Passementerie: Handcrafting contemporary Trimmings, Fringes, Tassels and More.

Description

£36.99 UNSIGNED
HARDCOVER - 160 PAGES / 200 COLOUR IMAGES
SIZE - 8.5” X 10”
PUBLICATION DATE - MAY 2024
AVAILABLE SIGNED / UNSIGNED

The first book on how to create your own, contemporary handwoven passementerie (ornamental fringe, tassels, braid, piping, and more) using widely available materials.

In this hands-on introduction to one of the rarest of textile crafts, artist and designer Elizabeth Ashdown combines her mastery of the centuries-old skills with a vibrant, contemporary aesthetic. Learn centuries-old methods and how to apply them to make your own contemporary ornamental trimmings.

• Discover 11 guided projects for home and wardrobe, ranging from elegant Chanel-style jacket fringe to bold, tasselled lampshade fringe. This book demonstrates techniques that transform your existing clothing and home decor items into handcrafted masterpieces that make a bold statement.

• For beginner and intermediate / advanced weavers; requires only a simple rigid heddle loom or frame loom, like those commonly sold by craft retailers. Any of the projects can also be woven on a different type of loom such as an Inkle loom and shaft loom.

• Additional audiences include fashion and clothing-focus crafters, textile artists, embroiderers, knitters and spinners.