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Chinese Patchwork Publisher / Magabala Books embedded in the very fabricPatchwork design has a long history in China, dating back almost two thousand years to the arrival of Buddhism in the region. Across millennia, a thread can be followed from spiritual practitioners embracing patchwork textiles as a visual expression of their beliefs to patchworks use in secular culture, where it was prized for its protective powers. Eventually, patchwork became a form of domestic decorationand an outlet for artistic ingenuitythat