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Textiles transformed : thread and thrift with reclaimed textiles / Mandy Pattullo.

by Pattullo, Mandy, author.

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London : Batsford, 2020.

Textile crafts.

Clothing and dress -- Repairing.

Clothing and dress -- Recycling.

9781849945806 (hardcover) :

1849945802 (hardcover) :

128 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Introduction -- The basics -- Chapter one. Quilt Love -- About Quilts -- Quilts as a Base for Textile Collage -- Turning Over -- Garden Birds -- Deconstruction -- Book Forms -- Patchwork -- Take from a Tradition -- Quilt Words -- Applique -- Bags -- Stitching on Quilts -- Chapter two. Wool Work -- Crewel Work -- Blankets -- Sailors' Wool Work -- Yllebroderier -- Canvas Works -- Using Needlepoint -- Useful and Beautiful -- The Back -- Darning -- Felt -- Chapter three. Linen and Lace -- Vintage Embroidery -- Handkerchief Art -- Cross Stitch -- Lace -- Lace Books -- French Finds -- Chapter four. Wardrobe -- The Little Dress -- Suit Yourself -- The Shirt -- The Headscarf -- Ties -- Buckles and Belts -- Worn by -- Conclusion -- Artists -- Further reading -- Suppliers -- Index -- Acknowledgements.

"Packed with inspiration and techniques for embellishment, stitch and appliqué, each chapter beautifully demonstrates how fabrics and textiles can find a new and repurposed life and will inspire textile artist to incorporate these past beauties into their own work."-- Publisher.

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