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Bojagi: Design and Techniques in Korean Textile Art
Discover one of Korea's culture's most beautiful textile B ojagi!
Bojagi haveplayed an important role in traditional Korean culture and have been used inthe everyday to wrap, carry and store objects. Until the 1950s they were usedto wrap or cover everything from bedding and clothes to food dishes and forreligious rituals. These functional domestic items were not made as a hobby butwere produced along with clothing and bedding items essential in the household.They were an integral part of daily living.
Cook explains the historyand meaning of Bojagi in Korean culture, as well as the equipment and fabrics(including silk, hemp, and ramie); traditional seaming techniques and embellishments,designs, colours, and symbolism; Jagokbo , bojagi pieced from smallscraps of fabric, they have been compared to modern artists such as Mondrianand Klee. Cook shows how contemporary textile artists are interpreting theseideas in their work.
Textile artists andquilters will find a range of ideas to use to inspire them.
Bojagi haveplayed an important role in traditional Korean culture and have been used inthe everyday to wrap, carry and store objects. Until the 1950s they were usedto wrap or cover everything from bedding and clothes to food dishes and forreligious rituals. These functional domestic items were not made as a hobby butwere produced along with clothing and bedding items essential in the household.They were an integral part of daily living.
Cook explains the historyand meaning of Bojagi in Korean culture, as well as the equipment and fabrics(including silk, hemp, and ramie); traditional seaming techniques and embellishments,designs, colours, and symbolism; Jagokbo , bojagi pieced from smallscraps of fabric, they have been compared to modern artists such as Mondrianand Klee. Cook shows how contemporary textile artists are interpreting theseideas in their work.
Textile artists andquilters will find a range of ideas to use to inspire them.
128 pages, Hardcover
Published September 3, 2019
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January 25, 2026
In preparation for a trip to Korea, I am learning more about the textile culture there.
This is more of a visual book than one rich in detail, but there is a bit of that as well.
I did learn about the five key colors, and what they mean, which I knew nothing about, and it is clear I have a lot ot learn.
This is more of a visual book than one rich in detail, but there is a bit of that as well.
I did learn about the five key colors, and what they mean, which I knew nothing about, and it is clear I have a lot ot learn.
February 26, 2020
This book broke down everything I wanted to know about bojagi. History, symbolism and technique. The projects where beautifully shot and diagrams were clear. An added bonus was the fuzzy cover. This one is going on my must buy list.
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