Notes on the Use of the Hook in Indian Embroidery
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Article by John Irwin and Babette Hanish on the use of the hook (ārī) for chain-stitch embroidery in India, based on their separate field enquiries at Bhuj, Kutch, in 1957 and 1967. It covers the historical background of Gujarat and Sind chain-stitch embroidery, the Mochi caste embroiderers, how the hook is held and used, and how hookwork can be told from needlework. The earliest known published reference (1839) and a Kashmir painting of c. 1820 showing hook embroiderers are discussed, with plates, line drawings and footnotes.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1970
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 13
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