Textiles, Rugs, Fabrics
SCHOOL OF QUILTING: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO ALL THINGS PATCHWORK
Written by Ahlstrand Kwan, Jessica
The ultimate guide to quilting for all quilters In this complete, illustrated guide, readers will learn everything they need to know to start quilting. School of Quilting breaks down every step for quilters both new and experienced. The book starts with what sewing machine to buy and the tools and supplies to keep in your arsenal.
IN SEARCH OF WILD SILK: EXPLORING A VILLAGE INDUSTRY IN THE JUNGLES OF INDIA
Written by Selk, Karen
Textile artist Karen Selk delves into the amazing world of wild silk and the Indigenous people of India who raise these silkworms. Readers will be drawn into the captivating world of a unique living culture that has been engaged in a sustainable industry for generations.
LIFETHREAD: PARACAS TEXTILES AND CULTURE
Written by Paradis, Kerstin
- A ground breaking publication about Paracas textiles produced in Peru more than 2000 years ago - Written by a world authority on these textiles This book documents a collection of approximately 90 Paracas textiles. The collection consists of cloaks, ponchos, tunics, as well as some smaller fragments such as ribbons.
PULL OF THE THREAD
Written by Fruman, Sheila
- Untold stories of textile travellers- Color photos of rare antique textiles and stunning interiors- Featuring previously unpublished photographs from the 1970s of streets and bazaars in Central and South Asia- A must-have for textile lovers and interior and fashion designersSheila Fruman, fascinated by the textiles and handmade carpets she saw when she traveled overland in 1969 from Turkey to In
SUZANI: ART OF THE SILK ROAD
Written by Voigt, Markus
- Featuring many previously unseen antique suzanis with glorious colors - New research of interest to both novices and experts - A must-have for textile lovers Suzanis, the exquisite hand-embroidered panels from Central Asia, have captured the hearts and minds of collectors and decorators for many years.
ANATOLIAN TRIBAL RUGS 1050-1750: THE ORIENT STARS COLLECTION
Written by Franses, Michael
Anatolian Tribal Rugs 1050-1750: The Orient Stars Collection, a limited-edition companion to Orient Stars: A Carpet Collection (Stuttgart and London, 1993), presents 33 early rugs and textiles acquired between 1993-2006 by Heinrich and Waltraut Kirchheim.
FRAGMENTS: POTS, PATCHWORKS, POWER FIGURES
A visually rich reconception of the archaeological fragment
BYZANTINE SILK ON THE SILK ROADS: JOURNEYS BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, PAST AND PRESENT
With over 200 color illustrations, Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads examines in detail the eclectic iconography of the Byzantine period and its impact on design and creativity today.
LABELS OF EMPIRE: TEXTILE TRADEMARKS - WINDOWS INTO INDIA IN THE TIME OF THE RAJ.
Written by Meller, Susan
It was said that at one time Great Britain clothed the world. In the 1880s, when the British textile industry was at its most prosperous to date, much of the world's population wore clothing made from fabric produced in the mills of Lancashire. From 1910 to 1913 alone, seven billion yards of cloth were folded, stamped, labeled, and baled.
WILD TEXTILES: GROWN, FORAGED, FOUND
Written by Fox, Alice
A guide to harnessing the world of nature to create sustainable textile art. Textile artist Alice Fox shows how to work with found, foraged, gathered and grown materials to create fabulous textile pieces that are inspired by, and made from, nature.
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