetic affect. Painted photographs were popular from the mid to late nineteenth century, before the introduction of colour photography.
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The edge of a fabric that does not require additional finishing work and prevents the textile from fraying and unravelling.…
A form of kantha embroidery that is characterised by running stitches that resemble waves. From the Persian word lehr, meaning…
A technique of painting characterised by mineral pigments suspended in binders such as egg yolk, casein, glycerine or gum in…
A technique of tapestry weaving wherein two differently coloured weft threads interlock on a single warp thread. This method allows…
A textile dyeing technique where wooden clamps are used to reserve areas of a fabric from receiving the dye. In…
A photograph made by creating a positive directly on a thin sheet of black-enamelled metal coated with collodion. They were…
Also known as alto-relievo, it is a technique of relief sculpting where the image projects significantly from the ground. The…
A needlework technique in embroidery where successive, overlapping stitches produce a corded appearance, resembling the stem of a plant.