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Slow stitch : mindful and contemplative textile art /

By: Publisher: London : Batsford, an imprint of Pavilion Books Company, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: 127 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9781849942997
  • 1849942994
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TT699 .W45 2015
Contents:
Introduction -- Slow : What is the Slow Movement and how does it relate to textiles? ; Sustainability and resource efficiency ; Locality and localism ; Natural rhythms: cyclical and seasonal practice -- Materials and techniques : Limit setting: less can be more ; What's in the cupboard?: Using what you have ; Collecting and sourcing materials ; New materials ; Upcycling and re-using old projects ; Slow-dyed threads using local colour ; The right tools: equipment suggestions ; Simple stitches: getting started with hand-stitch rhythms -- Cross-cultural activity : Universal traditions ; Kantha ; Mending revisited ; Japanese boro ; Piecing and patching -- Contemplative : Reflective and mindful practice ; Stitch journals: a regular practice ; Stitching, walking, mapping ; Stitching community: communal projects, wellbeing and health ; Mindfulness and making ; Seed to fabric projects The Manitoulin Circle Project ; Narratives through cloth -- Conclusion.
Summary: Sometimes less is more. That's true in textile art too, and this much--needed guide brings a meaningful, sustainable approach to stitchery. Slow down and experience more joy in your craft by trying simple techniques based on traditional practice, reusing and reinventing materials, and limiting equipment.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Whitecliffe Library General Shelves General TT 699 WEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0015275
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Includes index.

Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2015 by Batsford.

Introduction -- Slow : What is the Slow Movement and how does it relate to textiles? ; Sustainability and resource efficiency ; Locality and localism ; Natural rhythms: cyclical and seasonal practice -- Materials and techniques : Limit setting: less can be more ; What's in the cupboard?: Using what you have ; Collecting and sourcing materials ; New materials ; Upcycling and re-using old projects ; Slow-dyed threads using local colour ; The right tools: equipment suggestions ; Simple stitches: getting started with hand-stitch rhythms -- Cross-cultural activity : Universal traditions ; Kantha ; Mending revisited ; Japanese boro ; Piecing and patching -- Contemplative : Reflective and mindful practice ; Stitch journals: a regular practice ; Stitching, walking, mapping ; Stitching community: communal projects, wellbeing and health ; Mindfulness and making ; Seed to fabric projects The Manitoulin Circle Project ; Narratives through cloth -- Conclusion.

Sometimes less is more. That's true in textile art too, and this much--needed guide brings a meaningful, sustainable approach to stitchery. Slow down and experience more joy in your craft by trying simple techniques based on traditional practice, reusing and reinventing materials, and limiting equipment.

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