Shadowfolds : surprisingly easy-to-make geometric designs in fabric
Entry/Object ID
TT699.5.R8 2011
Description
Shadowfoldsare a rich blend of traditional patterns expressed in a contemporary style. This combination of old and new evokes timelessness associated with tradition, and the sense of exciting innovation so prevalent in our time. Shadowfolds are made from cloth, and lend a soft and warm appeal, that is a sharp contrast to other materials typically seen in these geometric designs. Cultures throughout history use patterns in architecture and craft. Some of the best examples of repeating patterns, also known as tessellations, are found in mosques and palaces built in the Middle East.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Suzanne Stassevitch
Notes
Gift of Suzanne Stassevitch, August 2022.
Lexicon
Search Terms
fabric folding (textile crafts), folds (form) in art
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Jeffery Rutzky, Chris K. Palmer
Publisher
Kodansha International
Place Published
City
New York
Date Published
2011
ISBN
9781568363790, 1568363796
LCCN
2010036978
Notes
Length: 128
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Overview. What are shadowfolds? ; Pattern and tessellation ; Tessellations and traditional craft ; The Alhambra ; Some properties of geometric tessellations ; The father of pleated paper tessellations ; Grids, pleats, and twists ; Paper as the medium ; Cloth as the medium ; Folding complex patterns in cloth ; Translucency of cloth -- Applications. Pleats + translucency + shadowfolds ; Applications of shadowfolds ; Folds and fashion -- How to make shadowfolds. Sew folding basics ; Shadowfold secrets ; Techniques for planning shadowfolds ; Techniques for transferring patterns ; Techniques for sew folding -- Techniques for finishing shadowfolds ; Finding fabric ; Shadowfolds care ; Displaying shadowfolds -- Gallery. Shadowfolds gallery -- Projects. Pentagonal star pillow ; Fujimoto's twists ; Octagram book cover ; Peace purse ; Pinwheel path ; Star-flower pillbox hat ; Twist necktie ; Dodecagon whirl spools ; Octagon bedspread ; Pinwheel path lamp ; Star of David rosette ; Radiating rosette ; Star octagrams ; Zillij tablecloth ; Scales divider screen -- Patterns.
