Silin Africamo

This volume is a collection of embroidery works, originated through a creative journey and from contamination. It is dedicated to the charme and the colors of Africa: the land that's the cradle of humanity. Traveling to Africa has represented the opportunity to get to know new cultures: a meeting that has inspired and turned into reality all our passion for colors. Lively colors and essentials, neat silhouettes have brought to life the unique combination with Silin Stitch Embroidery. The result is extremely eye-catching and with a unique color effect, thanks also to the use of natural-shade fabrics, in the colors of earth and sand. In this book, technical perfection weaves together with the beauty, the history and the environment of an extraordinary continent. This collections is meant not just to pay tribute to the artisanal, textile and artistic culture of Africa on the whole, but also to witness the huge talent, diligence and skill of so many women who, in Italy, are still dedicating their time to the art of embroidery and handmade crafts.
This kind of embroidery takes its name from the Ancient Roman mosaics in the colonnade of the Silin Villa in Libya.
The book features a variety of projects with the pictures of all finished pieces, color and fabric key, color pattern, step-by-step pictures and directions.
99 pages with Italian text.