Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood is Director of the Textile Research Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.Willem Vogelsang is former Deputy Director of the International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden, The Netherlands.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsTable of ContentsSection 1: Background Information1. Introduction2. Fibres, threads and ground materials 3. Embroidery tools, techniques and makers4. Uses, designs and designersSection 2: Historical Embroideries5. Archaeological and historical evidence for textiles and embroidery6. Snapshot: Embroidered West African Gowns in the Museum Ulm, Germany7. Snapshot: An early ‘velvet’ embroiderySection 3: Embroideries from the Sahel8. Introduction 9. Embroidered men’s trousers from the Sahel10. Snapshot: Mandinka embroidered garments11. Embroidery from Mali12. Snapshot: Kanem-Bornu embroidered garments13. Snapshot: The Tuaregs and embroidery14. Snapshot: Wodaabe embroidery15. Quilted armour from the SahelSection 4: Embroideries from West Africa16. Introduction 17. Embroidered garments and caps from Senegal and The Gambia18. Snapshot: Stitch resist-dyeing from Senegal19. Snapshot: Two 19th century embroideries from Sierra Leone20. Liberian embroidery and quilting21. Embroidery from Burkina Faso22. Embroidery from Ghana23. Fante and Fon appliqué flags 24. Embroidery from Togo 25. Hausa embroidery techniques from northern and northwestern Nigeria26. Embroideries from southern and central Nigeria27. Nigerian embroidered headwear for men28. The West African boubou and the north Nigerian babban riga 29. Snapshot: The Queen Amina embroiderers 30. Appliquéd and embroidered garments from CameroonSection 5: Embroideries from Central Africa31. Introduction32. Embroidery, appliqué and patchwork from Congo Kinshasa33. Kuba cut-pile ‘velvet’ embroiderySection 6: Embroideries from East and Northeast Africa34. Introduction 35. Snapshot: Embroidered milaya from South Sudan36. Embroidery from Eritrea37. Embroidery from Ethiopia38. Snapshot: Capt. Speedy’s ‘Ethiopian’ caps39. Snapshot: Appliqué and embroidered bark cloth from Uganda40. Snapshot: The Savane Kabuye embroidery workshop from Rwanda41. Snapshot: East African-Omani embroidered caps42. Snapshot: East and northeast African embroidered leather sandals 43. Snapshot: Some recent embroidery groups in East AfricaSection 7: Embroideries from Southern Africa44. Introduction45. Embroidery from Madagascar46. Embroidered bark cloth from Zambia47. Snapshot: The Rhodesian Tapestry: A history in needlework48. Embroidery and South Africa 49. Snapshot: Embroidered Tsonga mincekaAppendix 1a: List of stitches with drawingsAppendix 1b: Alphabetical list of stitchesBibliographyIndex

Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood is Director of the Textile Research Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.Willem Vogelsang is former Deputy Director of the International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden, The Netherlands.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsTable of ContentsSection 1: Background Information1. Introduction2. Fibres, threads and ground materials 3. Embroidery tools, techniques and makers4. Uses, designs and designersSection 2: Historical Embroideries5. Archaeological and historical evidence for textiles and embroidery6. Snapshot: Embroidered West African Gowns in the Museum Ulm, Germany7. Snapshot: An early ‘velvet’ embroiderySection 3: Embroideries from the Sahel8. Introduction 9. Embroidered men’s trousers from the Sahel10. Snapshot: Mandinka embroidered garments11. Embroidery from Mali12. Snapshot: Kanem-Bornu embroidered garments13. Snapshot: The Tuaregs and embroidery14. Snapshot: Wodaabe embroidery15. Quilted armour from the SahelSection 4: Embroideries from West Africa16. Introduction 17. Embroidered garments and caps from Senegal and The Gambia18. Snapshot: Stitch resist-dyeing from Senegal19. Snapshot: Two 19th century embroideries from Sierra Leone20. Liberian embroidery and quilting21. Embroidery from Burkina Faso22. Embroidery from Ghana23. Fante and Fon appliqué flags 24. Embroidery from Togo 25. Hausa embroidery techniques from northern and northwestern Nigeria26. Embroideries from southern and central Nigeria27. Nigerian embroidered headwear for men28. The West African boubou and the north Nigerian babban riga 29. Snapshot: The Queen Amina embroiderers 30. Appliquéd and embroidered garments from CameroonSection 5: Embroideries from Central Africa31. Introduction32. Embroidery, appliqué and patchwork from Congo Kinshasa33. Kuba cut-pile ‘velvet’ embroiderySection 6: Embroideries from East and Northeast Africa34. Introduction 35. Snapshot: Embroidered milaya from South Sudan36. Embroidery from Eritrea37. Embroidery from Ethiopia38. Snapshot: Capt. Speedy’s ‘Ethiopian’ caps39. Snapshot: Appliqué and embroidered bark cloth from Uganda40. Snapshot: The Savane Kabuye embroidery workshop from Rwanda41. Snapshot: East African-Omani embroidered caps42. Snapshot: East and northeast African embroidered leather sandals 43. Snapshot: Some recent embroidery groups in East AfricaSection 7: Embroideries from Southern Africa44. Introduction45. Embroidery from Madagascar46. Embroidered bark cloth from Zambia47. Snapshot: The Rhodesian Tapestry: A history in needlework48. Embroidery and South Africa 49. Snapshot: Embroidered Tsonga mincekaAppendix 1a: List of stitches with drawingsAppendix 1b: Alphabetical list of stitchesBibliographyIndex

Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood is Director of the Textile Research Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.Willem Vogelsang is former Deputy Director of the International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden, The Netherlands.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsTable of ContentsSection 1: Background Information1. Introduction2. Fibres, threads and ground materials 3. Embroidery tools, techniques and makers4. Uses, designs and designersSection 2: Historical Embroideries5. Archaeological and historical evidence for textiles and embroidery6. Snapshot: Embroidered West African Gowns in the Museum Ulm, Germany7. Snapshot: An early ‘velvet’ embroiderySection 3: Embroideries from the Sahel8. Introduction 9. Embroidered men’s trousers from the Sahel10. Snapshot: Mandinka embroidered garments11. Embroidery from Mali12. Snapshot: Kanem-Bornu embroidered garments13. Snapshot: The Tuaregs and embroidery14. Snapshot: Wodaabe embroidery15. Quilted armour from the SahelSection 4: Embroideries from West Africa16. Introduction 17. Embroidered garments and caps from Senegal and The Gambia18. Snapshot: Stitch resist-dyeing from Senegal19. Snapshot: Two 19th century embroideries from Sierra Leone20. Liberian embroidery and quilting21. Embroidery from Burkina Faso22. Embroidery from Ghana23. Fante and Fon appliqué flags 24. Embroidery from Togo 25. Hausa embroidery techniques from northern and northwestern Nigeria26. Embroideries from southern and central Nigeria27. Nigerian embroidered headwear for men28. The West African boubou and the north Nigerian babban riga 29. Snapshot: The Queen Amina embroiderers 30. Appliquéd and embroidered garments from CameroonSection 5: Embroideries from Central Africa31. Introduction32. Embroidery, appliqué and patchwork from Congo Kinshasa33. Kuba cut-pile ‘velvet’ embroiderySection 6: Embroideries from East and Northeast Africa34. Introduction 35. Snapshot: Embroidered milaya from South Sudan36. Embroidery from Eritrea37. Embroidery from Ethiopia38. Snapshot: Capt. Speedy’s ‘Ethiopian’ caps39. Snapshot: Appliqué and embroidered bark cloth from Uganda40. Snapshot: The Savane Kabuye embroidery workshop from Rwanda41. Snapshot: East African-Omani embroidered caps42. Snapshot: East and northeast African embroidered leather sandals 43. Snapshot: Some recent embroidery groups in East AfricaSection 7: Embroideries from Southern Africa44. Introduction45. Embroidery from Madagascar46. Embroidered bark cloth from Zambia47. Snapshot: The Rhodesian Tapestry: A history in needlework48. Embroidery and South Africa 49. Snapshot: Embroidered Tsonga mincekaAppendix 1a: List of stitches with drawingsAppendix 1b: Alphabetical list of stitchesBibliographyIndex