CHINESE EMBROIDERY by Guest Josiane Bertin
Traditional Chinese embroidery is the oldest embroidery known to the world. Exquisitely fine work is the hallmark of the best Chinese embroidery, with some threads as fine as a strand of hair. Here, for the first time, the secrets of this ancient craft are revealed with clear text, step-by-step line drawings, and stunning photography of finished antique and modern pieces. It covers: - Brief history of Chinese embroidery - Special equipment, such as frames and needles - Fabrics - from the various silks to the use of man-made fabrics - Threads and their preparation - splitting, twisting and plying - Flat stitches, including satin stitch and its variations as well as scale piling (used to create fish scales) with step-by-step illustrations and instructions - Knot stitches, including Pekin knot, seed stitch, Bullion Knot, Long-tailed knot and Pekinese stitch with step-by-step illustrations and instructions - Double-sided and Double-faced embroidery, in which the embroidery is exactly the same on both sides with step-by-step illustrations and instructions.
Josianne Bertin-Guest has been studying Chinese embroidery for over 20 years (and has a PhD in the subject), and she has distilled some of the information gathered from her research as well as her regular practical teaching sessions (undertaken here and in China) to write this book.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780713487794 |
| ISBN 10 | 0713487798 |
| Title | CHINESE EMBROIDERY |
| Author | Guest Josiane Bertin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Batsford Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-03-27 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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