One Needle, One Thread; Miao (Hmong) Embroidery and Fabric Piecework from Guizhou, China by Tomoko Torimaru

A fabulous resource as a culmination of textile research conducted among the Miao (Hmong people living in China) in Guizhou Province, China, over a twenty-five year span first begun by Dr. Sadae Torimaru and continued by her daughter Dr. Tomoko Torimaru. Features step-by-step instructions and color photographs to accompany each step for hundreds of traditional embroidery techniques, including sections on Miao traditional dress, cloth and materials, various individual and combined stitches, piecework and applique techniques, projects and uses by specific people in various regions, and discussions of motifs and symbolism. 168 pages; English text; published by University of Hawai'i Art Gallery, 2008.