Technique Tuesday: Curtains - Wave Pleat Tape

Similar to - but more flexible than - ripplefold header, wave pleat tape allows fabricators to make a header with little more required than the ability to sew straight lines & hook glorified paperclips into predetermined slots. Very D.I.Y. friendly.

Unless you rely on your curtains for complete blackout conditions & no light lines, go with the butt masters. Overlap masters interrupt the continuous folds, thus making the curtains look awkward.

Sabionari: The Last Playable Stradivarius Guitar

The Incredible Sound of an original Stradivarius Guitar

The only playable Stradivarius guitar left in the world, "The Sabionari", made by Antonio Stradivari in 1679. For more information visit - http://bit.ly/StradivariusGuitarMost famous for constructing the world’s finest violins that today are sold for millions of dollars, Stradivari also crafted a handful of guitars, one of which Baroque concert guitarist Rolf Lislevand performs with in this video, and is the last known in use.#Guitar #GuitarLegends ForgottenGuitar.com

Posted by Forgotten Guitar on Wednesday, February 3, 2016

James Bond Index

Oh, I love it when data viz & art meet: http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-bond-james-bond/

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Beautiful piece for a beautiful reason.  

Antiquities & Smuggling

For me, a love of craftsmanship goes hand-in-hand with a love of history.

While I understand that museums have previously (in centuries past) built up their collections without checking the provenance, or the local laws related to the piece being moved, I do not agree with it.
For a discussion of provenance, check out the Dallas Museum of Art's page.

(For an example of how provenance can be held in too high a regard, specifically when compared with forensic science, watch Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?)

Kudos to the ICOM International Observatory on Illicit Traffic in Cultural Goods, who works to educate people on how to recognize potentially valuable targets, as well as inform antiquities dealers of activities that may inadvertently support terrorist organizations.

Wordplay Wednesday: Mysteries of Vernacular

As many of my friends know, I have a deep love for wordplay, puns & etymology.

I am so excited to see Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel's new TED-Ed series, Mysteries of Vernacular!

Technique Tuesday: Leather - Togging and Drying

The team over at Horween Leathers have put together an article on how different leather drying methods impact the final product created and its potential uses.

http://horween.com/101/technique-toggling-and-drying/