An Introduction to
Contents 1 Traditional Bunting 3 How to make your own Bunting 5 Crochet 7 Formats 9 Stationery 13 Patterns
Traditional Bunting Bunting was originally used by the Royal Navy as Signalling Flags but has been adopted over the years as a decoration for homes and celebrations. Bunting has a wonderful retro charm that is perfectly in tune with today’s fashion for the vintage look. No longer confined to the outdoors, you can revel in bunting as a seasonal and year round decoration in any room in the house. Making your own allows you to use 1
fabrics and trimmings that perfectly complement your room schemes. Best of all, bunting is quick and easy to make and is a great way of using up scraps from your fabric stash.
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How to Make Your Own Bunting Step 1: Download Template, cut and sew bunting triangles. ‘http://www.yvestown. com/downloads/bunting. pdf’ Step 2: Prepare Bias Tape by folding in half length ways and ironing.
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Step 3: Leave a 20cm gap before you begin to stitch the fabric traingles to the bias tape. Step 4: Wiggle and tuck until the flag is perfectly lined with the bias tape Step 5: Leave a 7cm gap between each flag. 4
Crochet Crochet is a process of creating fabric from yarn, thread, or other material strands using a crochet hook. The word is derived from the French word “crochet�, meaning hook. Hooks can be made of materials such as metals, woods or plastic and are commercially manufactured as well as produced by artisans. Crocheting, like knitting, consists of pulling loops through other loops, but additionally incorporates 5
wrapping the working material around the hook one or more times. Crochet differs from knitting in that only one stitch is active at one time (exceptions being Tunisian crochet and broomstick lace), stitches made with the same diameter of yarn are comparably taller, and a single crochet hook is used instead of two knitting needles. Additionally, crochet has its own system of symbols to represent stitch types.
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Formats Japanese Stitch Binding Japanese stab stitch binding is an old fashioned method of binding a book. To bind the book you must stab holes equally spaced apart and then stitch together with string, thread or ribbon.
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Coptic Stitch Binding Coptic binding methods of bookbinding employed by early Christians in Egypt, the Copts, and used from as early as the 2nd century AD to the 11th century. The term is also used to describe modern
bindings sewn in the same style. If made without a cover, the book may open 360째. Similar to the japanese stitch binding, this method uses thead, string or ribbon.
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Stationery This hand-rendered typography fits in well with the theme of bunting as it is quite rustic and charming. This ‘home - made’ style could be carried through to the deliverables and influence the ‘how to’ guides. Considering the target audience which is most likely going to be teenage girls age 13 - 18 then this style is very appropriate.
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Stationery This woodland creature range stationery, now available in the high street shop, wilkinsons has a great product range. This is something that must be considered when designing a stationery set as there is quite a lot of room for experimentation.
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Pattern To compete in the competitive market for bunting, it is important that the patterns are not just old regurgitated ones, for example, ditsy floral patterns are very common on bunting.
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The patterns below are called ‘Blooming Lovely’ By Lola violet. This blocky chunky style is something that I’ve came across quite often recently and think it would make interesting bunting.
The patterns below are called ‘Sweet Tea’ By Khristian a Howell. The colours used here I have never seen applied to bunting before. Geometric patterns are also very in at the minute.
The patterns below are called ‘Safari’ by Angela Rekucki. Animals are often found in printed patterns today. The colours here and leaves is interesting and could target a different range of people.
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