Atlas of Rugs and Carpets
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Oversized British Reprint Edition HB255 Pages
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Oversized British Reprint Edition HB255 Pages
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15 Pages. The Testa collection of books are fountains of information of all varieties of Italian needlework. This smallest edition has wonderful large instructions of rare techniques such as Sardinian Filet Lace, Serpintine stitch (serpentina con punto riccio) and fancy Italian Drawn Stitches (Italian punti sfilati). A beautiful collection of techniques that will delight all needleworkers! REPRODUCTION.
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New in Paper Decorative, glass, and silk painting; woodburning; ink and wash techniques; embroidery; paper crafts: these 500 charming designs work for just about any type of crafting. It's a gold mine of ideas from a variety of designers: the colorful line art contains patterns for every day (flowers, fruit, animals, angels, birds) and for holidays. Category chapters make it easy to locate just the right image, whether you're searching for landscapes or borders and medallions. Trace the patterns, or reduce or enlarge them to suit your particular requirements. Instructions show how to apply the designs in a variety of crafts, whether it's a personalized happy birthday plate or a clay pot brightened with buzzing bees, ladybugs, and dragonflies. |
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This book contains embroidery designs from cushions, tablecloths, fire screens, bed hangings, pillows and more.
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Located along the country's south coast, Peru's Ica and Nasca valley regions are the focus of Sawyer's cogent and fascinating study of ancient textiles, which are imbued with a richly expressive narrative quality. For his research purposes, Sawyer portrays fine examples of ceramic objects and works in gold as well as the Nasca needlework, in order to best evaluate the powerful, dynamic iconography of Nasca imagery and symbols, which provide entree to this complex pre-Colombian culture and its riverine religion. Accomplished with a tremendous degree of technical proficiency, the works highlighted here are presented in a handsome, profusely illustrated format, making Sawyer's scholarly treatise both visually stimulating and aesthetically satisfying to behold. Alice Joyce
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Embroideries and Patterns from 19th Century Vienna is the first book devoted entirely to the petit-point of nineteenth century Vienna. Raffaella Serena surveys samplers motifs and decorative patterns such as garlands, flowers, animals and landscapes. The most significant patterns of the Nowotny collections are integrated with other examples drawn from different sources in order to a give a more rounded and complete historical and stylistic account of the period under consideration.
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Before plastic handles and asbestos oven mitts retrieving items from a hot oven was difficult and moving a hot kettle could be hazardous. What options were there? Pot holders! During the 1940s and 1950s, hand crocheted pot holders became an artistic staple in kitchens across America. From simple circles to recognizable objects, mothers and grandmothers created pot holders to use, to give away, and to sell at bazaars. In this colorful book, Gay & Gifty Pot Holders, hundreds of examples are pictured, explained, dated, and priced. Collectors and dealers alike will appreciate the comprehensive look at an art form few know how to create, but so many enjoy collecting. 260 color photos illustrate a wide variety of pot holders, and concise captions provide information and current values. Whether you buy pot holders to use, display, keep, or sell, you will appreciate Barbara Mauzy's thoroughness on another aspect of kitchen collecting.
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