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==History== [[File:Jogakbo jeogori and norigae.jpg|thumb|Woman wearing a traditional [[jeogori]] (jacket) made with ''Jogakbo'', or Korean patchwork]] Evidence of patchwork—piecing small pieces of fabric together to create a larger piece and quilting layers of textile fabrics together—has been found throughout history. Patchwork was used by ancient Egyptians for their clothes, wall decorations, draperies and furniture,<ref>{{cite book |title=The Beginnings of Quilting and Patchwork in Antiquity - Two Articles on the History of the Craft |date=2016 |publisher=Read Books Ltd |isbn=9781473355132}}</ref> with oldest depictions from 5,500 years ago (3,400 BCE).<ref name="allaboutquilts">{{cite web |title=Quilt History |url=https://www.all-about-quilts.com/quilt-history.html |website=All About Quilts |access-date=March 13, 2019}}</ref> [[Chinese patchwork]] is storied to have begun by emperor Liu Yu of the [[Liu Song dynasty]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Aqiusha |title=百家衣的由來 (Origin of Baijia yi) |url=http://www.43911.com/t/fushijichu/fsjc/1333464552.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118171229/https://www.43911.com/t/fushijichu/fsjc/1333464552.shtml |archive-date=November 18, 2015 |date=2014-04-03 |access-date=February 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Earliest preserved pieces have been dated from the early [[Middle Ages]],<ref name="allaboutquilts"/> where among other uses layers of quilted fabric were used in the construction of armor—this kept the soldiers warm and protected. Japanese armor was made in a similar fashion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianart.org/collections/conservation-of-japanese-armor|title=Asian Art Museum {{!}} Conservation of Japanese Armor|website=www.asianart.org|date=20 February 2012 |access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref> Using this technique, quilts began to appear in households of the 11th to 13th centuries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.connectingcultures.us/resources/artifacts/art_item.php?accno1=DECO&accno2=USA&accno3=235|title=Connecting Cultures Mobile Museum - Collection - US Hawaiian Quilt: "'Ulu" Design|website=www.connectingcultures.us|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-12|archive-date=2020-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806052154/http://www.connectingcultures.us/resources/artifacts/art_item.php?accno1=DECO&accno2=USA&accno3=235|url-status=dead}}</ref> As the European climate became colder around this time, the incidence of the use of bed quilts rose, and so developed the practice of embellishing a simple cloth through the creation of pattern and design, alongside the development of decorative quilting. The tradition of making quilts in this fashion was taken to America by the Pilgrims.<ref>Helen Page, ''The History of Patchwork and Quilting'', 1999.</ref> ===The United States=== Patchwork enjoyed a widespread revival during the [[Great Depression]] as a way to recycle worn clothing into warm quilts. Even very small and worn pieces of material are suitable for use in patchwork, although crafters today more often use new 100% [[cotton]] fabrics as the basis for their designs. In the US, patchwork declined after [[World War II]] but was again revived during the [[United States|American]] bicentennial. In the past, hand quilting was often done in a group around a frame. Instead of quilting, the layers are sometimes tied together at regular intervals with pieces of yarn, a practice known as tying or knotting, and which produces a "comforter".<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.womenfolk.com/quilting_history/quilting.htm| title = Hand quilting}}</ref> ==== Popularity ==== The 2003 Quilting in America survey estimated that the total value of the American quilting industry was $2.7 billion.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.quiltersvillage.com/QIA2003.pdf| title = Quilting in America 2003 edition}}</ref> International quilting exhibitions attract thousands of visitors, while countless smaller exhibitions are held every weekend in local regions. Active cyber-quilting communities abound on the web; books and magazines on the subject are published in the hundreds every year; and there are many active local quilting guilds and shops in different countries. "Quilt Art" is established as a legitimate artistic medium, with quilted works of art selling for thousands of dollars to corporate buyers and [[art gallery|galleries]]. Quilt historians and quilt appraisers are re-evaluating the heritage of traditional quilting and antique quilts, while superb examples of antique quilts are purchased for large sums by [[Collecting|collectors]] and [[museum]]s. The American Quilt Study Group is active in promotion of research on the [[history of quilting]]. === Asia === In India [[Kantha]] originated from the [[Sanskrit]] word ''kontha'', which means rags, as the blankets are made out of rags {{sfn|Zaman|1993|p=36}} using different scrap pieces of cloth. [[Nakshi kantha]] consisting of a running (embroidery) stitch, similar to the Japanese [[Sashiko]] is used for decorating and reinforcing the cloth and sewing patterns. Katab work called in [[Kutch district|Kutch]]. It is popularly known as Koudhi in Karnataka. Such blankets are given as gifts to newborn babies in many parts of India. [[Lambani]] tribes wear skirts with such art. Patchwork is also done in various parts of Pakistan, especially in the Sindh region, where they call it ''ralli''.<ref>[[Ralli quilt]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=April 2018}} Pakistani ''ralli'' quilts are famous all over the subcontinent even in the west. These quilts are a part of their tradition and are made by women. Now these are gaining international recognition even though they have been making them for thousands of years. Patchwork is also common in Azerbaijan, where it is called ''qurama''. ===Egypt=== The [[history]] of patchwork is not all recent. Patchwork was used by ancient [[Egyptians]] on their [[clothing]] and walls.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025|reason=Wall hangings?}} An Egyptian [[Queen consort|queen]], Esi-Mem-Kev, who lived around 980 BCE possessed a patchwork [[funeral]] canopy which was found in her tomb.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
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