Textile artworks

The heartwarming novel from bestselling Richard & Judy author Adriana TrigianiA person who can build a pair of shoes can do just about anything.

A creative guide to a unique and beautiful form of Korean art, steeped in ancient tradition.

"e;Pattern Sources Of Scriptural Subjects In Tudor And Stuart Embroideries"e; explores the colourful history of embroidery, focusing on the sources of design of "e;scriptural"e; subjects in English needlework during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

This is a classic article on Greek embroidery, especially that found on women's chemises.

"e;Embroidery Most Sumptuously Wrought"e; takes a look at historical Dutch embroidery, focusing on exquisite examples contemporarily held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

"e;English Domestic Embroidery"e; is a detailed account of the history and development of embroidery in England from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century.

Miss Brooke is a well known as an authority on historical costume.

Textiles explores the cultural meaning and exquisite workmanship found in the Museum of International Folk Art's vast collection that spans centuries and includes pieces from seventy countries around the world.

The ultimate beginners' guide into the world of macrame with twenty unique projects to introduce you to this millenary art and make you fall in love with it!

The ultimate beginners' guide into the world of macrame with twenty unique projects to introduce you to this millenary art and make you fall in love with it!

A creative guide to a unique and beautiful form of Korean art, steeped in ancient tradition.

Repeating patterns can soothe or energize us, bringing joy and harmony to everyday life.

Repeating patterns can soothe or energize us, bringing joy and harmony to everyday life.

In a fast-moving global industry, how can anyone know what the next trend will be?

The needle arts are traditionally associated with the decorative, domestic, and feminine.

The needle arts are traditionally associated with the decorative, domestic, and feminine.

The little-known art of Berlin Work was once the most commonly practiced art form among European women.

The little-known art of Berlin Work was once the most commonly practiced art form among European women.

This is the first anthology of fashion criticism, a growing field that has been too long overlooked.

Textile design inhabits a liminal space spanning art, design and craft.

Textile design inhabits a liminal space spanning art, design and craft.

From Jack the Ripper to Frankenstein, Halloween customs to Alexander McQueen collections, Fashioning Horror examines how terror is fashioned visually, symbolically, and materially through fashion and costume, in literature, film, and real life.

From Jack the Ripper to Frankenstein, Halloween customs to Alexander McQueen collections, Fashioning Horror examines how terror is fashioned visually, symbolically, and materially through fashion and costume, in literature, film, and real life.

WINNER OF A CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE AWARD 2018

In the early twentieth century, Marguerite Zorach and Georgiana Brown Harbeson were at the forefront of the modern embroidery movement in the United States.

WINNER OF A CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE AWARD 2018

In the early twentieth century, Marguerite Zorach and Georgiana Brown Harbeson were at the forefront of the modern embroidery movement in the United States.

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Taking a major textile artwork, The Knitting Map, as a central case study, this book interrogates the social, philosophical and critical issues surrounding contemporary textile art today.

Taking a major textile artwork, The Knitting Map, as a central case study, this book interrogates the social, philosophical and critical issues surrounding contemporary textile art today.

Offering a challenging new argument for the collaborative power of craft, this ground-breaking volume analyses the philosophies, politics and practicalities of collaborative craft work.

Offering a challenging new argument for the collaborative power of craft, this ground-breaking volume analyses the philosophies, politics and practicalities of collaborative craft work.

Applying modern dress theory to ancient evidence, this book reconstructs the social meanings attached to the dressed body in ancient Greece.

Applying modern dress theory to ancient evidence, this book reconstructs the social meanings attached to the dressed body in ancient Greece.

This book offers an interpretation of the handling of costume in the plays of the fifth-century comic poet Aristophanes.

This book offers an interpretation of the handling of costume in the plays of the fifth-century comic poet Aristophanes.

Muchos de quienes estamos interesados en la creación de prendas de vestir sentimos admiración al ver diseños complejos, pero también nos frustramos porque intuimos que no somos capaces de confeccionarlos.

This book explores the nature of creativity in the European Bronze Age through developments in pottery, textiles, and metalwork.

A seasonal collection of quilts inspired by life in the countryside.

Shops and markets selling vintage furniture and trinkets are an absolute treasure trove for anyone looking to inject some character and charm into their hoe without spending a fortune.

By teaching you the foundations of natural dyeing, and guiding you through the simple stitch techniques, this book will allow you to dip in and out of projects while learning how to forage for and grow your own dye plants.

For centuries the Huichol (Wixarika) Indian women of Jalisco, Mexico, have been weaving textiles on backstrap looms.

Woven coverlets have appeared in several guises within the history of folk textiles.

Woven coverlets have appeared in several guises within the history of folk textiles.

Beginning in 1928, the Grenfell Mission sent out a call to socialites: When your stockings run, let them run to Labrador!

This powerful and insightful work offers a bold celebration of the innovative, brilliant artists reclaiming the idea of ';women's work'.

Marrying two exceptionally popular topics-needlework and women's history-this book provides an authoritative yet entertaining discussion of the diversity and importance of needlework in Victorian women's lives.

The history of an entrepreneurial family whose work influenced followers of the Arts and Crafts Movement, Gothic Revivalism, Art Needlework and AestheticismLONGLISTED for the Arnold Bennett Society Book Prize 2020 This book is a richly illustrated history of the Wardle family of Leek, Staffordshire, which rose to prominence in fine textile production in the second half ofthe nineteenth century.

The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines.

From the author of How Paris Became Paris, a sweeping history of high finance, the origins of high fashion, and a pair of star-crossed lovers in 18th-century France.

Fashion Fibers: Designing for Sustainability is an accessible reference tool for fashion students and designers who want to learn how to make decisions to enhance the sustainability potential in common fibers used in the fashion industry.

A Spectacular Selection of More Than 150 Fantasy Art Shoes from the Stuart Weitzman CollectionWhen Stuart Weitzman opened its first boutique on Madison Avenue, its displays of specially commissioned fantasy shoes quickly became a destination, drawing crowds form all over the world to its magical windows.