Passementerie

Handcrafting Contemporary Trimmings, Fringes, Tassels, and More

Elizabeth Ashdown

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Schiffer Publishing Ltd
01 March 2024

Textile artworks; Fashion & textiles: design; Needlework & fabric crafts; Spinning & weaving; Fashion & style guides

The first book on how to create 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 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 contemporary ornamental trimmings.

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11 guided projects for home and wardrobe, from Chanel-style jacket fringe to braided edging for a window blind. .

For beginner and intermediate weavers; requires only a simple frame loom, like those commonly sold by craft retailers .

Additional audiences include fashion/clothing-focus crafters, textile artists, embroiderers, and knitters

AUTHOR: Elizabeth Ashdown, one of only a few professional passementerie artists working in the UK today, has been credited with reinvigorating this endangered heritage craft. She combines the centuries-old skills with a contemporary aesthetic to create acclaimed artworks. Her master classes in passementerie have a long waiting list, and her work has been featured in publications such as Embroidery Magazine, Pom Pom Quarterly, Crafts Magazine, The Textile Eye, Selvedge, Living Etc, and Homes & Gardens. Her studio is in London, UK. www.elizabethashdown.co.uk

200 colour images

By: Elizabeth Ashdown
Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 216mm,
Weight: 907g
ISBN: 9780764367182
ISBN 10: 0764367188
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Elizabeth Ashdown, one of only a few professional passementerie artists working in the UK today, has been credited with reinvigorating this endangered heritage craft. She combines the centuries-old skills with a contemporary aesthetic to create acclaimed artworks. Her master classes in passementerie have a long waiting list, and her work has been featured in publications such as Embroidery Magazine, Pom Pom Quarterly, Crafts Magazine, The Textile Eye, Selvedge, Living Etc, and Homes & Gardens. Her studio is in London, UK. www.elizabethashdown.co.uk

Reviews for Passementerie: Handcrafting Contemporary Trimmings, Fringes, Tassels, and More

"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."""