Embroidery from AfghanistanEmbroidery from Afghanistan is varied, rich, and sumptuous. This book focuses on over thirty pieces and explores the embroidery of different tribes and their geographical regions. Illustrated in full color and in detail, the textiles included will provide designers at all levels with inspiration for the use of color and pattern in their own designs. In her introduction, Sheila Paine sets the pieces in their social and cultural contexts and investigates the shared traditions of the various tribes. The costumes of men, women, and children are illustrated, as are embroideries for the home and yurt, domestic animals, and precious possessions. Information on decorative techniques, patterning, and stitching is included, together with a technical glossary that supports the main text. |
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Sheila Paine. sometimes used only once or sometimes in a repeat design . This work occasionally has a small band of drawn threadwork bordering each side . In considering the type of stitch in an embroidery it must be borne in mind that ...
... pulled back in private when eating . A visor of drawn threadwork over the eyes enables the women to see without being seen . chain stitch a linear embroidery technique of connecting looped stitches chapan a quilted silk or silk and ...
... threadwork 10 , 23 , 79,82 cowries 15 , 57 cross stitch 17 , 19 , 34 , 36 , 40 , 49 , 60 , 65 , 82 domestic animals 9 , 10 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 30 , 32 , 54,67 drawn threadwork 12 , 82 dyes 18 edgings 15 , 36 , 38 , 40 , 43 , 47 ...