When I was studying to be an interior designer one of the core subjects I had to take, was a class in ‘soft furnishings’. Doesn’t that sound like fun – an entire class dedicated to learning about fabric?! It was fun, BUT you might be surprised to know that before students were taught the difference between the warp and the weft,…
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