Ralli Quilts

Author: Patricia Ormsby Stoddard
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764316975
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Tells the story of a fascinating quilting tradition found in southern Pakistan and western India. These quilts, called ralli, have stunning designs, brilliant colors, and an intriguing history. More than 130 ralli quilts from the mid to late twentieth century are shown, along with background information on where they were made, pattern characteristics, type of fabric, and dimensions. A valuable reference for textile historians, designers, and quilt lovers everywhere.

A Companion to Textile Culture

Author: Jennifer Harris
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118768906
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 528

Book Description
A lively and innovative collection of new and recent writings on the cultural contexts of textiles The study of textile culture is a dynamic field of scholarship which spans disciplines and crosses traditional academic boundaries. A Companion to Textile Culture is an expertly curated compendium of new scholarship on both the historical and contemporary cultural dimensions of textiles, bringing together the work of an interdisciplinary team of recognized experts in the field. The Companion provides an expansive examination of textiles within the broader area of visual and material culture, and addresses key issues central to the contemporary study of the subject. A wide range of methodological and theoretical approaches to the subject are explored—technological, anthropological, philosophical, and psychoanalytical, amongst others—and developments that have influenced academic writing about textiles over the past decade are discussed in detail. Uniquely, the text embraces archaeological textiles from the first millennium AD as well as contemporary art and performance work that is still ongoing. This authoritative volume: Offers a balanced presentation of writings from academics, artists, and curators Presents writings from disciplines including histories of art and design, world history, anthropology, archaeology, and literary studies Covers an exceptionally broad chronological and geographical range Provides diverse global, transnational, and narrative perspectives Included numerous images throughout the text to illustrate key concepts A Companion to Textile Culture is an essential resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students, instructors, and researchers of textile history, contemporary textiles, art and design, visual and material culture, textile crafts, and museology.

Quilts of India

Author: Patrick J. Finn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789381523933
Category : Quilts
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The first extensive survey of Indian quilts; exploring the historic and contemporary context of quilt-making in India, detailing designs, techniques and 25 unique quilting genres.

Quilts Around the World

Author: Spike Gillespie
Publisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 1610600916
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
This essential book for all quilters and quilt collectors tells the fascinating story of quilting around the world, illuminated by the international quilt community’s top experts and more than 300 glorious color photographs. Covering Japan, China, Korea, and India; England, Ireland, France, and The Netherlands; Australia, Africa, Central America, North America, and beyond, Quilts Around the World explores both the diversity and common threads of quilting. Discover Aboriginal patchwork from Australia, intricate Rallis from the Middle East, Amish and Hawaiian quilts from the United States, Sashiko quilts from Japan, vivid Molas from Central America, and art quilts from every corner of the globe. Also included are twenty patchwork and applique patterns to use in your own quilt projects, inspired by designs from the world’s most striking quilts.

Indian Textiles

Author: John Gillow
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0500291187
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"[A] handsome digest of commercial, tribal, and folk textiles." —Fiberarts The production of textiles in India continues to flourish just as it has for many centuries. The interactions of indigenous tribes, invaders, traders, and explorers throughout history has built a culture legendary for its variety and color. From the Rann of Kutch to the Coromandel coast, handloom weavers, block printers, painters, dyers, and embroiderers are creating the most extraordinary textiles. This all-encompassing survey of textiles from every region of the Indian subcontinent runs the gamut of commercial, tribal, and folk textiles. The authors first place them in context by examining the cultural background: the history, the materials, and the techniques—weaving, printing, painting, and tie-dye. They then give a detailed region-by-region account of traditional textiles production, including chapters on Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. A dazzling array of images provides an unsurpassed visual representation of the textiles, while a detailed reference section with further reading, museums, and information on technical terms completes this essential guide.

Quilted Planet

Author: Celia Eddy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781845330095
Category : Appliqué
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
A visually exciting sourcebook illustrating the immense diversity and richness of the world's quilting traditions and techniques, providing inspiration to contemporary quiltmakers.

Quiltmaker's 1,000 Blocks

Author: Carolyn Beam
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 144024541X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 529

Book Description
Hundreds of quilt blocks from today's top designers! Quiltmaker magazine has long been regarded as the place to find blocks that range from innovative to traditional, whimsical to sophisticated, classic to unique! Now, these blocks are together in Quiltmaker's 1,000 Blocks. This comprehensive guide covers every block-making approach including applique, foundation-pieced, mixed techniques and pieced. It also features settings and yardages for turning your blocks into beautiful quilts, and quilt-making techniques for easy reference. The editors of Quiltmaker magazine have compiled an extensive block collection that is sure to be a quilter's best friend!

Truth & Bright Water

Author: Thomas King
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 9780802138408
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
The lives of the inhabitants of two towns, Truth and Bright Water, separated by a river running between Montana and an Ottawa Indian reservation, intertwine over the course of a summer as seen through the eyes of two young boys.

Cultural Expressions of South Punjab

Author: Sajida Haidar Vandal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Asian Material Culture

Author: Marianne Hulsbosch
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN: 9089640908
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 233

Book Description
This richly illustrated volume offers the reader unique insight into the materiality of Asian cultures and the ways in which objects and practices can simultaneously embody and exhibit aesthetic and functional characteristics, as well as everyday and spiritual aspirations. Though each chapter is representative, rather than exhaustive, in its portrayal of Asian material culture, together they clearly demonstrate that objects are entities that resonate with discourses of human relationships, personal and group identity formations, ethics, values, trade, and, above all, distinctive futures.