The Finer Things
The Finer Things

Author: Christiane Lemieux

Publisher: Clarkson Potter

Published: 2016-09-06

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0770434290

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With a foreword by Miles Redd, this luxurious decorating resource trains the eye to recognize enduring, quality home goods and to use them to dazzling design effect. Quality matters. Just as a home’s foundation should be built to stand the test of time, so, too, should the furniture, objects, and elements of our rooms speak to an enduring sense of beauty and comfort. They should outlast trends and our loving day-to-day use. But how does one recognize quality and judge whether something is well made? Christiane Lemieux set out to answer this question by interviewing the world’s greatest experts. Weaving together the insights and guidance of dozens of wallpaper and paint specialists, textile fabricators, accessories artisans, and interior designers, Lemieux has curated an unparalleled education in recognizing the hallmarks of timeless, heirloom-quality pieces. Hundreds of elegant home interiors—both iconic examples from the past and stunning residences today--represent the range of luxurious and customized environments that can be created with fine décor.

Quilts of India
Quilts of India

Author: Patrick J. Finn

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789381523933

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The first extensive survey of Indian quilts; exploring the historic and contemporary context of quilt-making in India, detailing designs, techniques and 25 unique quilting genres.

Timeless Textiles
Timeless Textiles

Author: Tyrone D. Campbell

Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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This book brings together more of Awa Tsireh's metalwork than has previously been shown in one setting.

The Guide to Textiles for Interiors
The Guide to Textiles for Interiors

Author: Dianne Rose Jackman

Publisher: Portage & Main Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9781895411973

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The definitive resource for anyone who works with textiles for interiors. The long-awaited 3rd Edition features updated content, a new hardcover design, and an engaging new format with easy-to-find information, full-colour graphics and charts, green design features, and much more With course adoptions, you will receive a complimentary Instructor's Guide. This guide includes: chapter synopses activity suggestions textile testing methods discussion questions exam questions

Interior Textiles
Interior Textiles

Author: Karla J. Nielson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2007-07-10

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 0471606405

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When it comes to both the technical and aesthetic considerations of using textiles in interior design, this book gives working professionals what they need to know. You'll receive expert guidance to the process of textile specifications, selection, installation and maintenance, as well as an understanding of the properties of fabric types and a historical context of styles. Sustainable design and code issues are also considered. More than 500 illustrations and photographs elucidate key ideas. This survey of textiles for interior design is divided into three main parts: Fabrics: The interior design textile industry and marketplace. A study of fibers, yarns, constructions, and finishes. Codes and "green" design. Applications: Textile specifications and coordination of upholstery and wall coverings, window treatments, linens and accessories, and rugs and carpeting. Period Style: Oriental styles, Renaissance and Formal styles, Medieval, Colonial, Country and Provence styles, Regional and Ethnic styles, and Modern styles. Order your copy today!

Timeless Textiles
Timeless Textiles

Author: Beth Wheeler

Publisher: Krause Publications Craft

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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Learn how to combine doilies, handkerchiefs and embroidered dainties with old linens, tablecloths, laces and buttons to fashion 12 intriguing new heirlooms with this comprehensive resource. Enthusiasts can make gorgeous window treatments, lampshades, pillows and children's keepsake dresses and outfits from vintage fabrics and textiles grandmother may have given them. The author, a vintage textile expert, offers priceless tips on how to clean, store and manage vintage textile collections.

Sewing with Fabulous Vintage Fabrics
Sewing with Fabulous Vintage Fabrics

Author: Arden Franklin

Publisher: Lark Books

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9781579907426

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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.

How to Be Creative in Textile Art
How to Be Creative in Textile Art

Author: Julia Triston

Publisher: Batsford Books

Published: 2013-10-18

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1849941459

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It's a question asked by many budding textile artists: how can I be more creative? You've got a few ideas and know some techniques, but you're not sure how to get started or make your work hang together. This book shows you how. It explains the creative process from the very beginning: where to find inspiration and how to harness those ideas; how to gather source material; how to pull together what you have. The authors then take you on a journey to develop a design. Learn how to put elements together to make a cohesive whole and develop a theme, learning established design rules along the way. Part Three, Moving into Stitch, gives you a range of techniques and easy experiments with which to turn your design into stitched-textile work. From choosing what fabrics to use, to layering, creating texture and adding embellishment, it covers the key techniques to try. This is a terrific book for those starting out in textiles who really do want to be as creative as they can possibly be.

Textile Portraits
Textile Portraits

Author: Anne Kelly

Publisher: Batsford Books

Published: 2023-09-28

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1849948941

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A creative and beautiful book packed with inspiring ideas to help you capture likenesses and explore personalities in stitch, from a well-loved textile artist. Anne Kelly's evocative and nostalgic work often incorporates portraits – of friends, family, historical figures and even pets. Within these pages she shares her approach to textile portraiture, bringing in a wealth of different embroidery techniques, including hand and machine embroidery, quilting and appliqué, to render in cloth the nuances of facial expressions and the personalities of her subjects. The book covers: • Selfies at Home: making the perfect self-portrait in cloth. • Representation and Culture: how portraits have been used in textile art for cultural expression around the world. • Stylized Imagery: going beyond the traditional portrait into abstraction. • Place and Time: creating a sense of place with portraiture, sometimes incorporating photographs. • Narratives: how to create a fuller story using deeply personal ephemera and related imagery. • Pet Projects: immortalising your pets in your textile work. Beautifully illustrated with stunning examples of her own work and that of intriguing textile artists who specialise in portraiture from around the world, this is the ideal book for embroiderers and textile artists who want to introduce this often tricky subject area into their work.