Would you believe that ripped jeans of the 1990s are simply harking back to the 16th century? For a brief period, it was the height of fashion to ‘pink’ or slash luxury fabrics to create pattern and to reveal yet another fancy fabric underneath. That’s where the term pinking shears…
The Cutting (& Stitching) Edge – Karina Thompson
Karina Thompson is a textile artist from Birmingham, England. Karina’s work focuses on digital stitching, using techniques akin to those exploring in our Gear Threads column: “Imagery or text is initially cleaned up and edited in Photoshop before being uploaded in to Pfaff’s 5D software. Here the embroidery can be programmed…