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Wellesley-Smith, Claire, author.

Slow stitch : mindful and contemplative textile art / Claire Wellesley-Smith.

London : Batsford, an imprint of Pavilion Books Company, 2015.

©2015

127 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Sometimes less is more. That's true in textile art too, and this much-needed guide brings a meaningful, sustainable approach to stitchery. Slow down and experience more joy in your craft by trying simple techniques based on traditional practice, reusing and reinventing materials, and limiting equipment.

Textile crafts.

Includes index.

Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2015 by Batsford.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Slow : What is the Slow Movement and how does it relate to textiles? ; Sustainability and resource efficiency ; Locality and localism ; Natural rhythms: cyclical and seasonal practice -- Materials and techniques : Limit setting: less can be more ; What's in the cupboard?: Using what you have ; Collecting and sourcing materials ; New materials ; Upcycling and re-using old projects ; Slow-dyed threads using local colour ; The right tools: equipment suggestions ; Simple stitches: getting started with hand-stitch rhythms -- Cross-cultural activity : Universal traditions ; Kantha ; Mending revisited ; Japanese boro ; Piecing and patching -- Contemplative : Reflective and mindful practice ; Stitch journals: a regular practice ; Stitching, walking, mapping ; Stitching community: communal projects, wellbeing and health ; Mindfulness and making ; Seed to fabric projects ; The Manitoulin Circle Project ; Narratives through cloth -- Conclusion.

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