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 🙂
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.
A Bank Holiday Weekend Special – two new tangle patterns, one today and one tomorrow. Today’s is prone to mistakes, as it’s easy to lose track of which kite is up/down and left/right. If the vertical arrows meet, then the horizontal ones don’t and vice versa. I did come up with several variations when drawing out the steps by filling in the gaps with concave diamonds and ovals using the crosses as guidelines.
Tomorrow’s tangle goodness: ‘Zippa’.