Name/Title
One needle, one thread : Miao (Hmong) embroidery and fabric piecework from Guizhou, ChinaEntry/Object ID
GT1455.T67Description
A 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 for hundreds of traditional embroidery techniques, including sections on Miao traditional dress, cloth and materials, various individual and combined stitches, piecework and applique techniques, projects and uses by specific people in various regions, and discussions of motifs and symbolism.Lexicon
Search Terms
clothing and dress--china, costume--hmong, embroidery--china, embroidery--hmongBook Details
Author
Tomoko Torimaru, Sadae TorimaruPublisher
University of Hawaiʻi Art Gallery, Department of Art and Art HistoryPlace Published
City
HonoluluState/Province
HawaiiCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
2008Call No.
GT1455.T67ISBN
1607021730, 9781607021735Notes
Length: 167