Here are three patterns for the price of one – or you could use them together as a repeating pattern. All three are adapted from designs on ceramics from the Parthian period, which apparently is between 247 BC – 224 AD. I think the copyright has expired on these!
Tomorrow, 8 of 14: ‘Asterix’.
This pattern is based on a 6th century Sassanian compound twill. I don’t know where that is either, nor what a compound twill is! Roll on the textile teaching later on this term… One tip: start the hearts at the tip – this helps with their placement in the angles.
Tomorrow – three patterns for the price of one, and half way through our fortnight of persian patterns, 7 of 14: ‘Persian Borders’.
Here’s our fifth Persian pattern – a fabulous pattern based on those in a North Iranian carpet from the 19th century. Lovely geometry.
Tomorrow’s persian pattern, 6 of 14: ‘Persian Hearts’.
Persian Carpet any one? Oh, spoiler alert, that’s tomorrow’s tangle pattern! Today’s is from a Turkoman carpet. I don’t know where that is either… Somewhere near to the ottoman may be? Quick ‘n’ simple, excellent for running in rows as a border.
Tomorrow, 5 of 14: well, you already know 🙂
This little beauty is based on ceramic tiles from Susa. I don’t know where that is either… Looks great across large areas, and repeats well.
Tomorrow’s tangle pattern, 4 of 14: ‘Turkoman’.
Well here’s a fabulous pattern! It’s all about the negative space as well as the drawn areas, and if you get it right, it looks like a 3D shaded lattice. It’s based on a Persian stucco design from 13th or 14th century. A different take on ‘Cubine’.
And tomorrow, 3 of 14: ‘Susa’.
This is the first of a series of patterns based on Persian designs that I have found in a fabulous book by Ali Dowlatshahi ‘Persian Designs and Motifs for artists and craftsmen’, a Dover Publications sourcebook from 1979. Thank goodness for the college library 🙂
This one is similar to several other ‘eye’ type patterns out there, but I think the steps are unique. I’m sure someone will let me know if they are not!
Tomorrow, 2 of 14: ‘Persian Lattice’.
To make up for the fact I didn’t manage to create any patterns during September, I have fourteen new patterns for release through October. Starting tomorrow, there’s a fortnight of tangle goodness coming your way! Find your Arab coffee cups and sheesha pipes – we’re going Persian 🙂
Dear readers –
I have been spectacularly unsuccessful in trying to give away this fabulous handmade book of my tangle patterns in honour of my 10,000th blog view! The idea was that a subscriber would win it, but I have now emailed three of them using the addresses submitted during subscription, and none have replied. Not sure if that’s their spam software playing up or what.
So, just a reminder of what’s available:
The cover is hand-tangled with my own designs [it’s taken ages!] and will be personalised with the initial letter of the winner’s choosing before being sealed with a gloss varnish finish. It’s a hand-crafted book [which took ages too!], with hard cover and sewn and glued spine.
Inside are colour copies of all my tangle patterns from January to June 2011, and the eight tags contain hand-drawn tangles, with tips on shading, creating patterns and a unique and unpublished, exclusive tangle pattern.
This time, please reply to this post, stating why you would like to win this fabulous prize. I’ll pick the most ‘deserving’ and post the winner on 31st August, so you have plenty of time. Hopefully this way I can actually give it away!
Bank Holiday Special Part Two: a great border pattern, but also will fill in gaps nicely. Several ways of drawing this (as normal) but this is the way it happened when I was experimenting. I think the shading helps develop depth and form.