Slow stitch : mindful and contemplative textile art /: mindful and contemplative textile art. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Claire Wellesley-Smith.
• Authors: Wellesley-Smith, Claire
• Contents: Introduction -- Slow : What is the Slow Movement and how does it relate to textiles? ; Sustainability and resource efficiency ; Locality and localism ; Natural rhythms: cyclical and seasonal practice -- Materials and techniques : Limit setting: less can be more ; What's in the cupboard?: Using what you have ; Collecting and sourcing materials ; New materials ; Upcycling and re-using old projects ; Slow-dyed threads using local colour ; The right tools: equipment suggestions ; Simple stitches: getting started with hand-stitch rhythms -- Cross-cultural activity : Universal traditions ; Kantha ; Mending revisited ; Japanese boro ; Piecing and patching -- Contemplative : Reflective and mindful practice ; Stitch journals: a regular practice ; Stitching, walking, mapping ; Stitching community: communal projects, wellbeing and health ; Mindfulness and making ; Seed to fabric projects ; The Manitoulin Circle Project ; Narratives through cloth -- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: London : Batsford, an imprint of Pavilion Books Company
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (127 pages), color illustrations
• Subjects: 746; Textile crafts; Needlework; Fiberwork; Handicraft; Sustainable design; Sewing; Travaux à l'aiguille; Travail des fibres; Artisanat; Écoconception; Couture; crafts (art genres); sustainable architecture; CRAFTS & HOBBIES -- Needlework; DESIGN -- Textile & Costume; Sustainable design; Sewing; Needlework; Handicraft; Fiberwork; Textile crafts; Textilkunst; Nähen; Breien; Handwerken; Kleding; Mode; Nonfiction
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781849943505; 1849943508
• Related ISBNs: 9781849942997; 1849942994
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.