Textile Arts: Multicultural Traditions

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By Margo Singer and Mary Spyrou

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Enhance your textiles--whether embroidery, applique, 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.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801981220

ISBN13:9780801981227

Release Date:January 1990

Publisher:Chilton Book Company

Length:144 Pages

Weight:0.94 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 7.4" x 9.6"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography Crafts Crafts & Hobbies Crafts & Hobbies Decorative Arts & Design Design Fashion Needlecrafts & Textile Crafts Needlework Textile & Costume

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textile arts: multicultural traditions by margo singer and mary spyrou "Even the most contemporary fabric decorations embrace skills handed down through the ages in many cultures. In fact, this variety of techniques and approaches gives textile design a wonderful stylistic richness. Enhance your own pieces--whether embroidery, appliqué, tie-dyeing, or batik--with these internationally inspired projects. Shisha mirrorwork from India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan features beautiful star motifs and random crosses, perfect on shirts. Panamanian mola panels, with their wonderfully simple shapes and exuberant colors, have a delightful folk art quality. Cotton cloths from Nigeria and Sierra Leone combine tie-dye and stitch-resist. Or, try decorative techniques such as pleating, rouleaux, and ruching, reminiscent of the European 19th-century and Asian dress."

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