Embroidered & Stitched Textile Fragments From Kashmir

Contents: I. Introduction. 1. The Calico Museum C – collection of stitched and embroidered textile fragments from Kashmir. 2. The Kashmir shawl as a product and the consequences of that for the development of production techniques. 3. Development of stitch and embroidery alongside weaving. Three examples showing: i. Fabric woven for the design to be completed in stitch. ii. Both sides of the fabric showing the same design but in different colours. iii. Both sides of the fabric showing the same design but in the same colours. 4. Fabric. 5. Fabric and stitch. 6. Stem stitch. 7. Roman stitch. 8. References for the introduction. II. Sections A-J: A. Buta, Buti, Boteh (Botteh) Motifs. B. Weave and Stem Stitch. C. Stitch – imitating a woven design. D. Stitch – Front and back are similar. E. Stitch – Front and back are not the same . F. Pieces that are joined together. G. Pieces that are set into another fabric. H. Edges. I. Inscriptions. J. Variety of approaches to stitch in this collection. This included – Couching, Dots, Herringbone Stitch, Oriental Stitch, Cretan Stitch, Stem Stitch, Roman Stitch, Fly Stitch, Single Chain Stitch. Bibliography.