One Needle, One Thread: Miao (Hmong) Embroidery and Fabric Piecework from Guizhou, China (EN) fiber cloth and materials

cloth and materials

The shaped cloth is held firmly while thread is bound in even spaces from the base of the unit

she incorporates the sewing machine and smocking pleater to produce contemporary machine-aided adaptations of stitch-resist

Ana Lisa demonstrates hand-stitching methods and techniques to achieve successful designs on a variety of fabrics

Immersion Dyeing: White Designs on a Colored Background Using Lemon Juice Discharge

One Needle, One Thread: Miao (Hmong) Embroidery and Fabric Piecework from Guizhou, China (EN) fiber cloth and materialsA culmination of textile research conducted among the Miao (Hmong people living in China) in Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China, over a twenty five year span first begun by Dr. Sadae Torimaru and continued by her daughter Dr. Tomoko Torimaru. Features step by step instructions and color photographs to accompany each step for hundreds of traditional embroidery techniques, including sections on Miao traditional dress, cloth and materials,