Embroidery, the days of Cilaos

Embroidery The Days of Cilaos History - Techniques - Models The days of Cilaos a tradition of Reunion born from the will of a woman Angèle Mac-Auliffe (1877 – 1908) was the daughter of a doctor from Brittany, who moved to Reunion where he was assigned to the Cilaos spa establishment. Angèle is an autodidact passionate about white embroidery. Exploring different techniques such as Tenerife lace, she mixes, she purifies, invents patterns, imaginary flowers, the days of Cilaos were born... At the age of 23, she created an embroidery workshop and passed on her know-how to around twenty young girls. After her premature death, the workshop continued to grow thanks to the embroiderers she trained. Then nuns structured this workshop by training and offering work to women who wanted it. It is a magnificent story of transmission which means that, from mothers to daughters, the technique continues. The days of Cilaos are not fixed, it is a living embroidery, in perpetual evolution which corresponds to the fantasy and imagination of the women of this isolated place. This book embraces all the diversity and originality of the days of Cilaos. - You will discover the detailed history of this style of embroidery, including unpublished documents, photos of samples attributed to Angèle Mac-Auliffe. - A technical notebook will give you, step by step, all the basics allowing you to create the simplest to the most complicated patterns. - A series of original models will prove to you that this embroidery is totally current and versatile. It allows you to repair a tear in a garment with originality and elegance. You can also use it to fill a frame, make decorations on cardboard, lampshades, chair backs, etc. Clotilde Chevreau: Avid for textile techniques since her childhood in Reunion, Clotilde had all the material and models at her disposal thanks to her mother. With this technical background, she joined the ESAA Duperré in the Diploma in Textile Arts section, embroidery option, to turn this passion into a profession. She learned about the days of Cilaos thanks to a circus embroiderer when she returned to her family, but it was in Paris that she made a career in textile design. She works for DMC, women's magazines and publishing. Her specialty: all the old, forgotten, outdated techniques, which she brings up to date. This book is a return to creation coinciding with his return to Reunion Island, his 13th book, the opportunity to discover the textile treasure of his island of hearts and to make it evolve so that it survives. Height: 255mm Width: 205mm Pagination: 96 Weight: 446 grams Author: Clotilde Chevreau ISBN: 978-2-37817-088-2 EAN: 9782378170882