Fabulous Barkcloth

Author : Loretta Smith Fehling
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fabulous Barkcloth written by Loretta Smith Fehling and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 1999 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 200 color photographs, this book showcases the beautiful array of patterns, colors, and motifs used in the barkcloth of the past. It is a valuable resource for designs, collectors, dealers, and anyone interested in collecting, restoring, and, most of all, enjoying these wonderful fabrics.

Author : Margaret Meier
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vintage Textured Barkcloth written by Margaret Meier and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barkcloth was the textile of choice for window treatments, upholstery, and other household textiles of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. This book explores barkcloth's enduring appeal in almost 300 full-color images, demonstrating its scintillating combination of pattern, texture, and color. Lovers of vintage textiles and retro-design will relish this exploration. These vintage beauties are organized by florals, tropicals, leaves, abstracts, novelty, and conversational prints. Information about dating and identifying fabrics and manufacturers, along with tips on buying, restoring, and using these ever-popular fabrics, are invaluable for any collector or dealer.

Author : Arden Franklin
Publisher : Lark Books
ISBN 13 : 9781579907426
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sewing with Fabulous Vintage Fabrics written by Arden Franklin and published by Lark Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luxurious linens, lovely old lace, charming chenille and cross-stitch, and timeless textiles: collectors who love beautiful antique fabrics and seamstresses who have classic clothing they'd like to repurpose will find inspiration in these 30 superb designs. There's something for everyone, including an exquisite christening gown adorned with lace, a denim jacket with a vintage fur collar, and a jaunty set of 1950's patterned caf� curtains. A blouse made from an elegant sheer curtain panel even has three variations; one is elegant and sophisticated, another features a cute strawberry print, and a third style showcases latticework from an old nightdress. Layout sketches for every article show clearly how each vintage textile, whether a doily or mid-century tablecloth, has undergone its transformation.

Author : Anna-Karina Hermkens
Publisher : ANU Press
ISBN 13 : 1760461342
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sinuous Objects written by Anna-Karina Hermkens and published by ANU Press. This book was released on 2017-08-18 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some 40 years ago, Pacific anthropology was dominated by debates about ‘women’s wealth’. These exchanges were generated by Annette Weiner’s (1976) critical reappraisal of Bronis?aw Malinowski’s classic work on the Trobriand Islands, and her observations that women’s production of ‘wealth’ (banana leaf bundles and skirts) for elaborate transactions in mortuary rituals occupied a central role in Trobriand matrilineal cosmology and social organisation. This volume brings the debates about women’s wealth back to the fore by critically revisiting and engaging with ideas about gender and materiality, value, relationality and the social life and agency of things. The chapters, interspersed by three poems, evoke the sinuous materiality of the different objects made by women across the Pacific, and the intimate relationship between these objects of value and sensuous, gendered bodies. In the Epilogue, Professor Margaret Jolly observes how the volume also ‘trace[s] a more abstract sinuosity in the movement of these things through time and place, as they coil through different regimes of value … The eight chapters … trace winding paths across the contemporary Pacific, from the Trobriands in Milne Bay, to Maisin, Wanigela and Korafe in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, through the islands of Tonga to diasporic Tongan and Cook Islander communities in New Zealand’. This comparative perspective elucidates how women’s wealth is defined, valued and contested in current exchanges, bride-price debates, church settings, development projects and the challenges of living in diaspora. Importantly, this reveals how women themselves preserve the different values and meanings in gift-giving and exchanges, despite processes of commodification that have resulted in the decline or replacement of ‘women’s wealth’.

Author : Steeve O. Buckridge
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472569318
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Lace-bark in the Caribbean written by Steeve O. Buckridge and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-14 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Caribbean history, the European colonial plantocracy created a cultural diaspora in which African slaves were torn from their ancestral homeland. In order to maintain vital links to their traditions and culture, slaves retained certain customs and nurtured them in the Caribbean. The creation of lace-bark cloth from the lagetta tree was a practice that enabled slave women to fashion their own clothing, an exercise that was both a necessity, as clothing provisions for slaves were poor, and empowering, as it allowed women who participated in the industry to achieve some financial independence. This is the first book on the subject and, through close collaboration with experts in the field including Maroon descendants, scientists and conservationists, it offers a pioneering perspective on the material culture of Caribbean slaves, bringing into focus the dynamics of race, class and gender. Focussing on the time period from the 1660s to the 1920s, it examines how the industry developed, the types of clothes made, and the people who wore them. The study asks crucial questions about the social roles that bark cloth production played in the plantation economy and colonial society, and in particular explores the relationship between bark cloth production and identity amongst slave women.

Author : Gideon Bosker
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811835206
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fabulous Fabrics of the 50s written by Gideon Bosker and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2002-03-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now reissued with a striking new cover, Fabulous Fabrics of the 50s is the classic guide to the textiles of the exuberant post-war era, a time when bold new patterns and unprecedented color combinations revitalized dcor. Designs based on science and fantasy proliferated; no home was complete without boomerang-patterned drapes slung across the picture window or a cowboy-print couch in the living room. In this nostalgia-packed celebration of textile design, more than 170 full-color photographs accompany lively text and detailed captions highlighting the playful patterns of the 50s. Their genesis is revealed in equally fabulous fabrics from earlier eras, such as jaunty nautical designs from the 40s, over-blown florals of the 30s, and the deco-inspired prints of the 20s. A must-have resource book for collectors, designers, decorators, artists, style mavens, and pop-culture buffs, Fabulous Fabrics of the 50s is a chic and colorful tribute to a fascinating era in textile design.

Author : Patricia Hoskins
Publisher : Storey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1612123163
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fabric-by-Fabric One-Yard Wonders written by Patricia Hoskins and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best-selling authors of One-Yard Wonders are back with an all-new collection of 101 sewing projects that each require just one yard of fabric! This time, the projects are organized by fabric type. From home dec to knits, wool to flannels, corduroy to cottons, these patterns--contributed by popular sewing bloggers and designers from across North America--show how to make the most of each fabric’s unique characteristics. Waterproof coated cottons are perfect for a gym bag, wool makes a warm cap for the outdoor enthusiast, knit jersey whips up quickly into a ruffle scarf or sassy dress, corduroy makes a sturdy farmers’ market tote, and lightweight cotton voile is perfect for a little girl’s smocked sundress. Each project is shown in a full-color photograph accompanied by detailed step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and a complete cutting layout.

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Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1607053365
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vintage Workshop Art-to-Wear - The written by and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2006 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Donna Henes
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486818454
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bless This House written by Donna Henes and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An urban shaman explains how to conduct blessing ceremonies that sanctify the home and other personal spaces. Learn about cleansing agents and how to use them to shower the home with love, luck, abundance, and protection.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1134 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Metropolitan Home written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 1134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: