Quilt Art Chinese Style : Decorate Your Home with Creative Patchwork Designs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Qiao, Shuang.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quilting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Shanghai Press, 2021.

Summary:

With its combination of modern techniques and traditional patterns, Quilt Art Chinese Style will be an exciting new challenge for any crafter! This book highlights the popular craft of quilt art, which includes both trendy and timeless quilting techniques to create art objects with a special Asian flair for your home. This book includes:Basic patchwork techniques for beginners--a popular technique that can be traced all the way back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907)Step-by-step instructions for small projects, including appliques, clothing accessories and handbagsLarger projects to decorate your home, including tapestries and wall hangings, rugs, table runners and quiltsThe beautiful projects highlighted in this book have a uniquely Chinese twist--they are full of culturally-significant symbols as well as elements of Chinese gardening and painting. Each piece is meant to act as a canvas, where crafters can show off their individual creativity.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Patchwork: A Brief History

Chapter 2 Patchwork and Culture in China

1. Patchwork Techniques: Baina and Duixiu

2. Patchwork Culture

Chinese Painting

Gardening

Culturally Significant Patterns

Chapter 3 Before You Start

1. Fabric

Fibers

Types of Fabric

2. Tools and Supplies

Needles

Finger Protectors

Accessories

Marking Tools

Cutting Tools

Sewing Threads

Lining and Backing

Embellishments

Chapter 4 Basic Techniques

1. Terms

2. Running Stitches

Hand Sewing: Blocks

Machine Sewing: Blocks of the Same Size

Machine Sewing: Blocks of Different Sizes

3. Machine Sewing: Appliqué

4. Top-Stitching

Top-Stitching by Hand

Stitching in the Ditch

5. How to Attach Bias Binding

6. Embroidery and Beading: The Basics

Outline Stitching

Sewing Single Beads

Sewing Combinations for Seed Beads

Sewing Combinations for Tube Beads

Sewing a Sequin on One Side

Sewing a Sequin on Two Sides

Fastening Sequins

Chapter 5 Gallery

1. Peach Blossom Garden (Mouse Pad)

2. First Snow (iPad Case)

3. Life (Collecting Bag)

4. Cat and Chinese Rose (Appliquéd Shirt)

5. Dunhuang Landscape (Appliquéd Notebook Cover)

6. Four Seasons (Handbags)

Winter: Heavenly Bamboo

Spring: Chinese Plum

Summer: Lotus

Fall: Crape Myrtle

7. Peach Blossom (Appliquéd Frame)

8. Lucky Clouds (Mat)

Chapter 6 Creative Patchwork Series

1. The Three and All Series

Wall Hanging

Thin Blanket

Cushion with Leaf Pattern

Cushion with an X Pattern

Tablecloth

2. The Shanglin Garden Series

Cushions

Carpet.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Qiao, Shuang Quilt Art Chinese Style

ISBN:

9781938368707

OCLC:

1281974847