Slow stitch mindful and contemplative textile art
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 equipm...
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Batsford, an imprint of Pavilion Books Company,
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| 100 | 1 | |a Wellesley-Smith, Claire, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Slow stitch : |b mindful and contemplative textile art / |c Claire Wellesley-Smith. |
| 264 | 1 | |a London : |b Batsford, an imprint of Pavilion Books Company, |c 2015. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2015 | |
| 300 | |a 127 pages : |b color illustrations ; |c 29 cm | ||
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| 500 | |a Includes index. | ||
| 500 | |a Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2015 by Batsford. | ||
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Textile crafts. | |
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