Introduces Indian embroidery stitches and techniques, and shows examples of quilting, pattern-darning, counted-thread work, whitework, mirror work, metal work, applique, and patchwork

Rich source chronicles evolution of distinctive Native American craft, exploring origins, history, graphic content, and techniques.

This book gives us an understanding of the Indian embroidery from the Mughal period till today highlighting its importance and relevance through every era.

More than 500 images explore the free-form embroidered creations of the tribal people of India's renown Gujarat Province. Dating back 30 to 100 years, they include original garments, temple offerings, welcome banners, and second-generation quilted works that combine precious remnants for new decorative uses. These items have trickled onto the world market where they are treasured by decorators and collectors. Textile artists, designers, and ethnologists alike will delight in these examples of the boundless imaginations of itinerant tribal women who make much of little in their elaborate, mica and bead-studded creations. Abstract, geometric, floral, and religious imagery celebrates the boundless exuberance of their quest for beauty.

Illustrations show the richness and variety of Indian textile traditions and reveal patterns and colours that have both influenced and been influenced by Western design, from the 16th century when the earliest surviving pieces here were sent to Europe, right up to the late 1990s.