When you’re sewing quilt borders, slip stitches are a good choice because they are invisible, making it possible to achieve the perfect stitch.

Certain types of spider silk are highly tensile, but spiders can’t be bred like silkworms. Therefore, spider silk is extremely expensive to produce, which makes it invalid for textile production.

You already know about fashion design and interior design when it comes to textile designing, but did you know that product design and surface pattern design are also applications? Let’s explore each of them in a bit more detail.

In medieval times, quilts were made for functional purposes, primarily for beds. But they were nonetheless finely-crafted. Not surprisingly, many of those quilts were handed down by family members from one generation to the next. Some of those quilts are still around today.

When choosing wall art and decor, opt for one large-scale piece to create a bold and dramatic look. Interior designer Alvin Wayne decorated the corner banquette in this New York City apartment eat-in kitchen with an oversized semi-abstract color photograph hung on a dark wall to make it a focal point.

Use mismatched seating around the table when decorating your formal dining room for an eclectic feel, like this space from Fantastic Frank. Choose a different seat for everyone at the table, or try mixing pairs of chairs around the dining table in varying shapes.

Le Central Boutique Hotel is probably the best place to stay in Beaune. The place is lovely, common spaces are beautifully furnished and staff is very nice and helpful, they help me rent a bike and let me keep it in their garage for the time needed during my stay.

The owners Silk itself live on the property and they and their small team made us very welcome. We did a small wine tasting which was excellent. They store and offer multiple vines from the close neighbourhood vineyards with very reasonable pricing. It was so much fun!

Like the crazy quilt style mentioned earlier, this quilting technique involves the use of sewing random pieces of fabric together to form blocks in patchwork fashion.

A B&B located 12 mi from the Hospices por Beaune, Les Louchardes offers a garden, private terrace and a shared living room with a sofa, TV and fireplace.

Stitches used to bring all three quilt layers together are quilting embroidery stitches. When you’re hand stitching, you can use chain stitches or the back and running varieties. These are used especially with English, Trapunto, and Italian quilting.

Turn a spare room into a shared home office if you're a couple that works together that can double as a study space for older kids.

With this method, you sew the blocks with all three layers together — just as you would finish a quilt. Then, you can easily assemble them.

Some animal rights activists protest this practice; they contend that it’s possible to harvest silk without killing silkworms, but not much credence is given to this position.