Trapunto And Other Forms Of Raised Quilting

Add a whole new dimension to your quilting with this exciting new trapunto technique. Trapunto gives us raised motifs that add textureal richness to the finished quilt. This bookwillopen new doors to your way of thinking about Trapunto. Hari teaches you time-saving techniques in six easy-to-follow lessons; Stripple Quilting, Machine Trapunto, Backtracking with Stitches, Two-layers Trapunto, and Shadow Trapunto. Over 25 glorious patterns, including: Iridescent Iris, Susan B. Anthony, April's Promise, Spring Quintet, and more! And best of all, Hari willshow you how to do trapunto quilting by machine without having to make little openings in the back of your quilt.

Presenting new machine trapunto quilting patterns, as well as creative project ideas. Hari reviews the basic techniques for machine trapunto, and then the FUN begins! You'lllove the beautiful texture and dimensionthat machine trapunto adds to your quilts. All new designs and patterns. Teaches hand quilters how to use the basic machine trapunto technique. Expands on concepts presented in Trapunto by Machine, with technique refinements that enhance shape definition. Includes cornerstone quilting — a reverse trapunto technique, great for borders and special effects. New tips and techniques for adding trapunto to miniature and small-scale quilts. New tips and techniques for using water-soluble thread in your quilting. Best of all, with machine trapunto, there are no holes in the back of your quilt!

Woven textiles are produced by nearly all human societies. This volume investigates evidence for patterned textiles (that is, textiles woven with elaborate designs) that were produced by two early Mediterranean civilizations: the Minoans of Crete and the Mycenaeans of mainland Greece, that prospered during the Aegean Bronze Age, c. 3000–1200 BC, contemporary with Pharaonic Egypt. Both could boast of specialists in textile production. Together with their wine, oil, and art, Minoan and Mycenaean textiles were much desired as trade goods. Artistic images of their fabrics preserved both in the Aegean and in other parts of the Mediterranean show elaborate patterns woven with rich decorative detail and color. Only a few small scraps of textiles survive but evidence for their production is abundant and frescoes supply detailed information about a wide variety of now-lost textile goods from luxurious costumes and beautifully patterned wall hangings and carpets, to more utilitarian decorated fabrics. A review of surviving artistic and archaeological evidence indicates that textiles played essential practical and social roles in both Minoan and Mycenaean societies.