Textile Arts Multicultural Traditions |
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| Author:
| Singer, Margo
Spyrou, Mary |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87192-522-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2001 |
| Publisher: | Davis Publications, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Enhance your textiles--whether embroidery, appliqué, tie-dye, or batik--with unique internationally inspired projects. Shisha mirrorwork from India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan features beautiful star motifs and random crosses. Cotton cloths from Nigeria and Sierra Leone combine tie-dye and stitch resist. Try decorative techniques such as pleating, rouleaux, and ruching, reminiscent of 19th-century European and Asian dress. "Document[s] the importance of traditional handcrafted...
More DescriptionEnhance your textiles--whether embroidery, appliqué, tie-dye, or batik--with unique internationally inspired projects. Shisha mirrorwork from India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan features beautiful star motifs and random crosses. Cotton cloths from Nigeria and Sierra Leone combine tie-dye and stitch resist. Try decorative techniques such as pleating, rouleaux, and ruching, reminiscent of 19th-century European and Asian dress. "Document[s] the importance of traditional handcrafted textile processes to differing geographic, historical and societal contexts....Can be adapted to classroom activities."--School Arts.