Monday's Lesson 101: Flamestitch/Bargello

Okay so I said I was back and then I disappear for a week or so but this Lesson 101 will make you forgive me!

Bargello or Flamestitch as it is also known got its name from a specific type of needlepoint embroidery found on occasional chairs in the Bargello Palace in Florence.  Traditionally stitched wool on canvas, Bargello is like Kilim in that it is an incredibly durable and suitable for upholstery and decorative pieces and even carpets!

Think Missoni, almost like a Chevron but more jagered, Flamestitch is traditionally colorful, often with multiple tones of the one colour. The pattern is formed by staggered vertical stitches in a particularly mathematical pattern of counting squares, very tricky!

A unique and striking pattern, Flamestitch can add an interesting flare into your interiors.

Traditional Flamestitch cushions, great examples of the different stitch techniques.

Very cute, aqua, mustard flamestitch loveseat.

Not in love with this sofa in this room but it is a great example of Flamestitch!

My absolute favourite! Not a traditional Flamestitch but a great printed interpretation, particualry with that velvet bedhead!

Such an intreguing room, I wish I knew more about this image. I love how muted the palette is and yet the strong patterns and finishes.

Great monochrome Flamestitch cushions.

Strong, very Missoni colour palette Flamestitch.

I may have used this image just recently in my Coral post but I do love this Flamestitch carpet!

This is a great image, little pagoda sittting rooms, with Flamestitch throws!

For more examples of Flamestich/Bargello in interiors visit my Pinterest page http://pinterest.com/bobbinscissors/pattern-101-flamestich-bargello/

New Collections: Thibaut

I am a matchy matchy person, I love symmetry and the continuation of the exact tones in fabric combinations and I love a matching fabric and wallpaper. Thibaut always produces a collection with a few matching wallpapers and fabric and there latest collection Richmond doesn’t disappoint.

Inspired by classic American design and with a touch of British style, the Richmond collection is a classic collection of traditional statement patterns portrayed through a strong and fresh colour palette.

Thibaut Longwood in Colour Cranberry - available in 6 sensational colours and a matching wallpaper! Longwood reminds me of the most gorgeous historical home in Natchez Mississippi I didn't want to leave!

Thibaut Longwood upholstered chair, very cute!

Thibaut Circle Ikat - available in 6 colour ways - a little bit of the new.

This is right up my alley! Matching Longwood wallpaper and bedspread and Circle Ikat in the matching tone as the bed end ottoman and scatter cushion!

Thibaut Sansome - available in 6 colour ways and a matching wallpaper.

Thibaut Caton - available in 4 colour ways.

The cutest use of Thibaut Caton in a roman blind!

Thibaut Rittenhouse - available in 6 colour ways and a mathcing wallpaper.

Gorgeous Rittenhouse wallpaper and matching upholstery on the occasional chair and Frankfurt Embroidery drapes.



Thibaut Frankfurt Embroidery

For more great Thibaut fabrics visit my Pinterest page http://pinterest.com/bobbinscissors/designer-thibaut/

The Good Side of Apricot: Coral

Sorry for the absence, not sure if anyone noticed or not but got distracted there for a while, but now I am back!

So the debate is on at the moment as to what to call this most stunning, bright, fresh, feminine colour that is gracing everything from our interiors to fashion.  My argument is that even though you want to say ‘Apricot’ and truly it is, it is a dirty word after the 90’s and conjures images of apricot layered rooms with matching walls, carpet and small floral printed bedspreads with ruffled skirts and pillow shams, yuk!





I think Coral is a much more fitting name for this revised shade, and is definitely the good side of Apricot!

This is the pista resistance! Coral and crisp white, cute bedhead, chinoisserie fabric and that cute scollop detail on the pillows, awesome!



Very cute bedhead, love the shape and the contrast piping and buttoning detail! Would love to see if with more statement bedsides and maybe a larger bed end ottoman to achor it against the rug?

Love the coral matelasse bedspread and the little piping detail on the doona, nice little touches.

I love this image, I would crop it just over the seat with the artwork behind and a little of the drape, not loving the rug but think the rest is sensational, even the cute little cut fringe on the scatters!

So I might just be on the borderline of coral and tangerine but I do love this paired back with the black and grey!

I do love a detailed cabinet and this is the perfect tie in for me, it's all in the details!

Could you get a more awesome image? Indigo blue wall, absolutley striking with the chinoiserie chair and the coral drape and that great flamestitch carpet!

 

What’s the verdict, apricot or coral? For more ways to incorporate coral into your interior check out my Pinterest page http://pinterest.com/bobbinscissors/the-good-side-coral/

Great Marriages = Grey + Yellow

Grey is one of those great colours which I sort of feel is like the Goth kid at school that grows through it and is the stunner at the reunion. It’s a little misunderstood, has the connotation that it is moody, flat and boring and often overlooked, yet when bounced off its self, tone on tone or even paired with a great colour it can make for one great palette.

Pair it up with bright pink, pale pink, tangerine or any shade of yellow and you have a great colour marriage!

Regardless of the fact that I love this interior structurally, I love that they paired the very pale grey which such a strong Canary Yellow, and in particular did the ribbon trim on the drapes to draw your eye up and apprecaite the scale of the room.

This is the delicate end of the scale for me when it comes to grey + yellow, it's light, femanine and pretty. I like the strong pattern in the drape fabric and the great thatch wallpaper, tecturally very strong!

Couldn't help but throw this one in, Chevron + Grey + Yellow = one very cool kid!

This is one the greatest grey and yellow fabrics for me, it's a Robert Allen ikat, and the moire fabric on the ottoman, cute!

Again the pretty end of the spectrum. Love the repetition of the wallpaper onto the matching fabric for the scatters and the cute pillow top for the bed end ottoman.

This is the opposite end of the spectrum, charcoal and yellow, strong, powerful and great for a heavier interior especially back with the black.

Everything Looks Better When It's Wrapped With A Little Ribbon

Tonight I am happy, I answered a question which has been bothering me for quite some time. I know it sounds like a real revelation and when you find out what the question was it certainly isn’t ground breaking but it is a little win for me. I never knew the right way to describe the detail pictured below on drapes and blinds. I thought it might be a bordered detail or framed detail but no it is actually a ribbon detail! There you go, I said it was ground breaking!

Now as you know I do love my details and this for me is an essential on window furnishings, it’s like the drapery version of my contrast piping love on upholstery.  It can be achieved by using fabric cut down or by ribbon passamentrie and it’s a great detail.



What a beautiful detail, draws your eye straight to the blinds and what a great finsihing shape detail.

Great detail for a bathroom to add a little interest.

Rick rack ribbon detail, a little cute.

Love what this adds to such a simple interior.

Simple, simple, simple and beautiful!

Not sure what's happening with the colours here, the drape, rug and throw work together and then the wall and chair not crash on them together but do love the drape.

For more ways to incorporate a little ribbon detail, not just on drapes, check out my Pinterest page http://pinterest.com/bobbinscissors/technique-ribbon-detail/