Needlework Through History: An EncyclopediaNeedlework serves functional purposes, such as providing warmth, but has also communicated individual and social identity, spiritual beliefs, and aesthetic ideals throughout time and geography. Needlework traditions are often associated with rituals and celebrations of life events. Often-overlooked by historians, practicing needlework and creating needlework objects provides insights to the history of everyday life. Needlework techniques traveled with merchants and explorers, creating a legacy of cross-cultural exchange. Some techniques are virtually universal and others are limited to a small geographical area. Settlers brought traditions which were sometimes re-invented as indigenous arts. This volume of approximately 75 entries is a comprehensive resource on techniques and cultural traditions for students, information professionals, and collectors. Entries include: -Applique -Aran -Bobbin lace -Crochet -Cross-stitch -Embellishment -Feathers and Beetle wings -Knotting -Machine needlework -Macrame -Mirrorwork -Netting -Patchwork -Quillwork -Samplers -Smocking -Tatting -Whitework Geographical areas include: -Africa -British Isles -Central Asia -East Asia -Southeast Asia -Pacific Region -Eastern Europe -Eastern Mediterranean -Indian Subcontinent -Middle East -North America -Scandinavia -South America -Western Asia -Western Europe |
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| Title | Needlework Through History: An Encyclopedia Handicrafts through world history, ISSN 1552-8952 |
| Author | Catherine Amoroso Leslie |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0313335486, 9780313335488 |
| Length | 236 pages |
| Subjects | › › Crafts & Hobbies / Needlework / General Crafts & Hobbies / Reference Design / Textile & Costume |
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