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A collection of traditional eighteenth and nineteenth century
weaving drafts, written sequences of the threading order on the
loom used to create specific patterns. They are presented here in
their original form as gathered by Frances L. Goodrich and
illustrated in over 160 color photos. This volume also contains
over 200 valuable modern translations of the same drafts for use by
today's weavers. In 1890, Frances L. Goodrich came to the southern
mountains in North Carolina from a life of culture to live and work
among people who had little opportunity for education or social
enrichment. Through her work for the Presbyterian Home Mission
Board, she grew to love and respect these neighbors who worked so
hard and had so little. She established schools, a small hospital,
and the Allanstand Cottage Industries. As she traveled the mountain
roads and trails on horseback, Miss Goodrich collected these
precious weaving drafts from the women who wove for Allanstand
Cottage Industries. In your hands is the heart of that collection.
*** SHORTLISTED for the 2021 COSTA BOOK AWARDS: BIOGRAPHY, PEN
ACKERLEY PRIZE and the JHALAK PRIZE *** 'Moving, engrossing,
elegantly written' Lucy Atkins, Sunday Times All happy families are
alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. When Arifa
Akbar discovered that her sister had fallen seriously ill, she
assumed there would be a brief spell in hospital and then she'd be
home. It was not until the day before she died that the family
discovered she was suffering from tuberculosis. On a mission to
unearth family secrets and finally understand her sister, Arifa
takes us to Rome to haunt the places Keats and her sister had
explored, to her grandparent's house in Pakistan, to her sister's
hospital bedside in Hampstead and back to the London of the
seventies when her family arrived, poor, homeless and hungry.
Consumed is an eloquent and moving exploration of sisterhood, grief
and the redemptive power of art.
Textile design has a very exciting future. New fibres, fabrics and
applications are constantly appearing and designers now have a
wealth of avenues to explore. This book offers students a basic
grounding in the three main pathways of textile design - printed,
woven and mixed media textile design. Using a wealth of imagery and
case studies from designers and studios at work today, the book
looks at the basic principles of design and production, and the
stages of creating a textile collection, giving students all the
tools they need to develop their own work. Finally, the role of the
textile designer is explored in several market sectors giving
students an insight into the industry and possible career paths
they may wish to follow. Designed for students both at degree and
foundation level, the book will also appeal to those wishing to
enter a career in textile design.
A visual artist based in Bogota, Colombia, Olga de Amaral (b. 1932)
is one of the most recognised names in craft and Latin American
art. Drawing on techniques like plaiting and wrapping and materials
such as horsehair and gold leaf, Amaral's transformative woven
sculptures result from a lifetime of experimentation. Olga de
Amaral: To Weave a Rock traces Amaral's career over five decades,
features more than 40 key pieces of work, and examines the artist's
oeuvre through the lens of contemporary and fiber art. Olga de
Amaral: To Weave a Rock celebrates an artist who for decades has
gracefully produced across traditional divides: fine art and craft,
local and universal, ethereal and material.
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. Through an
examination of the extraordinary variety of designs in these
captivating silks, an international team of experts reveal that
Byzantine culture was ever-moving and open to diverse influences
across the length of the Silk Road. Commentaries from curators at
key collections - including the Museum of Arts, Boston, the
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt), the V&A and the Vatican - reveal
the spread of silk embroidery and designs from East to West, and
from West to East, from China to Rome, and from Constantinople to
Korea. Drawing on exclusive imagery from worldwide collections
within museums, churches and archives as case studies, their
analysis of these unique woven silks explores the relationship
between color and power, material culture and status, and offers
broader insight into Byzantine culture, trade, society and
ceremony. Byzantine Silk ... takes us on a journey from the past to
the present, too, where Byzantine story-telling and image-making is
revisited, through color, imagery and pattern, in contemporary
fashion collections. Exploring Byzantine culture through a
contemporary filter, the book shows how the Byzantine era still
influences textile and fashion designers today in their choices of
materials and colors, and their utilization of images and patterns,
acting as a unique source of inspiration to designers and creators
in the 21st century.
In the shops of London's Oxford Street, girls wear patterned
scarves over their hair as they cluster around makeup counters.
Alongside them, hip twenty-somethings style their head-wraps in
high black topknots to match their black boot-cut trousers.
Participating in the world of popular mainstream fashion-often
thought to be the domain of the West-these young Muslim women are
part of an emergent cross-faith transnational youth subculture of
modest fashion. In treating hijab and other forms of modest
clothing as fashion, Reina Lewis counters the overuse of images of
veiled women as "evidence" in the prevalent suggestion that Muslims
and Islam are incompatible with Western modernity. Muslim Fashion
contextualizes modest wardrobe styling within Islamic and global
consumer cultures, interviewing key players including designers,
bloggers, shoppers, store clerks, and shop owners. Focusing on
Britain, North America, and Turkey, Lewis provides insights into
the ways young Muslim women use multiple fashion systems to
negotiate religion, identity, and ethnicity.
Praise for the Build a Bag series: "These books are ideal for those
new to bag making and will help readers grow their bag-making
skills and confidence as they work through the projects. The
plastic templates are a brilliant idea and a great bonus." - The
Sewing Directory New to the highly acclaimed Build a Bag series,
Debbie Shore brings you a selection of 15 brilliant backpacks! The
15 designs are created using the full-size rigid template contained
within the book. It is easy-to-use, durable, reusable, wipe-clean
and perfect for fussy cutting, plus it is simple to position and
use - there is no need to pin it. The backpacks are made using
different techniques, pockets, straps and fastenings to create 15
very different results. But why stop there? The template can also
be used for your own design variations. As you mix and match the
techniques covered within the book, Debbie gives advice on how to
adapt and create your own unique designs. Each project in the book
is explained using Debbie's friendly style and easy-to-follow
step-by-step photography, and there is also a comprehensive
techniques section and a guide to using the template.
The delightful patterns collected in this book, which have been
created by talented designers from all over the world, are inspired
by botanic shapes, the animal kingdom, geometry or abstract forms.
The book presents the work of fifty designers who specialize in the
field, and it includes interviews in which a selection of
professionals share their design philosophy and work process. It
focuses especially on home interiors, textiles, wallpaper, home
accessories and fashion. Whether they are vibrant blooms or
dazzling triangles, and whether they have a clean Scandinavian air
or a delicate Japanese touch, the irresistible designs contained in
this collection will offer the reader endless delight and heaps of
inspiration for decoration and fashion fans and professionals.
Complement your cosplay with incredible wigs - custom-designed and
created by you! Regan Cerato of Cowbutt Crunchies shows you how to
make dozens of extravagant wigs for cosplayer needs, from dyed
spikes to dragon scales to fibre flowers and so much more!
The wide range of sixties fabric designs reflected the transition
from the comforting tranquility of the early years to the bolder,
more "hip" end of the decade. Funky Fabrics of the 60s takes you on
a nostalgic tour of pastel and splashy florals, patchwork calicos,
denims and stripes, wild abstract geometrics, and neon paisleys.
Whether you admired Jackie Kennedy's elegant style or danced
barefoot in a peasant dress as a "flower child", this full color
book with hundreds of designs will bring back memories of a unique
time.
This monumental reference work--long awaited by collectors and
scholars--fills an essential gap in the available literature on
oriental rugs. Lavishly illustrated with over 1000 photographs and
drawings, it offers clear and precise definitions for the rug and
textile terms in use across a broad swath of the globe--from
Morocco to Turkey, Persia, the Caucasus region, Central Asia,
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and China. Covering priceless
museum-quality rug traditions as well as modern centers of
production, Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs,
Materials, and Origins draws on classical scholarship as well as
current terminology in use among producers and traders in these
areas today. It focuses primarily on the vibrant hand-knotting and
hand-weaving traditions of the Near East and Central Asia, but also
includes some examples of Scandinavian and Native American
weavings. Oriental rugs are receiving ever-increasing attention and
recognition in the field of art history. Tribal weavings especially
have become a focus for new research, and Oriental Rugs provides a
new understanding of many distinctive traditions that were
previously understudied, such as the weavings of southwest Persia,
Baluchistan and Kurdistan. This concise oriental rug reference book
is a must-have for scholars and anyone serious about collecting
rugs, selling rugs or the rug trade in general. Additional
reference information also includes: Foreign terms Place names The
Oriental Rug lexicon Museums with notable rug collections Oriental
rug internet sites
This books explains the fundamentals of printed textile design,
from design brief through to the completed collection, and
introduces the basics of colour, drawing, composition and repeat
with a series of step-by-step exercises and examples. Printed
Textile Design helps to demystify the design process and provides
an invaluable guide to the study and practice of textile design.
The book includes case studies of designers working in both the
fashion and interiors sectors. It covers hand and traditional print
techniques and the latest digital print technologies, with
specially commissioned photographs of the processes. All aspects of
textile design are covered, from sustainability to manufacturing
and marketing the finished product.
This beautiful, practical guide to creating and embellishing
embroidered boxes is written by Heather Lewis, a tutor with the
Royal School of Needlework. It contains a history of the
embroidered box, from the seventeenth century to the present day,
and features techniques and guidance for needleworkers wishing to
apply their skills to a practical application of the craft. There
are three projects to try: a small treasure chest with a curved
lid, embroidered dragonfly detail and a false floor; a hexagonal
box with a beautiful embroidered lid depicting afternoon tea, and
an intricate stumpwork casket with a mirror in the lid and a hidden
drawer. Each has a template and extensive instructions for
preparation, embroidery and construction.
Tapestries from 40 top international artists representing three
generations show the best examples of contemporary approaches to
the handwoven art. Featured are more than 50 examples, including
full views of each artwork, as well as details. Tapestries are
accompanied by biographical information on each artist, hand-picked
for this collection because they are at the forefront of their
field. The book also includes insightful essays, statements, and
information about the field of tapestry, including artist and
gallery contact information. This one-of-a-kind collection of works
was curated by the author, Carol Russell, for an exhibition at
Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, New Jersey, in 2015. Included are
essays by the curator, as well as by Archie Brennan, Christine
Laffer, and Dr. Lycia Trouton.
Digital Textile Design, Second Edition covers everything students
and practitioners of textile design will need to learn about
designing and printing digitally. Written specifically for textile
designers, Digital Textile Design, Second Edition provides the
know-how for students and professionals who wish to use Adobe
Photoshop and Illustrator as design tools. A series of
inspirational tutorials, presented in step-by-step format, guide
the reader through the process of creating designs that will be
suited to both the traditional textile production process and to
digital printing onto fabric. The book examines how designers can
access the techniques of digital textile printing, looking at the
work of those currently exploring its possibilities, and provides
an insight into the technology involved. With a stunning new
design, this edition has been updated in line with the latest
developments in Adobe Creative Suite and contains new images
throughout.
Textile artist and surface designer Mandy Pattullo marries fabric
with collage techniques to produce beautiful pieces of art. In
Textile Collage she shows a fresh way to use scraps and oddments of
fabrics to create something unique and personal, while also being
economical - perfect for those who have hoarded bits of fabric,
trim and memory-filled domestic textiles over the years.Chapter one
covers 'Materials': collecting and sourcing fabric including
unpicking and storing found fabric. In chapter two, 'Make', Mandy
guides you through all the artistic and creative elements that you
need to consider to create a beautiful collage. The following
chapter 'Portray' looks at piecing together a collaged portrait -
human or animal - showing the figurative approach in collage work
that includes transfer images and using found photographs. In the
chapter 'Worn', the collage technique is used to embellish skirts,
jackets and accessories. The final chapter 'Book' looks at the
fabric book as a receptacle for textile collage, with a range of
approaches and forms explored.This is a wonderful resource for all
textilers looking to make the most of the found fabrics they love
and fully explore the technique of collage with textiles.
This volume looks at how the issues of textiles and gender
intertwine across three millennia in antiquity and examines
continuities and differences across time and space - with
surprising resonances for the modern world. The interplay of
gender, identity, textile production and use is notable on many
levels, from the question of who was involved in the transformation
of raw materials into fabric at one end, to the wearing of garments
and the construction of identity at the other. Textile production
has often been considered to follow a linear trajectory from a
domestic (female) activity to a more 'commercial' or 'industrial'
(male-centred) mode of production. In reality, many modes of
production co-existed and the making of textiles is not so easily
grafted onto the labour of one sex or the other. Similarly,
textiles once transformed into garments are often of 'unisex' shape
but worn to express the gender of the wearer. As shown by the
detailed textual source material and the rich illustrations in this
volume, dress and gender are intimately linked in the visual and
written records of antiquity. The contributors show how it is
common practice in both art and literature not only to use
particular garments to characterize one sex or the other, but also
to undermine characterizations by suggesting that they display
features usually associated with the opposite gender.
New Mexico Colcha Club looks at the history, beauty, and various
styles of New Mexico colcha embroidery, and tells the uplifting
story of how a small group of determined women revived a cultural
tradition destined for extinction. In the 1700s Spanish colonial
women in the isolated province of New Mexico wanted to add beauty
and warmth to their bedding. They worked their homespun yarn in a
long couching stitch to create the flowing needlework that came to
be called "colcha embroidery." Highly sought after and valued, a
detailed embroidered piece could cost upwards of 46 pesos. (During
the same time period, sheep and cows cost 2 and 15 pesos
respectively). However, a century later colcha was on its way to
oblivion. Like many traditional crafts, this beautiful and skilled
artform was becoming obsolete as inexpensive and abundant
commercial cloth, modern styles, and machine-made products became
more desirable and available. Fast-forward to the 1920s and the
Arte Antiguo, a colcha club founded by twelve Hispanic women in the
Espanola Valley of New Mexico. Spearheaded by Teofila Ortiz Lujan
and then later her daughter, Esther Lujan Vigil, these women
heroically sought to rescue colcha and bring it back to its
rightful place as a cherished custom. The women traveled to
churches to examine vintage altar cloth, hunted through attics and
archives in search of examples of the antique embroidery, and
sketched old patterns--all in the hopes of keeping colcha from
extinction and activating a revival of the embroidery. Esther Lujan
Vigil, through her artwork and teaching, keeps the tradition alive
and has elevated colcha from a folk art to a fine art. Divided into
three sections, the first part of thebook traces the roots of the
embroidery tradition and domestic life in colonial New Mexico. The
second part looks at the Arte Antiguo's push in the early twentieth
century to revive this lost art. The third part focuses on Esther
Lujan Vigil's artistic skills and the renaissance of colcha
embroidery today. New Mexico Colcha Club features historical and
recent photographs of colcha work that demonstrate the beauty,
intricacy, and diversity of this Old World custom. This
inspirational and informative biography of colcha is folk art
enlivened by social history. It is a must read for those interested
in Spanish textile traditions and folk art, needlework, and New
Mexico history.
New from Scandinavian knit designers Heidi and Pia Johannesen, this
classic selection of holiday designs evokes the spirit of the
season with compelling simplicity: red and green, black and white,
plus a touch of gold and glitter to bring the magic of Christmas to
life. From bells and hearts to elves and stockings, everything you
need to crochet yourself a quintessential Christmas is right here
at the end of your hook. - Patterns at every level of difficulty,
so beginners can keep it small and straightforward, and seasoned
crocheters can craft toy soldiers, friendly elves, and more -
Full-color photographs, including ideas for arranging and placing
decorations, inside and outside the house - A coordinated color
palette for a time-honored Christmas look that works for every home
"What People Wore When "combines the studies of two classic
nineteenth-century illustrators Auguste Racinet and Friedrich
Hottenroth for the first time. Their works are presented first by
chronology and then by subject, so that illustrators, historians,
and students alike can choose to follow the path of fashion through
the centuries, or study in detail the contrasting styles of
individual clothing and accessories. Silhouettes reveal the shape
of style through the ages, detailed cross-references draw attention
to recurring motifs, and navigation bars help the researcher to
travel the complex chronology of costume.
With authoritative narrative from leading experts in the history of
costume, extraordinary contemporary quotes that reveal the impact
of style in its day, detailed annotation, and an extensive
glossary, the book provides a magnificent study of the rich
vocabulary of style through the ages.
A boxed set containing Every Thread a Story and The Secret Language
of Miao Embroidery, this culmination highlights artists and
textiles from the Guizhou Province of China. Every Thread a Story
is a tribute to ethnic minority artisans of China's Guizhou
Province. It is also a tribute to the heritage craft traditions and
techniques passed down through the generations of their families.
The book introduces more than a dozen contemporary artists from
four ethnic groups working in the techniques of their ancestors,
including indigo dyers, embroiderers of varying techniques,
weavers, a metalsmith, and a paper maker. A wide-ranging look to
the future questions the effects of tourism and modern development
on the craft and culture of southeast Guizhou Province. The Secret
Language of Miao Embroidery presents, for the first-time, expert
interpretations of the Miao symbols and motifs embellished on
traditional clothing of the Miao peoples of China. Using examples
from pieces in a museum's collection, the author provides clear
descriptions and stories for 60 symbols and motifs found in highly
collectible Miao textiles, focusing on southeast Guizhou Province.
Detailed colour photographs accompany each motif. Both are
paperback books: Every Thread a Story contains 160 pages and The
Secret Language of Miao Embroidery contains 64 pages.
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