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World textiles, a visual guide to traditional techniques, John Gillow and Bryan Sentance

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-234) and index

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World textiles

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John Gillow and Bryan Sentance

a visual guide to traditional techniques

Materials : Skin and hide ; Wool and hair ; Felt ; Woollen yarn ; Cotton ; Silk ; Bark ; Linen ; Other bast fibres ; Raphia and leaf fibres -- Non-loom textiles : Netting, linking and looping ; Crochet ; Knitting ; Textured knitting ; Multi-coloured knitting ; Braids ; Sprang ; Macramé ; Ply-splitting ; Lace ; Twinning and wrapping -- Loom woven textiles : Tabby weave ; Twill ; Satin weave ; Tapestry weave ; Warp-faced weave ; Weft-faced weave ; Damask ; Supplementary warp ; Supplementary weft (continuous ; Supplementary weft (discontinuous ; Brocade ; Stripweave ; Double weave ; Velvet ; Tablet weaving -- Painted and printed textiles : Daubed textiles ; Painted textiles ; Pen work ; Woodblock printing ; Polychrome woodblock printing ; Stencilling -- Dyes : Indigo ; Tie and dye ; Stitched resist ; Leheria and mothara ; Starch-resist by hand ; Stencilled starch-resist ; Wax-resist: Chinese knife ; Wax-resist: canting ; Wax-resist: printed ; Mordant techniques ; Warp ikat ; Weft ikat ; Compound and double ikat -- Sewing : Appliqué ; Reverse appliqué ; Molas ; Leather and felt appliqué ; Braid and ribbon work ; Patchwork ; Quilting ; Patchwork quilts ; Padded and stuffed work -- Embroidery : Running stitch ; Satin stitch ; Surface satin stitch ; Chain stitch ; Cross stitch ; Herringbone stitch ; Couching ; Bokhara couching ; Blanket, buttonhole and eyelet stitch ; French and Pekin knots ; Drawn-thread and pulled-thread work ; Needleweaving ; Whitework ; Needlepoint ; Smocking ; Tambour work -- Embellishment : Metal thread ; Mirrors ; Coins and sequins ; Shells ; Bead embroidery ; Feathers ; Porcupine quills ; Ephemera ; Fringes ; Tassels -- Glossary

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