Whips and Whipmaking

Whips and Whipmaking

Author: David W. Morgan

Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 9780870335570

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Whipmaking is the highest refinement of the art of leather braiding. This revised edition introduces another major category of whipsthose made in the Mongol tradition. Braiding details are shown in an extensive selection of photographs that also serve to document the geographic distribution of the whips; their historic use and characteristics are explained in detailed captions. A new chapter describes the evolution of a whip design that became world famous through its association with Hollywood. The whips used by Indiana Jones were all made by the author, David W. Morgan, and the films prompted an immediate revival of interest in whips for performance and sport use.


Gloves and Glove-making

Gloves and Glove-making

Author: Mike Redwood

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-02-25

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13: 1784421472

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From workaday marigolds to hand-wear custom crafted for the Queen, gloves perform many functions – insulation from the cold, protection from injury, and even ceremonial roles. Gloves have been used since prehistoric times, but in Britain their use as formal and fashion items took off during Elizabeth I's reign, and played a surprisingly significant cultural role well into the nineteenth century. They were often given as precious gifts, used in coronation ceremonies, sent to indicate assent, or even to offer a formal challenge. This beautifully illustrated history, published in association with the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London, delves into the glove's place in history, offers detailed descriptions of their production in the artisanal workshop and on the factory floor, and also tells the fascinating story of the closely guarded privileges of the glove-makers' guilds.


Braiding Fine Leather

Braiding Fine Leather

Author: David W. Morgan

Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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"Designed to help the beginning leather braider acquire basic skills in a straightforward manner, this book shows readers how to braid simple projects fairly quickly. With close attention to detail and a little practice using the methods described here, novices can produce attractive and enduring items from either precut lace or from a skin or side of leather.Leather braiding was developed in Australia in whipmaking shops. The craft had been carried to Australia by thongmakers from England, who were familiar with the thongs used on finely braided carriage whips. Kangaroo leather, one of the finest leathers available for braiding, provided the material for high-quality work, and a large and discriminating market in Australia led to improvements in techniques. Using these highly refined techniques and providing complete instructions and clear closeup photographs showing each step in the process, David Morgan has created an excellent book for those who want to learn to braid leather.A metallurgical engineer by training and occupation, in the 1960s Morgan became interested in Australian braided work made from kangaroo hide. With his wife he set up a part-time mail-order business selling a variety of Australian imports. In the 1980s he made the whips for the Indiana Jones movies, and he has been making them ever since. By 1990 he had abandoned metallurgy to run the mail-order business full time. He is now following an interest in the historical aspects of cattle-working whips."--Wheelers.co.nz.


Whips of the West

Whips of the West

Author: David W. Morgan

Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 0870335898

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This book is designed to bring together and record the development of whips in the United States. It covers the production of buggy whips in Westfield MA, a center for the growth of the Industrial Revolution in New England and carries on to the Diamond Whip Company in Chicago and the handcrafted whips of the far West. The book is liberally illustrated and records essential historical documentation in the appendices.


The Complete Costume Dictionary

The Complete Costume Dictionary

Author: Elizabeth J. Lewandowski

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 623

ISBN-13: 0810840049

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Introduction -- Dictionary -- Appendix A: Garment types -- Appendix B: Garment by country -- Appendix C: Garment types by era


The Civilized Shopper's Guide to Florence

The Civilized Shopper's Guide to Florence

Author: Louise Fili

Publisher: New York Review of Books

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781892145475

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Eight walks take shoppers to unique shops that uphold Italian standards of quality, craftsmanship, and creativity. With this discriminating book as a guide, visitors will find a trove of eighty shops that only native Florentines know well. In its pages you’ll find exquisite handmade lingerie, jewelry inspired by Renaissance paintings, handcrafted leather boxes, beautifully tailored shirts for men and women, vintage French and Italian designer clothing, shoes, hats, gourmet items, and much, much more. The walks include forty dining recommendations from where to get a quick caffe-ciok (“the best thing to ever happen to espresso, hot chocolate, and steamed milk”) to a sumptuous Tuscan meal. The book also serves as an informative guide to often perplexing opening days and hours, the always perplexing street numbering system, and shopping etiquette.


Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding

Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding

Author: Bruce Grant

Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 9780870331619

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The Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding is the definitive work on the subject and results from the late Bruce Grants many years of interest and experience as a braider and writer on the subject. It combines most of the material published in Leather Braiding and How to Make Cowboy Horse Gear with a mass of completely new material. The books more than 350 illustrations are arranged so that the step-by-step instructions face the picture being described, making it very easy to follow. While the book is primarily for those interested in leathercraft, in nearly all cases the methods of braiding are applicable to many other materials, such as silk, cotton, plastic, catgut, or horsehair. Braidwork takes many forms, and its applications are practical as well as decorative. The combination of beauty and utility lends itself to an array of itemspersonal gear or clothing, working or show gear for a horse, decoration of plain, carved, or tooled leather work. Truly a book to be used as well as read, Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding provides all the information needed for this satisfying pastime.


Textile Auxiliaries And Chemicals With Processes & Formulations

Textile Auxiliaries And Chemicals With Processes & Formulations

Author: Eiri Board

Publisher: Engineers India Research In

Published: 2009-12

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 8186732934

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Textile Auxiliaries And Chemicals With Processes And Formulations Isbn 81-86732-93-4 Rs. 950/- Or Us $ 100/- The Book Covers Classificat Ions And Chemistry, Manufacturing Processes Of Textile Auxiliaries, Commercial Textile Auxiliaries, Formulations Of Textile Auxiliaries, Classification Of Surfactants, Details Of Raw Materials, Anionic Surfactants, Cationic Surfactants, Non-Ionic Surfactants, Miscellaneous Important Compounds, Detergent Paste (Textile Grade), Dispersant For Textiles, Leveling And Dispersing Agent, Non-Ionic Surfactants Wetting Agents, Pigment Emulsion For Textiles, Pigments Binders For Textile Printing, Poly Vinyl Acetate Emulsion, Rosin Sizing Agent, Silicone Emulsion, Silk Sizing Liquid (Water Soluble), Softeners (Cationic, An-Ionic And Non-Ionic), Textile And Finishing Agents, Auxiliaries, Textile Chemicals, Textile Printing Paste.


Year Book

Year Book

Author: Merchants' Association of New York

Publisher:

Published: 1920

Total Pages: 1104

ISBN-13:

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