The Crowood Press Ltd Passementerie: Woven and Non Woven Techniques for Making Trims and Tassels

Passementerie is the most comprehensive book ever written on the skills of this endangered heritage craft. Written by London’s last working passementier, it explains the woven and non-woven techniques that make stunning trims and tassels for rooms and outfits. This is truly a book to be enjoyed by all designers – textile, interior, fashion and costume – and to appreciate the skills of this beautiful craft. Gives practical advice on design, yarns and materials, equipment and weaving notation Explains woven techniques – how to warp up, set up and weave all the primary trim and braid structures from simple grosgrains and cut fringes to more elaborate and complicated fan edges and gimp braids Includes instructions on how to use lays, i.e. creating pattern in trim headers Covers off-the-loom passementerie skills, including tassels, tiebacks, cord spinning and decorative embellishments (such as fly tassels and pom-poms) Autorid: Jessica Light