Patchwork A world tour
Book - 2023
What do Korean bojagi wrapping cloths, Cameroonian Bamileke boubous, Peruvian montera hats and Hungarian cifraszür shepherd cloaks have in common? Each is made using the ancient technique of patchwork the art of juxtaposing fabrics and motifs to create blankets, clothes, accessories and more. Catherine Legrand, who has spent many years travelling and researching textiles, has a deep knowledge of the techniques and traditions that characterize patchwork. Pieced together much like the gorgeous textiles it portrays, her beautifully illustrated book features over 300 dazzling photographs of patchwork around the world. She takes the reader from Europe and the Americas to Africa and Asia, where these ancient traditions still survive and patchwor...k is part of the fabric of everyday life. Textile artists, patchwork enthusiasts and travellers alike will find an endless source of inspiration on the pages of this celebration of the beauty and diversity of patchwork.
- Subjects
- Genres
- History
- Published
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New York :
Thames and Hudson
2023.
- Language
- English
French - Main Author
- Other Authors
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- Physical Description
- 206 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 29 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205).
- ISBN
- 9780500025819
- Introduction
- Techniques
- Europe. France ; Great Britain ; Sweden ; Hungary ; The Netherlands
- The Americas. USA ; Canada ; Mexico ; Panama ; Peru
- Africa & the Near East. Namibia ; Nigeria ; Benin ; Mali ; Ghana ; Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Cameroon ; Sudan ; Mauritania ; Egypt ; Iran ; Syria ; Palestine
- Asia. India ; India & Pakistan ; Uzbekistan ; Turkmenistan ; Kyrgyzstan ; Korea ; Japan ; Vietnam ; Laos ; Vietnam & Laos ; Vietnam & China ; China ; China & France.