Author's note

Costura Light by Simon Wiesmayr of Rebellium is a free stitched display font, built from slender diagonal strokes that cross like thread at regular intervals and sharply pointed turns. Its open, angular letters resemble counted cross-stitch patterns.

A craft label or textile studio could use its embroidered construction for packaging and branding, linking the name directly to thread, fabric, and careful handwork. The same linked geometry suits folk-music posters, book covers, and merchandise centered on weaving, costume, or traditional pattern. Packaging for sewing kits is its most convincing use, since the letters themselves read as a continuous stitched thread motif.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright © S. Wiesmayr (http://www.rebellium.de), 2006. All rights reserved.
Font family
Costura Lt
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
2.210;;Costura-Light
Full font name
Costura-Light
Name table version
Version 2.210;PS 002.021;hotconv 1.0.38
Postscript font name
Costura-Light
Trademark notice
Costura is a trademark of Simon Wiesmayr.
Designer
Simon Wiesmayr

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2006-11-22
Revision2
Glyph count162
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
costura_regular.otf
costura_demibold.otf