I am so excited to have come across this tutorial for an East Indian embroidery style known as Shisha or little mirrors. I have always loved the textiles and pillows that are lovingly adorned by hand and I cannot wait to try this out on one of my own creations!
“Every textile represents a story, a drawing of an adventure in a far–off place–from Yogakarta to Rajasthan, Bolivia to Vietnam. Arriving at textiles from painting and printmaking, I am interested in the mistakes, overlapping prints and the miss-registrations of woodblocks that record the human hand.” -johnrobshaw.com
I have always been a big fan of many of the textile designs of John Robshaw, and these are some of my favorites from his Spring 08′ Collection.
I really like the Indian inspired textile line of Les Indiennes by designer Mary Mulcahy. The color waves are rich, neutral, and simple, and carries a nice quiescent feel of India, and if you love to collect lovely photography of interiors and textiles then be sure to order yourself a copy of their 50 page “coffee table” catalog for only 10 bucks!
