African Fabric Crafts: Sources of African Design and Technique

by Esther Warner Dendel

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800801504
• ISBN13: 9780800801502
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Taplinger Publishing Company
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

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african fabric crafts sources of african design & technique esther warner dendel "This book will be welcomed by everyone interested in fabric and fiber crafts. Extensively illustrated in color and black and white it provides numerous examples of decorative articles and clothing including a caftan inspired by a museum piece, a hanging sculpture utilizing a rice bag weaving technique, pillow dolls based on traditional ivory coast cloth, and a wide range of belts, bags and shirts worked around African motifs. Techniques such as loomless weaving, plaiting, looping, starch resist batik, dyeing, applique and embroidery are clearly explained."