A story about Estonia's cute embroidery and national costumes Japanese Craft Book

Release date: ‎ 2023/9/13
Language ‏ : ‎ Japanese
Book: ‎ 122 pages

In Estonia, the country of handmade crafts, the beautiful and lovely traditional embroidery and folk costumes are still being passed down to this day. Estonian embroidery, which is still little known in Japan, is gorgeous and elaborate, yet has stitches and designs that give it a nostalgic feel. If you're a fan of handicrafts, you'll love it. This book introduces the culture and history of folk costumes, with photos, as well as the basic stitches and designs passed down in each region, which the author learned through frequent visits to the regions. This is a valuable book that allows you to fully experience the charm of Estonian embroidery that cannot be found anywhere else.
*Regions covered: Mufu, Rifra, Seto, Murgi, Kihnu
*Introducing 23 basic Estonian embroidery stitches and designs

【table of contents】
・Instead of "Introduction"
Beautiful embroidery and folk costumes I encountered in Estonia/Folk costumes in 108 parishes

・Mufu Island, the island of beautiful flower embroidery

Colorful and cute folk costumes: History of Muhu Island folk costumes Traditional embroidery of Muhu Island: Warm and beautiful Muhu embroidery, cross-stitch embroidery of nature-loving Muhu Island, fleeting tradition sewing machine embroidery
Touring the folk art of Muhu Island: Visit the atelier of Muhu embroidery artist Cillier, visit the Muhu Open Air Museum that tells the traditional culture of Muhu Island, and visit the Muhu Handicraft Association ``Oad ya Eed'' where women who love handicraft gather.
Mouffe embroidery designs and works: Mouffe bard, Mouffe apron, Mouffe embroidery

・Lifra, the town that created the lovely flower embroidery
Stylish ethnic costumes that tickle the girl's heart: History of Rihula ethnic costumes
Rifla's traditional embroidery: Rustic, retro, girly Rifla embroidery, Rifla's red cross-stitch embroidery
Tour of Folk Art in Liffla: Liffla Museum, which shows beautiful folk costumes and embroidery, and Mardirat Craft Market, where handicrafts from all over Estonia are gathered.
Riffula embroidery designs and works: Cross-stitch embroidery for ethnic costume blouses, Riffula embroidery

・Set region with its unique traditions and culture
A folk costume with an impressive silver cup on the chest: History of the folk costume of the Set region
Traditional embroidery in the Seto region: Seto embroidery with beautiful geometric patterns on both sides, traditional embroidery with weft threads like Kogin embroidery
A tour of folk art in the Set region: a visit to the small village of Obinica
Seto embroidery designs and works

・Mulgi region with a rich historical culture
Folk costumes with impressive long black coats and decorations: Cool long black coats, skirts and history of the Murgi region
Traditional embroidery of the Murgi region: Murgi embroidery with mysterious geometric patterns
A tour of folk art in the Murgi region: Visit the Heimtalli Museum with valuable materials
In search of more ethnic costumes and embroidery: Visit the Estonian National Museum once every five years, where ethnic costumes from all over Estonia are exhibited! song and dance festival
Murgi embroidery designs and works

・Kihinu Island, a small fairy island
Folk costumes of Kihnu Island with cute cool trois and red kurts: Chic folk costumes for men worn by fishermen, folk costumes for women that show status Traditional embroidery of Kihnu Island: Beautiful embroidery with bright colors and geometric patterns
A tour of Kihnu Island's folk art: Visit Rosi's atelier, Ella's shop, and the Kihnu Museum where you can learn about the island's traditional culture Kihnu embroidery designs and works

・Basic stitches of Estonian embroidery
Mouf stitch (Sidepiste) / Running stitch / Back stitch / Straight stitch / Outline stitch / French knot stitch / Les daisy stitch / Satin stitch / Estonian satin stitch (Madar Piste) / Chain stitch / Blanket stitch / Herringbone stitch / Holbein stitch / Cross stitch / How to hold sequins

·in conclusion

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