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The name gingham comes from the Malaysian word genggang meaning striped.  This is because when it was originally imported into Europe in the 17th century it was a striped fabric, today gingham is distinguished by its checked pattern.  This began in the 18th century when made in the mills of Manchester it started to be woven in checked patterns of often blue and white. In fashion gingham shirts have been worn by mods or wearers of modern fashion since the 1960`s.  In art and design gingham is also widely used, here I will show you how to customise your own things using...

A rainbow appears to us as a circle of colours in an arc centered on a line to the sun. In a primary rainbow the arc shows red on the outer part and violet on the inner side. We are taught this description of a rainbow from when we are little as children love drawing rainbows in their pictures to show a happy sunny day.  A rhyme I remember to help with the colour orders of a rainbow is Richard of York gave battle in vain and so the colours go red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. However a rainbow...

If you thought pink polka dot on a black background is only good on lingerie, you couldn’t be more wrong! Pink polka dot on black paper is a great option for creating an amazing number of things. What do you think of when you think of the colours pink and black? For most of us using polka dots, what comes to mind is organization and calmness of polka dots in the shape of a circle with space between them, coupled with the classiness of the colour black and the flashiness of the pink colour?  Hang them on your walls or...

Pink Paper with White Polka Dots is a great choice for people who like the colour pink and would want to design things around them in that colour. Girls usually like the colour pink and Pink Paper with White Polka Dots can really brighten up the surroundings for them and make one cheerful. It is no surprise that most school-going girls choose to have most things around them in the colour pink. Even gifting your little daughter or sister something which is made out of Pink Paper with White Polka Dots is a great option and would make them extremely happy...

The term “bokeh” comes from the Japanese word boke which means “blur” or “haze or boke-aji which means the “blur-quality”. In photography Bokeh can be simulated by convolving or rolling together the image with a kernel corresponding to the image of an out-of-focus point source taken with a real camera.   This image is an example of a bokeh design made into a greetings card: I love the colours in this stylish Christmassy design the blue background and the overall effect the bokeh has making it look like the baubles in front are floating in a multitude of colourful pink and white baubles....