{"id":360,"date":"2016-02-08T19:41:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T19:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/08\/textile-art-of-hawaii-2\/"},"modified":"2016-02-08T19:41:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T19:41:00","slug":"textile-art-of-hawaii-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/textile-art-of-hawaii-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Textile Art of Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hawaiian Quilts, Stella M. Jones, Honolulu Academy of Arts and Mission Houses Museum, 1973<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nThis unique textile art is characterized by large designs of
\none color, usually floral as it was thought it would be unlucky to use animals
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One section of my quilt, ready to be quilted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nParallel quilting lines (called \u201ckuiki) form intricate waves (\u201chumu
\nlau\u201d)which follow the applied pattern. 
\nHistorically, Hawaiian quilters did not use patterned fabrics, so as not
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one section, partially quilted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nThey called their quilts \u201ckapa\u201d which also refers to the
\ncloth made from the beaten bark of the mulberry tree.  They believe that their \u201ckapa\u201d contains their spirit
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Vintage pattern , note the fold lines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nOne can purchase Hawaiian patterns for quilting.<\/div>\n
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\nPoakalani’s Hawaiian Cushion Patterns, ,!972<\/div>\n
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\nPoakalani pattern “Lilia O Ke Awawa<\/div>\n
\n“Lily of the Valley”<\/div>\n
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\nThis textile style was introduced to the islands by New
\nEngland missionaries in the early 19thC. Initially the missionaries taught the
\nmethod of piecework quilting, that of using small scraps of fabric to form
\nabstract patterns.  The Hawaiians were
\nused to using whole lengths of cloth for making their untailored garments and
\nchose to use large pieces of cloth instead of the small scraps.  The New Englanders also taught the art of
\npaper cutting, as we learned as children to make snow flakes, by folding paper,
\ncutting the design and unfolding to reveal an intricate, one piece pattern.<\/div>\n
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\nThese quilts were not necessary for warmth.  They are considered objects of art,
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Kauai Museum Quilt Collection, Christine Faye and Margaret Lovett,, Kauai Museum Publication, 1991<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nThis type of quilting is seen throughout Polynesia.  In Tahiti, these quilts are known as
\n\u201ctifaifai\u201d.  In the Cook Islands they
\nare called \u201ctivaevae\u201d. See my blog: Cook Islands Tivaevae, 1\/18\/15.<\/div>\n
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\nWhen I last visited Hawaii I sought traditional handmade
\nquilts.  I found that those for sale on
\nthe retail market had been imported from the Philippines as few quilters on the
\nislands continued the tradition and those that did could not compete with the
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