Firstly, lets define what we mean by ‘texture’. Texture is generally the sensation we get when touching an object and feeling its surface, but it can also be visually perceived. When you flick through your favourite home décor magazine, you don’t need to touch the objects in the spaces to feel the textures they have or understand the mood they create. Texture is just as important as the way you choose to configure your room and the contents you choose to put in it. Without texture spaces can come off flat and lifeless no matter how much you cram in, it is important to have a balance of textures to create a harmonious space that is visually appealing...
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Known as Moroccan Wedding Blankets in the Western World, Handira are a blanket traditionally made for a bride to be by her female relatives in the Middle Atlas Mountains of Northern Morocco. The blankets are painstakingly woven over a series of weeks leading up to 'The Big Day'. Crafted out of linens, cotton, wool and metal sequins, it is said that the metal sequins are not for glamour, but instead to ward off evil spirits and bring good fortune to newly weds. The blankets patterns are often symbolic, bringing good fortune and fertility, each one personalised to the bride. Whilst the weaving takes place, the bride is taught about all the marital duties that lay ahead of her by her relatives. When the weaving has been completed, it is a gift, but also to be worn around the bride’s shoulders on the way to her husbands new home and as they cross the threshold...
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