Textile category: 195 books
Ethnic Dress in the United States
A Cultural Encyclopedia
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States.
The clothing...
Strange Material
Storytelling through Textiles
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Strange Material explores the relationship between handmade textiles and storytelling.Through text, the act of weaving a tale or dropping a thread takes on new meaning for those who previously have seen textiles-quilts, blankets, articles of clothing, and more-only as functional objects. This book showcases...
by Mathilda V. and James A. Schwalbach
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
Quickly master techniques of silk-screen printing for both art prints and textile design. Constructing a printing board and frame, preparing inks or dyes, printing the color runs, working with different resists, more, including special print project for the beginner. Clear explanations and 193 illustrations, including 19 in full color.
Fashion Embroidery
Embroidery Techniques and Inspiration for Haute-Couture Clothing
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
This practical step-by-step guide to haute couture embroidery covers everything from machine and hand stitching, to tambour beading, goldwork and monogramming.
Whether you are interested in adding monogrammed initials to your favourite bathrobe, stitching a flower on your favourite jacket,...
The Erotic Cloth
Seduction and Fetishism in Textiles
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
Through their metaphorical and material qualities, textiles can be seductive, exciting, intimate and, at times, shocking and disquieting. This book is the first critical examination of the erotically charged relationship between the surface of the skin and the touch of cloth, exploring the ways in...
by Miss Fiona Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016
The story of tweed is tied to a series of social, economic and cultural shifts that have molded its development. This book considers the historical factors that helped to shape the design characteristics and social meanings of the group of fabrics that we call tweed, from their emergence in the 1820s...
by Grace Rogers Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
An extensive collection of household textiles, costume items, furniture and related family pieces used by the Copp family of Stonington, Connecticut, from 1750 to 1850, were presented to the United States National Museum in the 1890s by John Brenton Copp. Although it is not uncommon for families to...
Women Artisans of Morocco
Their Stories, Their Lives
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Morocco: Ancient cities, adobe fortresses of centuries past, fertile plains of wheat and olives, carpets of wildflowers, endless deserts, wild mountains, and isolated rural villages. And of course, the fabled open-air markets framed with stacks of woven rugs and other handicrafts, exotic scents wafting...
Japanese Costume & Makers
And the Makers of Its Elegant Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
With dozens of photographs and expertly written text, this Japanese clothing book is the authoritative guide on the kimono.
Japanese Costume invites the reader to explore the world of Japan’s textile arts and costume decoration-from its origins in legendary times, through its brilliant development...
The Painted Home by Dena
Patterns, Textures, and Colors for Inspired Living
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2012
A renowned designer shares surprising ways to add color, texture, and creativity to your home.
In this beautifully illustrated book, the woman behind internationally acclaimed merchandise company Dena Designs shows how her hand-painted style combines vintage and traditional elements with a modern...
by Ida Tomshinsky
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2012
About Being able to Look GOOD in a Burlap Sack
Ida Tomshinsky. In addition, Mrs. Tomshinsky offers set of books in the History of Fashion Accessories Series Socks: History and Present, Gloves: History and Present, and Dairy of the Handkerchief.
This book is about natural magic burlap,...
Fashionability
Abraham Moon and the creation of British cloth for the global market
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Fashion studies is a burgeoning field that often highlights the contributions of genius designers and high-profile brands with little reference to what goes on behind the scenes in the supply chain. This book pulls back the curtain on the global fashion system of the past 200 years to examine the...
Modeskaber
Historien om Margit Brandt
Language: Danish
Release Date: September 27, 2018
Op gennem 60'erne og 70'erne satte især én kvinde sit præg på dansk mode og livsstil for en hel generation: Margit Brandt.
MODESKABER fortæller den utrolige historie om den skrædderuddannede danske kvinde, der kom i lære hos Pierre Balmain og Louis Fraud i Paris og vendte hjem og skabte...
Dreaming of Dior
Every Dress Tells a Story
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2010
Charlotte Smith had already had more than her fair share of fabulous dresses and adventures. She lived life to the fullest in London, Paris and New York before falling in love with Australia and making it her home.
Then she discovered that she had inherited a priceless vintage clothing collection...