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The pattern of the Orenburg shawl on the postage stamp. Russian Post, 2013.. The Orenburg shawl is a Russian knitted lace textile using goat down and stands as one of the classic symbols of Russian handicraft, along with Tula samovars, the Matrioshka doll, Khokhloma painting, Gzhel ceramics, the Palekh miniature, Vologda lace, Dymkovo toys, Rostov finift (enamel), and Ural malachite.
Stephen West is an American knitter, fashion designer, educator, and author known for his knitting patterns and strong use of color.After beginning to publish his own patterns in 2009 on sites like Knitty [1] [better source needed] and Ravelry, [2] [better source needed] West has also published a number of knitting books under his design brand Westknits.
Contour stamp A toy rubber stamp featuring a pterosaur Fabrication of stamp by photopolymer method Ink pad "Barock Made in East Germany" (c.1960), in the collection of the Museum Europäischer Kulturen. Materials besides rubber can produce a stamp. Woodcut and linocut, the carving of linoleum, are art forms based on the same principles ...
Postage stamp design is the activity of graphic design as applied to postage stamps. Many thousands of designs have been created since a profile bust of Queen Victoria was adopted for the Penny Black in 1840; some designs have been considered very successful, others less so.
The Rubber Stamp Film is a 1983 [1] 7 minute 16mm short animated film by Joanna Priestley, [2] using rubber stamped images and drawings on paper. The film was directed, produced, and animated by Priestley with sound designed and produced by R. Dennis Wiancko.
The U.S. Postal Service and the members of the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC) use the following criteria to determine the eligibility of subjects for commemoration on all U.S. stamps and stationery. [4] As a general policy, U.S. postage stamps and stationery primarily will feature American or American-related subjects.
Depending on their size and shape, the rigid frames are called knitting boards, knitting rings (also called knitting looms) or knitting spools (also known as knitting knobbies, knitting nancies, or corkers). Other tools are used to prepare yarn for knitting, to measure and design knitted garments, or to make knitting easier or more comfortable.
This list documents postage stamp designs by the Irish artist, Robert Ballagh for the Irish postal service. [1] Irish stamps by Ballagh (1973), commemorating the centenary of the World Meteorological Organisation. Ballagh's first postage stamp design was released on 4 September 1973.