Member Review

Designs were good but more important were the patterns of doing it. As said in book, 'This is not a book of patterns to be replicated. This is a book that invites you to be a part of the process of image creation.'

I have seen embroideries in making on lehengas, a long decorative skirt traditionally worn by women of India and some other South-Asian countries on formal occasions. I have also worn Kurtas (type of tunic or long, top) which is usually worn by men in India and her adjacent countries, with same culture since eras back.

Christi Johnson depicted design from all over the world. But I think, from India, she would have chose better design than some tradition patterns wearing by the Banjaras from Rajasthan's rural areas and (a nomadic group from India, a chain stitch embroidery) and some from Kutch, Gujarat where radial designed embroidery used to wear by people in which no matter in whichever way you turn the cloth to, the embroidered animals are right side up along the bottom edge. West Bengal designs were also patterned well.
The greatness and vastness speaks of itself with the fact that even the designs from Uzbekistan, Mexico and Romania are same as the ones in use from early period in India.

I liked the crouching and grid stitch. "Mining the Psyche with Valeria Duque" shows a very good innovative pattern. Also, appliqué process from Peru was also very good along with the embroidery from the Paracas culture of Peru.

Overall this is good guide on different patterns/designs from all over the world.