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The lifethread : Paracas textiles and culture / Kerstin Paradis Gustafsson.
Van Pelt Library F3429.3.T3 G87 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gustafsson, Kerstin Paradis, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Textile crafts--Peru--History.
- Textile crafts.
- Peru--Civilization.
- Peru.
- Peru--Social life and customs.
- Civilization.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 355 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [Woodbridge] : Kerstin Paradis Gustaffsson with support of The Selz Foundation, distributed by ACC Art Books, 2022.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Sven-Erik Isacsson's about the Paracas Exhibition 1993
- Paracas, the culture and the geographical area
- The gifts of nature and human creativity
- Materials used in Paracas textiles
- Cotton
- Wool, camelid hair
- The Life Thread, everything's beginning
- The art of spinning
- Fiber preparation
- Thread made without the use of equipment
- Spindles in the Paracas Culture
- A ball of yarn
- The art of weaving
- Weaving in the Andes
- Fabrics woven for specific purposes
- Woven forms
- The black mantle and poncho
- Pattern woven bands
- Finishes and trims
- Plied fringes
- Tab trims, triangular and quadratic
- A threaded weave
- The art of sewing with needle and thread
- Embroidery
- Stem stitch
- Contours and guidelines
- Stem stitch variations
- "The hand-held fan"
- Outside the frame - exceptions
- Cross-knit loop stitches in a magnificent textile
- Edges trimmed with cross-knit loop stitch
- The art of dyeing
- The dyeing of wool
- A variety of plants give a variety of colours
- Revealing dyebaths
- Different shades of colour
- Loose wool
- Plying
- Stitching
- Revelling in colour
- The art of dressing
- Sets of garments
- Anne Paul: A mummy bundle
- Mantles
- Ponchos and tunics
- Turbans
- Bands
- Other textile items
- Needlecase
- The art of patterning
- From big to small
- Block style
- Lengthways block style
- Colour block style
- Broad linear style
- Linear style
- The art of seeing and understanding
- Meaning, significance, ideology, expression
- Different symbols - pattern forms considered
- Sven-Erik Isacsson: "Two times two is one"
- Symbolic conceptualization
- Three worlds
- Placement of figures
- Symbolic significance of specific figures
- Trophy Heads
- Felines
- Fabled creatures - hybrids
- The staff
- Hair
- Geometric forms.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781788841863
- 1788841867
- OCLC:
- 1314281243
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