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The Book of Fine Linen

Author : Francoise De Bonneville
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 2080202472
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Fine Linen written by Francoise De Bonneville and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A visual tribute to the elegant world of heirloom household fabrics, from the white linen cloth of ancient Egypt to the rainbow-hued coverlets of today. This lively text introduces heirloom household fabrics, their use, manufacture, embellishments, and care, as well as the infinite variety of fibers and materials used. The author explains how they serve as both unusually revealing testaments of the history of daily life and quintessential examples of the weaver’s craft, often so magnificently decorated that they rival works of art. The text is supplemented by a rich array of paintings, archival photographs, vintage advertisements, and original commissioned photography from collections, private homes, and workshops of the leading contemporary manufacturers. A comprehensive glossary of technical terms, bibliography, and index complete the book.

Purple and Fine Linen

Author : Edgar Fawcett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Purple and Fine Linen written by Edgar Fawcett and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Antique Linens

Author : Marsha Manchester
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780764316913
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book Antique Linens written by Marsha Manchester and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the sweet simplicity of household linens to lacy confections of European origin, this essential reference will answer many questions about heirloom linens that may be tucked away in closets and attics. Whether you are a long-time collector or have recently inherited linens and simply want to know more about them, this guide will help you better understand their function and value. Organized alphabetically by type of linen, the book features over 300 beautiful photographs of tablecloths, towels, napkins, pot holders, placemats, curtains, doilies, runners, bed covers, boudoir cases, bureau scarves, pillowcases, lingerie envelopes, and many more. The items date primarily from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and include linens from Italy, Sweden, Ireland, Germany, France, and America. Captions provide dimensions, values, and variations in size, color, or style. Many close-up photographs illustrate the intricate workmanship of fine appliqu*/e work, embroidery, and laces from around the world. This book will delight all connoisseurs of fine vintage linen.

The Book of Fine Linen

Author : Françoise de Bonneville
Publisher : Flammarion
ISBN 13 : 9782080105554
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Fine Linen written by Françoise de Bonneville and published by Flammarion. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A visual tribute to the elegant world of heirloom household fabrics, from the white linen cloth of ancient Egypt to the rainbow-hued coverlets of today. This lively text introduces heirloom household fabrics, their use, manufacture, embellishments, and care, as well as the infinite variety of fibers and materials used. The author explains how they serve as both unusually revealing testaments of the history of daily life and quintessential examples of the weaver's craft, often so magnificently decorated that they rival works of art. The text is supplemented by a rich array of paintings, archival photographs, vintage advertisements, and original commissioned photography from collections, private homes, and workshops of the leading contemporary manufacturers. A comprehensive glossary of technical terms, bibliography, and index complete the book.

Graced by Lace

Author : Debra Bonito
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780764312694
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book Graced by Lace written by Debra Bonito and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title of this book embodies the authors attitude toward the collection that she presents, using vivid photographs to guide the reader through centuries of lacemaking and embroidery. The author has traveled throughout Europe carefully researching the origin and history of the pieces presented. Information is separated into eight chapters: Lace Trim, Bridal Hankies, Fashion, Society Embroidery, Appenzell-work, Bed Linens, Table Linens, and Miscellaneous Lace and/or Embroidered Pieces. Each chapter includes an overview, detailed descriptions, and photographs, including details that are excellent references for identifying various styles of lace and embroidery. The price range associated with each will help the reader understand the effect age, condition, and workmanship have on value. This book will appeal to beginners and experienced collectors alike.

Irish People, Irish Linen

Author : Kathleen Curtis Wilson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Irish People, Irish Linen written by Kathleen Curtis Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Irish Linen is a story of the Irish men and women who made Irish linen a global product and an international brand. It is also a story of innovation and opportunity. Irish linen has served its makers as sailcloth of incredible strength and durability for world exploration and trade; it has functioned as watertight containers for farmers and firemen; it has soothed the brows of royalty and absorbed the sweat of the working class. As outerwear and underwear, linen has clothed men, women, and children from birth to death- the rich and powerful, poor and pitiful alike. Into this cultural history, the author weaves personal narratives and the words and songs of individual spinners, factory workers, and outworkers. Lavishly illustrated and engagingly written, each chapter tells of art, social and economic history, design, fashion, architecture, technology, and cultural traditions that celebrate the linen industry. -- from Book Jacket.

The First Book of Fashion

Author : Ulinka Rublack
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474249906
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book The First Book of Fashion written by Ulinka Rublack and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This captivating book reproduces arguably the most extraordinary primary source documents in fashion history. Providing a revealing window onto the Renaissance, they chronicle how style-conscious accountant Matthäus Schwarz and his son Veit Konrad experienced life through clothes, and climbed the social ladder through fastidious management of self-image. These bourgeois dandies' agenda resonates as powerfully today as it did in the sixteenth century: one has to dress to impress, and dress to impress they did. The Schwarzes recorded their sartorial triumphs as well as failures in life in a series of portraits by illuminists over 60 years, which have been comprehensively reproduced in full color for the first time. These exquisite illustrations are accompanied by the Schwarzes' fashion-focussed yet at times deeply personal captions, which render the pair the world's first fashion bloggers and pioneers of everyday portraiture. The First Book of Fashion demonstrates how dress – seemingly both ephemeral and trivial – is a potent tool in the right hands. Beyond this, it colorfully recaptures the experience of Renaissance life and reveals the importance of clothing to the aesthetics and every day culture of the period. Historians Ulinka Rublack's and Maria Hayward's insightful commentaries create an unparalleled portrait of sixteenth-century dress that is both strikingly modern and thorough in its description of a true Renaissance fashionista's wardrobe. This first English translation also includes a bespoke pattern by TONY award-winning costume designer and dress historian Jenny Tiramani, from which readers can recreate one of Schwarz's most elaborate and politically significant outfits.

Family Linen

Author : Lee Smith
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0425270270
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Family Linen written by Lee Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sybill Hess drives over to the hypnotist’s office, she hopes he can cure her of the headaches interrupting her sleep the way her friend Betty once saw a woman on TV cure a woman’s stammer. But what Dr. Diamond uncovers from Sybill’s subconscious goes much deeper than her nervousness over a new tenant who seems to want a date. A shocking memory from Sybill’s past threatens to upend everything she thinks she knows about herself and her family. But is it even real?

Linen and Cotton

Author : Susan Khalje
Publisher : Taunton
ISBN 13 : 9781561582501
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (825 download)

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Download or read book Linen and Cotton written by Susan Khalje and published by Taunton. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy-to-sew linens and cottons can fit any mood and season and have an infinite variety of textures, weights, and weaves. Susan Khalje takes you beyond the basics to learn new and classic techniques that will improve your results with these indispensable fabrics. With terrific information on fabric and design combinations, pattern preparation, construction techniques, decorative techniques, and finishing details, these methods can turn the simplest garment into couture elegance.

A Scrap of Linen, a Bone

Author : Ginger Murchison
Publisher : Press 53
ISBN 13 : 9781941209332
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book A Scrap of Linen, a Bone written by Ginger Murchison and published by Press 53. This book was released on 2016 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ginger Murchison's debut poetry collection, a scrap of linen, a bone, is a must-read. As Tomas Lux says in his introduction: These are made poems. These are earned poems. These are poems of a full-fledged grownup who understands and celebrates the "slow hungers" that "breathe / beneath leveled dreams, / the South's muscular sky / painted over now, paler blue." This book will offer you welcome and pleasure.

Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor

Author : Gregory S. Aldrete
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421408201
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor written by Gregory S. Aldrete and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough and original study of the linothorax, the linen armor worn by Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great led one of the most successful armies in history and conquered nearly the entirety of the known world while wearing armor made of cloth. How is that possible? In Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor, Gregory S. Aldrete, Scott Bartell, and Alicia Aldrete provide the answer. An extensive multiyear project in experimental archaeology, this pioneering study presents a thorough investigation of the linothorax, linen armor worn by the Greeks, Macedonians, and other ancient Mediterranean warriors. Because the linothorax was made of cloth, no examples of it have survived. As a result, even though there are dozens of references to the linothorax in ancient literature and nearly a thousand images of it in ancient art, this linen armor remains relatively ignored and misunderstood by scholars. Combining traditional textual and archaeological analysis with hands-on reconstruction and experimentation, the authors unravel the mysteries surrounding the linothorax. They have collected and examined all of the literary, visual, historical, and archaeological evidence for the armor and detail their efforts to replicate the armor using materials and techniques that are as close as possible to those employed in antiquity. By reconstructing actual examples using authentic materials, the authors were able to scientifically assess the true qualities of linen armor for the first time in 1,500 years. The tests reveal that the linothorax provided surprisingly effective protection for ancient warriors, that it had several advantages over bronze armor, and that it even shared qualities with modern-day Kevlar. Previously featured in documentaries on the Discovery Channel and the Canadian History Channel, as well as in U.S. News and World Report, MSNBC Online, and other international venues, this groundbreaking work will be a landmark in the study of ancient warfare.

Monograms and Antique Linens

Author : Phyllis Hoffman DePiano
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781940772271
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (722 download)

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Download or read book Monograms and Antique Linens written by Phyllis Hoffman DePiano and published by . This book was released on 2016-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of beautiful linens, hand-sewn clothing, and fine monogram work highlighting how the beloved custom of monogramming is flourishing today.

Sewing Church Linens (Revised)

Author : Elizabeth Morgan
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0819218413
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Sewing Church Linens (Revised) written by Elizabeth Morgan and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 1999-12 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic book on sewing linens in a new edition. Revised instructions, worksheets, and special advice for beginners, and new patterns included.

Tout Paris

Author : Patricia Twohill Lown
Publisher : Palancar Tout-Paris
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Tout Paris written by Patricia Twohill Lown and published by Palancar Tout-Paris. This book was released on 1994 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gather at Home

Author : Monika Hibbs
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735236291
Total Pages : 547 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Gather at Home written by Monika Hibbs and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER Popular blogger and lifestyle influencer Monika Hibbs shares her favourite recipes and crafts to bring thoughtful touches to all of life's moments--big or small. Monika Hibbs has found joy in planning gatherings since she was a little girl, but it's not just the hallmark occasions she spends time thinking about. Over the years, she has learned just how important it is to slow down and savour life's simple, everyday moments, in addition to the holidays and milestones. In Gather at Home, Monika Hibbs shares her favourite relaxed and easy ways to make your everyday moments and seasonal celebrations special. Use Monika's collection of over 100 simple recipes, crafts, and do-it-yourself projects, conveniently divided by season, to turn your Friday family games night, Mother's Day brunch, holiday dinner, or outdoor evening barbecue into something memorable, and to create other effortless moments that your friends and family will cherish for years to come. You'll find breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert ideas to fit the mood of every season, as well as crafts and do-it-yourself projects you can easily get the kids involved with. Draw inspiration from the lush photography, and add Monika's extra-special touches to make every moment a well-crafted one that will show your family and friends just how much you care.

Art of the National Parks

Author : Susan Hallsten McGarry
Publisher : SF Design, LLC / Frescobooks
ISBN 13 : 9781934491393
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (913 download)

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Download or read book Art of the National Parks written by Susan Hallsten McGarry and published by SF Design, LLC / Frescobooks. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproductions of paintings depicting eight U.S. national parks.

The Linen Queen

Author : Patricia Falvey
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1599953897
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book The Linen Queen written by Patricia Falvey and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-03-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abandoned by her father and neglected by her self-centered, unstable mother, Sheila McGee cannot wait to escape the drudgery of her mill village life in Northern Ireland. Her classic Irish beauty helps her win the 1941 Linen Queen competition, and the prize money that goes with it finally gives her the opportunity she's been dreaming of. But Sheila does not count on the impact of the Belfast blitz which brings World War II to her doorstep. Now even her good looks are useless in the face of travel restrictions, and her earlier resolve is eroded by her ma's fear of being left alone. When American troops set up base in her village, some see them as occupiers but Sheila sees them as saviors--one of them may be her ticket out. Despite objections from her childhood friend, Gavin O'Rourke, she sets her sights on an attractive Jewish-American army officer named Joel Solomon, but her plans are interrupted by the arrival of a street-wise young evacuee from Belfast. Frustrated, Sheila fights to hold on to her dream but slowly her priorities change as the people of Northern Ireland put old divisions aside and bond together in a common purpose to fight the Germans. Sheila's affection for Joel grows as she and Gavin are driven farther apart. As the war moves steadily closer to those she has grown to love, Sheila confronts more abandonment and loss, and finds true strength, compassion, and a meaning for life outside of herself.