Techniques of Ply-Split Braiding childrens books Learn the basics of mending

Learn the basics of mending and keep your clothes for longer

This design is taken from the qabbeh (chest panel) of an early 20th century Palestinian thobe (dress)

36 pages 24cm x 25

all together in a volunteer-made drawstring bag

from beginners to more experienced artists and craft workers

Techniques of Ply-Split Braiding childrens books Learn the basics of mendingAfter reading this book, someone who doesn't know the author might be surprised to learn that this is his seventh book on a textile technique. One would think that such a complex and in depth book would have taken the author a lifetime. The author explains in his introduction that this book is intended either for the pioneer of textiles who wishes to know the ethnic origin of this technique, or for the ethnologist who wishes to learn a new profession