Can paper be textile? Yes it can! Paper has been used in textiles for a thousand years, is currently experiencing a real boom and seems to be becoming a future-oriented material for the textile industry. In this book, the author searches for traces of the past: to Japan, where the first paper clothes were made more than a thousand years ago and where the most beautiful and noble Shifu fabrics made of twisted paper strips even replaced silk as a luxury material around 1700, or to Europe and the USA, where paper textiles played an important role in everyday life, especially in times of need. Paper Textiles shows how the paper threads are produced and which special features have to be considered when processing paper into textiles. With many application examples in various textile techniques, the author introduces practical designing with paper yarn. She explains how a knitted top, a crocheted bag, a woven basket, a knotted decorative object or a woven scarf are made. At the same time, objects by many textile creators show how diverse and fascinating contemporary dealings with paper are. The book is rounded off by twelve portraits of artists from all over the world who interpret paper as a textile material in an innovative and diverse way. A comprehensive book on a new, fascinating world of textiles to be discovered!

• Isbn 978-3-258-06767-4
• Ean 9783258067674
• Author Christina Leitner
• Editor Haupt Verlag
• Language de_CH