Often found in older homes, curtain valances are chic fabric accents ... working with valances as a design element, it's ...

How complicated a pattern is depends on what is repeated and the way in which it is repeated. Shawl fabric design, George Charles Haite, 19th century, watercolour This textile design by George ...

When using patterns or when producing garments as a one-off design, pattern markings need to be transferred onto the fabric. This can be done in a number of ways: tailor’s chalk - a chalk that ...