Talking textiles
By: Susan Ogier
Series: Step-up art and design; Step-up art and design
Publisher: Evans
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London [England]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780237535773
Subjects: Art and design; Juvenile literature; Textile crafts; Textile design; Textiles; Handicraft
Description: "People have been creating and using textiles for thousands of years. This book shows how we make textiles, add colour and pattern to them, use them - for example in fashion and interior design - and finally recycle them. It explores the ways that different cultures have used textiles to tell stories, and invites children to work collaboratively on a large-scale textile work."--Evans.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What are textiles?; title: Spinning and weaving; title: Tales from tapestries; title: Clothes and fashion; title: What a performance!; title: Investigating pattern; title: Patterns for interior design; title: The world of work; title: Batik and tie dye; title: Quilting and applique; title: The story of silk; title: Recycling textiles.