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EGEART IX. ULUSLAR ARASI TÜRK SANATI, TARiHi ve FOLKLORU KONGRESi/SANAT ETKiNLiKLERi, İzmir, Turkey, 28 - 29 September 2017, vol.1, pp.159-164, (Full Text)
When textile products which are statue indicators and convey cultural features
and likes of a society in a historical adventure are analysed historically, it is seen that
their production needs time and a lot of hard work and they are very precious and
significant in terms of their beauties and functions. In textiles which have been used for
different purposes up until now, it’s been benefitted from various embellishment
techniques in order to strengthen symbolism and increase emphasis. Having its origins
in Middle Asian Turks, one of these embellishment techniques is appliqué which is
produced by attaching a plain colour or patterned piece of fabric to an existing ground
fabric in order to create a brand-new surface. Being one of the significant and basic
embellishment techniques of textile history, appliqué has been used in textile art, has
every now and then influenced modern fashion and has been an inspiration for many
textile artists. In this study, it is aimed to describe a short historical background of
appliqué and its importance and with samples, explain how decorating a piece by
another piece turns into an artwork and unique design with technical skills, creativeness
and interpretations of people who use this method.