Building the walls of pottery with rope-like rolls of clay, then smoothing the joints
A decorative effect using three yarns or threads--a coiling thread wrapped around a core thread that is sewn to the garment with a third thread Also known as three-thread embroidery
A hand building technique where snake-like pieces of clay are placed in a spiral formation, thereby building a cylindrical shape The coils are then smoothed out so that the piece takes on a continuous contour Only rarely are the coils left showing Because coiling is a slow process and coiled pieces have an increased chance of weak points at any of the joins between the coils, coiled pieces generally do not lend themselves well to functional pieces See also hand building
The spiral body movement that is characteristic of some internal martial arts The coiling movement is the natural expression of spiral energy being transferred from the legs and waist to the upper extremities
Building the walls of pottery with rope-like coils of clay, then smoothing the joints