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Charcoal And Charcoal Burning
This book describes the rapid growth of the charcoal industry up to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and how the emphasis of development changed to the production and refining of charcoal's by-products - acetic acid, tar and wood spirit - for the textile industry and the rapidly growing chemical industries.
Felt Industry
The woollen felt industry has now virtually disappeared, but it was once a flourishing and energetic trade that exploded onto the textile scene in 1840. This book records the history, personalities and impact of the British industry, in the hope that felt can continue to re-establish itself as an eco-friendly material suitable for the modern age.
Crazy Textile Jewellery and Other Accessories
Helps to create pieces of textile jewellery and accessories using simple techniques based on water-soluble stabiliser. Based on simple methods using painted silk, threads, yarns and water-soluble stabiliser, this book features sixteen beautiful, contemporary items in a range of designs, colours and styles.
10,000 Years of Art
Includes 500 great works of art from different periods and regions in the world. This book reveals the diversity of man's artistic achievements through time and around the globe. It includes both fine and decorative arts - most commonly painting and sculpture, but also textiles, masks, ceramics and jewellery.
Decorative Art 50's
Part of a series which provides information in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. This book explores the spirit of optimism and the fervent consumerism.
'Cloth Dresers', 1814
Hand-coloured aquatint by Robert Havell after George Walker from 'The Costume of Yorkshire' by George Walker, published 1814 by Robinson & Son of Leeds. The image shows a textile worker cropping or trimming woollen cloth with shears, after combing it with teasels to raise the nap. Damp cloth is laid on a shear board, and presure increased by placing heart-shaped weights on the flat surface. 'The Costume of Yorkshire' recorded the social customs, pastimes and occupations of the people of Yorkshire at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. It contained 40 aquatints together with more than 100 pages of text describing the scenes in both English and French. Its author, George Walker (1781-1856), was commisioned to produce the book by a local bookseller.
Arts and Crafts Movement
This volume surveys Arts and Crafts design in Britain, America, and Europe, as applied to architecture, furniture, glass, ceramics, metalworks, textiles, and books.
World Textiles
Written as a chronological survey spanning prehistory to the early 21st century, this book is organized around five themes - materials, methods, trade, technology and social structures - which allow textiles from all ages to be investigated from many angles.
Reprodepot Folk and Flora Journal
Part of a full publishing program including two books, mix and match stationery, and a note card book, this blank journal is covered with pretty fabric from the popular vintage textile purveyor, Reprodepot.
How to Read Pattern
This book narrates the evolution of textile pattern through the history of manmade design.
Textiles from the Balkans
Presents an overview of the textiles from Balkans, setting the techniques for making them within their historical and geographical context. This book offers insights into the highly decorated textiles produced by the various ethnic, clan and religious groups of the area. It explores the elements of garment shape, colour, motif and symbolism.
Pretty Little Potholders
Potholders and oven gloves are perfect canvases for showcasing fabulous fabric, using simple embellishments and trying out novel ideas. This book presents an introduction to a range of textiles and embellishments and covers batting options and guidelines for what makes a successful, functional potholder.
Mother Nature Designer
Part of a series that shows young children undertaking real art and design projects to expand their skills of creative and practical processes, this book investigates designs and colours in nature, creating computer images based on natural objects, looking at Islamic art and textiles inspired by nature, and making an applique banner.
Outdoor Living
* Looks at the huge potential of gardens as an extension to the home. * Includes a sourcebook of garden structures and a section on garden furniture. * Previous books by Caroline Clifton-Mogg include Textile Style 9781903221020 and A Passion for Collecting 9781903221099
Cochineal Red
Associated with blood, fire, fertility, and the life force, the color red has always been extremely difficult to achieve and thus highly prized. This book discusses the origin of the red colorant derived from the insect cochineal, its early use in Precolumbian ritual textiles from Mexico and Peru, and the spread of the American dyestuff.
English Style and Decoration
Presents original sketches and printed patterns for furniture, textiles, flooring, wallpaper, glass, ceramics and household utensils, from doorknobs to tableware and light fittings. This book offers ideas and inspiration for designers, restorers, interior decorators, and homeowners.
African Art in Detail
Offers an alternative view of African art. This book highlights some of the aspects of workmanship, materials and design found in exquisite objects of wood, stone, ivory, ceramic, metalwork, featherwork, leather, basketwork and textiles. It explores these extraordinary objects and designs in terms of common themes through close-up photographs.