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One wolf against a full moon A full moon fills almost the entire chest of this black shirt, printed large and pale with its craters and dark seas shaded in. A single wolf stands in silhouette on a rocky outcrop in front of it,...

One folk tale turns up again and again across Europe. A wolf attacks, someone strikes back and takes off a forepaw, and by morning the paw on the table is a human hand, rings still on the fingers. The story survives because it puts...

Curling scrollwork runs over the brow and cheeks of this front facing wolf mask, framing upright ears, deep set eyes and a heavy muzzle. The lines stand up from the face rather than sitting flush with it, so the shape stays readable at arm's...

Amulet and talisman are different wordsThey get used interchangeably and they historically meant opposite halves of the same idea.An amulet is defensive. It keeps something away: harm, illness, bad luck, the attention of things you would rather not attract. It works by warding.A talisman...

Why a beaded chainThe beaded chain, or ball chain, is the one used for military identity tags, and it has been since the middle of the last century.It was chosen for a grim but sensible reason: it is designed to come apart under load...

A crescent on one ear and a howling wolf on the other. They are a mismatched pair, the moon on one side and the animal that answers it on the other. Both pieces are cut as flat profiles. The crescent has a broad belly...

The right fabric for a child's roomPolyester gets sneered at and it is genuinely the correct choice here.It does not absorb liquid the way cotton does, so spills sit on the surface for a few seconds rather than soaking straight through. It survives being...

Two of the same, or oneA pair of identical cushions at either end of a sofa reads as formal and deliberate. It is the arrangement hotels use, and it looks tidy rather than personal.A single one among plainer cushions reads as relaxed and looks...

The cheapest way to change a roomNothing else comes close on cost per unit of difference.Repainting is a weekend and a mess. New furniture is hundreds. A rug is expensive and has to fit. A set of cushion covers costs less than a takeaway,...

What a north-facing room needsNorth-facing rooms get no direct sun, and the light that reaches them is cooler and bluer than in a south-facing room. It is why a paint colour chosen in a shop can look grey and lifeless once it is on...

Pale textiles carry lightThis is the practical case for a pale cushion, and it is stronger than people expect.A dark cushion absorbs light. A pale one reflects it, so in a north-facing room, a basement flat or anywhere short of daylight, a pale cover...

All squares looks flatA sofa with three or five identical square cushions on it is tidy and slightly lifeless. The thing that fixes it is not another square.Add one rectangular cushion, the long low kind that sits at the base of the back, and...

Scrolling foliage frames the wolf's head on this oval buckle. The muzzle, ears and fur are worked in raised relief, and the leaf forms curl around them to the edge of the plate, where an even rim closes the oval. The buckle in close...

Scrollwork frames the wolf on this buckle like a crest. The head faces you square on, ears up, jaw open on a full set of teeth, and the flourishes sweep out from behind it in curls that finish in tight spirals at the corners....

Border, scroll and snarl Plaited borders drawn around an animal's head are an old arrangement in northern ornament, the endless band on the outside and the creature that has to be faced at the middle. This buckle keeps to that pattern. A braided rope...