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Index
Title
Contents
Introduction
Part One: Slow
What is the Slow Movement and how does it relate to textiles?
Sustainability and resource efficiency
Locality and localism
Natural rhythms: cyclical and seasonal practice
Part Two: Materials and techniques
Limit setting: less can be more
What’s in the cupboard? Using what you have
Collecting and sourcing materials
New materials
Upcycling and re-using old projects
Slow-dyed threads using local colour
The right tools: equipment suggestions
Simple stitches: getting started with hand-stitch rhythms
Part Three: Cross-cultural activity
Universal traditions
Kantha
Mending revisited
Japanese boro
Piecing and patching
Part Four: Contemplative
Reflective and mindful practice
Stitch journals – a regular practice
Stitching, walking, mapping
Stitching community: communal projects, wellbeing and health
Mindfulness and making
Seed to fabric projects
The Manitoulin Circle Project
Narratives through cloth
Conclusion
Useful suppliers
Further reading
Index
Acknowledgements
Copyright
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