The Origin and Background of the Quilting Art
Quilting refers to the process of joining and stitching at least three layers of fabric together. Bringing fabrics together is when stitching manually using a needle and a thread or using a mechanical sewing machine. Quilting demands the layers be passed over the fabric while creating a three-dimensional padded surface.
Quilting dates back to 3400 BC. Back then, the primary purpose of quilting was to provide layers of padding and fabric for physical protection for warriors and provide insulation during winter. The history of quilting, however, is vivid during the crusaders’ periods in the 12th Century. The most common cloth during this people was an armored quilted garment.
This clothing aketon or gambeson has been the most commoners’ garments since back in the day. The clothing remained a popular garment until the onset of 1600, 300 years later. The earliest surviving piece of the quilt dates back to 1300 in Sicily.
Most pieces have as of now disintegrated, but this piece contains two sections intact. You can find it in London, V &A Museum. Russia as well boasts of the longest surviving quilt. It was extracted from the Mongolian cave and had probable dates of 100 BCE and 200 CE.
The United Kingdom hosts a 3 by 3-meter quilt, the Rajah Quilt. 30 women convicts on a journey from England to Hobart designed it. The quilt dates back to 1841 and is stored at the National Gallery of Australia.
What to Know About Quilting
Unique Quilting Styles and Techniques
Popular Quilting Techniques
Hand Quilting Technique
Combination Technique
Strip Quilting Technique
Machine Quilting Technique
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