Textile Techniques

Block printing is a printing technique that uses carved wooden blocks to transfer designs onto fabric (Textile) or paper.

Fill refers to materials used to provide softness, volume, or insulation, such as Batting, in interior design elements.

Passementerie is the art of making elaborate trimmings or edgings of applied braid, gold or silver cord, Embroidery, colored silk, or Beads for clothing or furnishings.

A quilt is a multi-layered textile comprised of a woven cloth top (a Woven Fabric), a layer of batting or wadding, and a woven back, combined using the technique of Quilting.

Shirring is a Sewing Technique that gathers Textile fabric.

Kilim refers to a flat Tapestry-woven Carpet or rug traditionally produced in countries of the former Persian Empire, Eastern Europe, and the Balkans.

Jute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fiber, a type of Natural Fiber, that can be spun into coarse, strong threads.