Fancier Tie Prints Cushion • 13x18 Cushion Pre-washed Japanese cotton is used

Pre-washed Japanese cotton is used on the reverse + for the binding

Incorporate rug hooking into your own functional fibre art jewellery

What will you need to get started

) velvet on the reverse

Our Gems & Jewels are very fast to make - certainly relative to other hooking projects - and the possibilities are endlessly exciting

Fancier Tie Prints Cushion • 13x18 Cushion Pre-washed Japanese cotton is used~13 inches tall by 18 inches wide It's another new twist on an old idea: printing with neckties. Transferring the pattern from silk ties onto fabrics is not something I dreamed up, but I've spent many days (and nights) creating my own processes so that I can make work that is uniquely mine. It can be hard to tell at first glance, but the front is a single piece of wool fabric. It started off pretty plain + then I 'printed' the design using silk ties.