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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London :
Batsford, an imprint of Pavilion Books Company,
2015.
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Table of 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.
