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My name's
Adele, that's me on left! :) I've been parching since
January 2007 and am completely hooked!
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It all started with one small card that a friend gave me for
my birthday. I was so taken with the delicate lace effect I
just had to learn how to do it. The fans are my favourite
and I have made several as you can see if you take a look in
the galleries.
I have also designed a few of my own patterns and these can
be downloaded free from the free patterns section of this
site.
If you are a member of the official
Pergamano site you can view
my profile here.
Alternatively you can leave me a message on my Guestbook
I hope you enjoy my site.
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A Brief History.....
The history of Parchment craft dates back to the 14th century, the early days of written text. The craft began with communion cards and devotional pictures, made by nuns in abbeys in such countries as Germany, Holland and Spain. Through Spanish influence, the craft was brought to Columbia and other parts of the Americas, particularly South America.
Real parchment, and later parchment paper was used for this work. All the cards were done by hand in the 14th century but the advent of the printing press in the 15th century made mass printing possible.
19th century Paris saw a change in the parchment cards. The themes became more romantic and personal, introducing floral themes, cherubs, and portraits, and introduced embossing to the art creating the raised effect. Most of the borders, perforations, and cuts were done by machine at this time.
The techniques that were used in those days, embossing, perforating, and painting are still used today.
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New....
Three new parchment pattern packs are now available. To find our
more visit the pattern
packs
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