Schoolgirl samplers and pictorial needlework are among the most sought-after textile collectables. This informative and colourful volume serves as a guide to developing an appraiser's eye and a connoisseur's knowledge. The authors share the secrets of professional appraisers as they show how to assess value in a sampler using a compare-and ...
This work on traditional quilts offers guidelines for establishing the age of antique quilts and information on the areas of the country where they were made. Techniques, tools, fabrics and dyes are described in detail, along with all the known types and patterns of quilt and how to care for them.
Providing more than warmth and decoration, 19th-century quilts for children and dolls were actually celebrations in fabric of life that served as colorful records of important family events such as marriages, births, and deaths. With more than 250 illustrations (173 in color) Size C.
Enables readers to see in patchwork quilts the history of our nation--and reflections of the women whose lives have too often remained in history's shadow. Most of the book's 250 stunning, full-color quilts have never before been published. Kiracofe can be seen on PBS's The Great American Quilt.
The author of Having Tea has teamed up with a prize-winning photographer for this exquisite and practical guide to buying and living with vintage household linens. 150 full-color photographs.
This book guides the reader through the intricacies of identifying a piece of lace, listing and illustrating the points to look for in each lace. It covers the whole range of lace from all parts of the world, selecting for examination of those major types which the collector or dealer is most likely to come across or hear about. The numerous ...
Button collecting has been a hobby in America and Britain for a number of years. Organised along the lines of stamp collecting, there is an incredible variety of buttons available, with the most magnificent produced during the eighteenth century. This book outlines button history and describes the types of buttons that the average collector is ...
This book contains hundreds of color photographs that identify, illustrate, and evaluate antique textiles of interest in the marketplace today, including quilts, coverlets, Marseille spreads, bonnets, Amish socks, aprons, petticoats, and other fashions for the body and home. The information included in the book allows the reader to familiarize ...
From the 1920s flapper dresses to 1950s beaded cardigans and bell-bottom jeans of the '70s, vintage clothing is helping to define today's fashions. This book covers pricing and history of affordable items sold at general stores including Sears, Montgomery-Ward and expensive couture from leading designers such as Chanel and Dior. In this handy ...
Learn the fascinating history of a distinct style of needlework fashionable in Victorian America from approximately 1877 to 1912. Read how it began, learn the techniques used to create it, and gain detailed information to identify it. This is the compelli
Enter the unexpected and intriguing realm of scent, where fragrances have the power to calm as well as to stimulate. These tales from the ancient quest for pleasing aromas offer a microcosm of history's larger movements, from the scented sails of Cleopatra's barges to modern-day fashion trends. This book is more than a historical overview of one ...
Depictions of everyday wear of Vikings, Mayans, Aztecs, Incas, and principal North American Indian tribes, plus the varied costumes of the Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German, and Scandinavians who settled on the American continents. Military uniforms from the 16th to the mid-20th century are also portrayed. 404 black-and-white ...
The rich history and fascinating colour, fabrics and designs of vintage quilts take centre stage in Warman's[registered] "Vintage Quilts".Evocative, never before seen colour photographs of over 300 vintage museum-quality quilts, created mainly between 1850 and 1960, will teach readers about styles and quilting traditions, including chintz and ...
Linen products of the Weil & Durrs Company of New York City, from the 1920s to 1984, are of the highest quality, including Wilendur and other brands. A brief history of the company and descriptive text for over 250 tablecloths in 120 printed designs are featured. 425 color photographs display exquisite floral tablecloths, napkins, placemats, ...
This text provides a fresh and concise look at Anatolian carpets from the 14th to the 20th centuries, including some of the oldest surviving examples of Turkish carpets. Turkish rugs have been a part of European culture since the 14th century. Far more embedded in the Western consciousness than any other carpet type, they are among the most sought ...
Splendid pictorial documentation, carefully researched, of royal apparel, ecclesiastical dress and vestments, academic and legal garments, and civilian dress of all classes.
Remarkably thorough descriptions, information about hundreds of fashions: morning dresses, riding outfits, bridal gowns, more. Also millinery, footwear, etc. Based on contemporary sources. Indispensable for costume, fashion students. Bibliography.
Textile appraisers and collectors of fabrics, quilts, and antiques can use this book to recognize, identify, and date vintage American fabrics as used in quilts and clothing. Over 1,000 color fabric swatches are shown in this handy, pocket-size reference guide. Simply match antique fabrics by selecting a time period and comparing colors and prints.
This book offers a process that will allow anyone with a good eye and a magnifying glass to determine what kind of lace they have, and its current value. Large, detailed photographs accompany step-by-step instructions in lace identification. Learn the "secret codes" of lace and linen terms and what to look for to determine when to save or sell a ...
Illustrated in colour, this text highlights the sheer beauty of Turkish flatweaves by presenting a range of kilim types from diverse regions of Turkey. A total of 118 examples, ranging from prayer kilims to yastiks and brocades, are illustrated and discussed, emphasizing the wealth of colour and innovative designs used by mainly nomadic and ...
ONE of the most intriguing cultural artifacts of our nation's past was made by young girls - the embroidery sampler. In Ohio Is My Dwelling Place, American decorative arts expert Sue Studebaker documents the samplers created in Ohio prior to 1850, the girls who made them, their families, and the teachers who taught them to stitch. In this lavishly ...
Presents in depth embroideries and dress of the Rabaris of western India. In a pioneering approach to textile study, this book synthesizes folk art and culture, history and anthropology. it portrays the Rabaris as proud, independent, and deeply wedded to tradition, as well as explaining the roles of embroidery and dress in their lives.
As manufactured goods gradually became more easily available, ladies developed crafts such as needlework, which had previously been an essential skill for making clothing and household linens, to occupy their increased leisure time. A wide variety of useful and novelty tools and accessories, in addition to the former basic necessities, began to be ...
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