Textile Arts: Multicultural Traditions

by Margo Singer and Mary Spyrou

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801981220
• ISBN13: 9780801981227
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Chilton Book Company
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Contents

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."