Books
17th Century Pomegrante in Blackwork
1998 (Linn R. Skinner)
Call #: BLACKWORK LCC: TT778.B5
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18th Century Embroidery Techniques
2012 192 Pages (Guild of Master Craftsman)
LCC: TT769.G7
OCLC: 69732090 ISBN 13: 9781861088086 ISBN 10: 1861088086
Brimming with intricate drawings, color photos, and excerpts from 18th-century writings, this enthralling book is your passport to a bygone age. Fashion and textiles lecturer Gail Marsh offers insights into the lives of 18th-century embroiderers; their equipment, stitches, and threads; and techniques such as working with metal thread and spangles, silk embroidery, tambour, and the forgotten arts of Hollie Point and knotting. A must-have for historical costume creators, collectors, and needlework [...]
Brimming with intricate drawings, color photos, and excerpts from 18th-century writings, this enthralling book is your passport to a bygone age. Fashion and textiles lecturer Gail Marsh offers insights into the lives of 18th-century embroiderers; their equipment, stitches, and threads; and techniques such as working with metal thread and spangles, silk embroidery, tambour, and the forgotten arts of Hollie Point and knotting. A must-have for historical costume creators, collectors, and needlework enthusiasts. [less]
19th Century Embroidery Techniques
2009 192 Pages (Guild of Master Craftsman)
Call #: HISTORY LCC: TT770
OCLC: 236120660 ISBN 13: 9781861085610 ISBN 10: 1861085613
When embroidery shifted out of the industrial sector and turned into a hobby in the 19th century, it became a craft all its own. Interweaving snippets of social history and historical facts with project ideas and patterns, this must-have guide provides both context and inspiration for crafters and collectors alike. Learn the basic stitches needed to embellish a gentleman’s black velvet waistcoat with stunning chenille threads, a footstool with a plush cover, a girl’s white dress with a [...]
When embroidery shifted out of the industrial sector and turned into a hobby in the 19th century, it became a craft all its own. Interweaving snippets of social history and historical facts with project ideas and patterns, this must-have guide provides both context and inspiration for crafters and collectors alike. Learn the basic stitches needed to embellish a gentleman’s black velvet waistcoat with stunning chenille threads, a footstool with a plush cover, a girl’s white dress with a charming heart motif on the flounce, and more. [less]
20 Backstitch Alphabets - Mini Series #2
1985 2 Pages (Leisure Arts, Inc.)
20 charted Designs for backstitch alphabets
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20th Century Pattern Design, 2nd Edition
2011 224 Pages (Princeton Architectural Press)
Call #: HISTORY LCC: NK8805
OCLC: 746712287 ISBN 13: 9781616890650 ISBN 10: 1616890657
The first book to examine pattern as an essential part of twentieth-century design history is now available in paperback. Organized by decade, 20th-Century Pattern Design details the technical innovations that affected the development of modern textiles and wallpapers. Vibrant patterns bold, colorful, muted, delicate, intricate, splashy, spare, figurative, abstract, dizzying, calming abound in this comprehensive reference. Featuring stunning color plates and lively text, this book takes readers [...]
The first book to examine pattern as an essential part of twentieth-century design history is now available in paperback. Organized by decade, 20th-Century Pattern Design details the technical innovations that affected the development of modern textiles and wallpapers. Vibrant patterns bold, colorful, muted, delicate, intricate, splashy, spare, figurative, abstract, dizzying, calming abound in this comprehensive reference.
Featuring stunning color plates and lively text, this book takes readers on a tour of twentieth-century patterns from around the world. Focusing on surface patterns in the home, author Lesley Jackson draws frequent parallels to the worlds of fashion, packaging,
and graphics and explores the relationship between painting and pattern design. 20th-Century Pattern Design is an invaluable resource for modern design enthusiasts and historians, collectors, and interior and graphic designers. [less]
50 Counted Thread Embroidery Stitches (The Scribner library)
116 Pages (Macmillan Pub Co)
Call #: PULLED/DRAWN LCC: TT778.C65
OCLC: 4494048 ISBN 13: 9780684156439 ISBN 10: 0684156431
50 thread embroidery stitches step by step
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50 Country Garden Cross Stitch
1996 (Smithmark Publishers, Incorporated)
OCLC: 4294967295 ISBN 13: 9780831772840 ISBN 10: 0831772840
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50 Heirloom Buttons to Make
128 Pages (The Taunton Press)
LCC: TT57
OCLC: 33898931 ISBN 13: 9781561581467 ISBN 10: 1561581461
Create from this gallery of decorative fabric, needle lace, crochet, ribbon, and braid closures. This extensive collection of beautiful buttons and closures can easily be made without special equipment. Includes delicate needle lace buttons, elegant frog closures, Victorian crocheted buttons, braid, fabric, ribbon buttons, and more.
Create from this gallery of decorative fabric, needle lace, crochet, ribbon, and braid closures. This extensive collection of beautiful buttons and closures can easily be made without special equipment. Includes delicate needle lace buttons, elegant frog closures, Victorian crocheted buttons, braid, fabric, ribbon buttons, and more. [less]
50 Ways to Wear a Scarf
2014 128 Pages (Chronicle Books)
Call #: COSTUME LCC: GT2113.F75
OCLC: 847529093 ISBN 13: 9781452125978 ISBN 10: 145212597X
From the Audrey to the Paris, the Top Down, or the Easy Breezy, there are 50 scarf styles in this book for any occasion or mood. Jaunty illustrations break down each step so stylistas can wrap, loop, and get out the door looking perfectly polished. Teens, young professionals, and moms alike will love playing around with the looks, including unexpected belts, sarongs, and topknots. Vibrantly illustrated and packaged as a compact hardcover, 50 Ways to Wear a Scarf begs to be gifted with a scarf [...]
From the Audrey to the Paris, the Top Down, or the Easy Breezy, there are 50 scarf styles in this book for any occasion or mood. Jaunty illustrations break down each step so stylistas can wrap, loop, and get out the door looking perfectly polished. Teens, young professionals, and moms alike will love playing around with the looks, including unexpected belts, sarongs, and topknots. Vibrantly illustrated and packaged as a compact hardcover, 50 Ways to Wear a Scarf begs to be gifted with a scarf and displayed on a dresser, plus it's small enough to take scarf shopping. Très chic! [less]
59 Authentic Turn-of-the-Century Fashion Patterns (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
1995 144 Pages (Dover Publications)
Call #: COSTUME LCC: TT520
OCLC: 31240767 ISBN 13: 9780486283579 ISBN 10: 0486283577
Over 575 illustrations detail 59 different garments that first appeared in the 1880s in issues of the quarterly The Voice of Fashion. Most of the patterns are for stylish day wear for women, but there are house dresses and nightwear as well, along with a selection of suits and dresses for men, boys, and girls.
Over 575 illustrations detail 59 different garments that first appeared in the 1880s in issues of the quarterly The Voice of Fashion. Most of the patterns are for stylish day wear for women, but there are house dresses and nightwear as well, along with a selection of suits and dresses for men, boys, and girls. [less]
75 X Lace
2000 104 Pages (B.V. Waanders Uitgeverji)
Call #: LACE LCC: NK9402.5
OCLC: 44602063 ISBN 13: 9789040094484 ISBN 10: 9040094489
75 x Lace offers a comprehensive history of lace collecting in the Rijksmuseum over the past 150 years, along with a catalogue of 75 of its most beautiful and interesting pieces. These range from rare 17th-century linen collars with bobbin lace borders to the christening set of costly Brussels needle lace used for Queen Wilhelmina and her successors. The objects are arranged in chronological order to provide a survey of more than three centuries of lace making, and are expertly described and [...]
75 x Lace offers a comprehensive history of lace collecting in the Rijksmuseum over the past 150 years, along with a catalogue of 75 of its most beautiful and interesting pieces. These range from rare 17th-century linen collars with bobbin lace borders to the christening set of costly Brussels needle lace used for Queen Wilhelmina and her successors. The objects are arranged in chronological order to provide a survey of more than three centuries of lace making, and are expertly described and commented on by Patricia Wardle. [less]
79 Decorative Alphabets for Designers and Craftspeople (Dover Pictorial Archive)
2001 128 Pages (Dover Publications)
Call #: LETTERING LCC: NK3630
OCLC: 45392934 ISBN 13: 9780486417158 ISBN 10: 0486417158
Comprising over 2,000 unusual copyright-free letters, this volume offers graphic artists, designers, needleworkers, and other craftspeople an extremely useful and versatile resource. Seventy-nine complete alphabets, selected from rare late-19th- and early-20th-century sources, feature a splendid array of styles ― perfect for attracting attention, making a vivid impression, or simply adding a delightful decorative note.Choose from delicately flowering capitals, letters bearing fruit, inventive [...]
Comprising over 2,000 unusual copyright-free letters, this volume offers graphic artists, designers, needleworkers, and other craftspeople an extremely useful and versatile resource. Seventy-nine complete alphabets, selected from rare late-19th- and early-20th-century sources, feature a splendid array of styles ― perfect for attracting attention, making a vivid impression, or simply adding a delightful decorative note.Choose from delicately flowering capitals, letters bearing fruit, inventive arrow alphabets, needlecraft numerals ― even intertwined snakes forming letters ― along with many other fonts. Needleworkers will particularly cherish the lacy, elegant letters, ideal for embroidery and cross-stitching, and easily adaptable for a tremendous variety of other art and craft needs.The beauty, versatility, and practical application of these styles make this inexpensive compendium an invaluable resource for studio or workroom. [less]
100 Blackwork Charts
Call #: BLACKWORK LCC: TT778.B5
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100 Embroidery Stitches
1967 (J&P Coats)
Call #: Stitch Guides-Leaflets
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100 Embroidery Stitches: Book 104
1974 (J&P Coats)
Call #: Stitch Guides-Leaflets
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100 Embroidery Stitches: Book 150
Call #: Stitch Guides-Leaflets
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100 Embroidery Stitches: Book 150-A
1964 (J&P Coats)
Call #: STITCH GUIDES-LEAFLETS
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100 Embroidery Stitches: Book 150-B
1979
Call #: STITCH GUIDES-LEAFLETS
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101 Alphabets (Learn to Design, Book 1)
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101 Patchwork Patterns (Dover Quilting)
1962 124 Pages (Dover Publications)
Call #: QUILTING LCC: TT835
OCLC: 30797866 ISBN 13: 9780486207735 ISBN 10: 0486207730
One of America's leading patchwork quilt authorities offers more than 100 patterns with complete instructions for cutting and sewing quilts. The various designs diagrammed and described include flower designs; rainbow designs; Irish chains; fish, bird, and leaf designs; and more. Includes 140 illustrations and an Index of Patterns.
One of America's leading patchwork quilt authorities offers more than 100 patterns with complete instructions for cutting and sewing quilts. The various designs diagrammed and described include flower designs; rainbow designs; Irish chains; fish, bird, and leaf designs; and more. Includes 140 illustrations and an Index of Patterns. [less]
120 modèles de transfert pour broderie
1996 (Le Temps Apprivoisé)
Call #: Crewel/Leaflets
OCLC: 936961469 ISBN 13: 9782283580066 ISBN 10: 2283580064
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120 Needlepoint Design Projects
1976 202 Pages (Crown Publishers)
Call #: CANVAS EMBROIDERY LCC: TT778.C3
OCLC: 1120875 ISBN 13: 9780517514733 ISBN 10: 0517514737
Presents charts and instructions for designs that have proven popular, and identifies and explains basic methods and necessary materials
Presents charts and instructions for designs that have proven popular, and identifies and explains basic methods and necessary materials [less]
1-2-3 Embroidery
2003 128 Pages (Quayside)
LCC: TT771
OCLC: 54205555 ISBN 13: 9781564964755 ISBN 10: 1564964752
Embroidery has long been used to add charm and elegance to traditional items like kerchiefs and bed linens--but why should it end there? "123 Embroidery is the first book to provide insightful ideas for adding embroidered accents to every room in the home. From silk sofa pillows for the living room to tie-on chair cushions for the kitchen, from a bedroom lamp shade to a bathroom vanity set, here are more than 30 projects for creating embroidery crafts that are both beautiful and functional. The [...]
Embroidery has long been used to add charm and elegance to traditional items like kerchiefs and bed linens--but why should it end there? "123 Embroidery is the first book to provide insightful ideas for adding embroidered accents to every room in the home. From silk sofa pillows for the living room to tie-on chair cushions for the kitchen, from a
bedroom lamp shade to a bathroom vanity set, here are more than 30 projects for creating embroidery crafts that are both beautiful and functional. The book begins with a primer on the basics of tools, stitching techniques,
and coordination of stitches and fabrics to the project at hand. Then step-by-step instructions walk readers through the entire creative process. Pattern templates plus an additional section on smaller projects ensure that novice needleworkers and experienced stitchers alike will have a wellspring of ideas for sewing beauty through every room in the home. [less]
127 Authentic Art Deco Patterns in Full Color (Dover Pictorial Archives)
1994 48 Pages (Dover Publications)
LCC: NK1396.A76
OCLC: 30399618 ISBN 13: 9780486282497 ISBN 10: 048628249X
Dynamic Art Deco designs, reproduced in glorious color! Drawn from two complete Parisian portfolios from the 1920s, this collection contains superb examples of Art Deco's classic motifs: deer, greyhounds, kingfishers, female nudes, hieroglyphs, flowers, and other highly stylized figures. Rich in sumptuous colors, the patterns appear in a versatile array of shapes and sizes, including borders and corners.
Dynamic Art Deco designs, reproduced in glorious color! Drawn from two complete Parisian portfolios from the 1920s, this collection contains superb examples of Art Deco's classic motifs: deer, greyhounds, kingfishers, female nudes, hieroglyphs, flowers, and other highly stylized figures. Rich in sumptuous colors, the patterns appear in a versatile array of shapes and sizes, including borders and corners. [less]
162 Traditional and Contemporary Designs for Stained Glass Projects (Dover Stained Glass Instruction)
1991 64 Pages (Dover Publications)
LCC: TT298
OCLC: 24065282 ISBN 13: 9780486269283 ISBN 10: 0486269280
For centuries, elegant and beautiful stained glass has enhanced churches, homes and other buildings. Its popularity continues today as increasing numbers of homeowners, interior designers, and craftspeople turn to this attractive form of decoration. Now stained glass workers can have a treasury of attractive, usable designs at their fingertips, ready for use in almost any stained glass projects. This collection includes over 160 patterns — in both traditional and contemporary styles — all [...]
For centuries, elegant and beautiful stained glass has enhanced churches, homes and other buildings. Its popularity continues today as increasing numbers of homeowners, interior designers, and craftspeople turn to this attractive form of decoration. Now stained glass workers can have a treasury of attractive, usable designs at their fingertips, ready for use in almost any stained glass projects. This collection includes over 160 patterns — in both traditional and
contemporary styles — all easily adaptable as templates for stained glass work. Landscapes, geometric shapes, florals, and birds are among the wealth of motifs presented. What's more, the designs come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes, making them ideal as patterns for
windows, mirrors, panels, sidelights, and other stained glass configurations. Immediately usable and royalty-free, these designs also lend themselves to a broad range of other art and craft projects. [less]
300 Art Nouveau Designs and Motifs in Full Color (Dover Pictorial Archive)
1983 48 Pages (Dover Publications)
Call #: ART LCC: NK1380
OCLC: 8476274 ISBN 13: 9780486243542 ISBN 10: 0486243540
Art Nouveau is characterized by its love affair with lavish design: sheer sensuality of line and delicate interplay of color are the hallmarks of this popular style which dominated the art scene at the turn of the twentieth century. More than a century later, Art Nouveau still retains its unique appeal, claiming a remarkable resurgence in popularity.Here is a nearly limitless royalty-free sourcebook of authentic Art Nouveau design inspiration. Three hundred designs and motifs have been carefully [...]
Art Nouveau is characterized by its love affair with lavish design: sheer sensuality of line and delicate interplay of color are the hallmarks of this popular style which dominated the art scene at the turn of the twentieth century. More than a century later, Art Nouveau still retains its unique appeal, claiming a remarkable resurgence in popularity.Here is a nearly limitless royalty-free sourcebook of authentic Art Nouveau design inspiration. Three hundred designs and motifs have been carefully selected for their ageless ornamental attractiveness from the Dekorative Vorbilder, an extremely rare early-20th-century stylebook, by noted artist and designer Carol Belanger Grafton. She has chosen 44 full-page plates, featuring virtually every decorative element including borders, panels, scrolls, cartouches, frames, head-and-tailpieces and dingbats. Each is reproduced in full color ― soft blues, muted olives, subtle lavenders, salmon pinks, and pearly grays. An extensive range of motifs are represented ― tangled ivy vines and voluptuous floral sprays of tulips and lilies; Piscean fish, parrots and peacocks; panels of geometric expression and window panes; and sultry women with flowing tresses.Amid the swirling splendor of Art Nouveau design offered in this handy, affordable volume there is a royalty-free illustration perfect for every design need. [less]
300 Years of Embroidery, 1600-1900: Treasures from the Collection of the Embroiderers' Guild of Great Britain
1986 95 Pages (Wakefield Press, Embroiderers' Guild S. Australia)
LCC: NK9243.A1
OCLC: 2050597059 ISBN 13: 9780949268815 ISBN 10: 094926881X
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400 Floral Motifs for Designers, Needleworkers and Craftspeople (Dover Pictorial Archive)
1986 130 Pages (Dover Publications)
LCC: TT771
OCLC: 13395143 ISBN 13: 9780486251622 ISBN 10: 0486251624
Grace your next needlework, craft, or graphic art project with just the right floral motif from this versatile collection of 400 beautifully rendered copyright-free designs. Reproduced directly from a rare Victorian-era album of transfer patterns by William Briggs and Company Ltd., these designs are among the finest of the period are are ideally suited for embroidery, textile design, woodworking, leathercraft, metalwork, and a host of other design and craft uses. Included are floral borders, [...]
Grace your next needlework, craft, or graphic art project with just the right floral motif from this versatile collection of 400 beautifully rendered copyright-free designs. Reproduced directly from a rare Victorian-era album of transfer patterns by William Briggs and Company Ltd., these designs are among the finest of the period are are ideally suited for embroidery, textile design, woodworking, leathercraft, metalwork, and a host of other design and craft uses. Included are floral borders, corners and centers, wreaths, delicate sprays, allover patterns, lovely compositions with birds and butterflies, and more.Among the floral favorites in this volume are the Apple Blossom, Azalea, Begonia, Cornflower, Forget-me-not, Fuchsia, Iris, Lily of the Valley, Narcissus, Primrose, Snowdrop, Strawberry, Tiger Lily, Tulip, Verbena, Violet, and many others.The designs are conveniently arranged according to type and an index of uses suggests specific kinds of projects for which each type of design is especially suited. Also included are complete, easy-to-follow instructions on how to transfer the designs to cloth or other media and concise descriptions of embroidery stitches.Whatever your craft or design need and whatever your level of expertise — from beginner to expert — you are sure to find this inexpensive volume an invaluable source you will turn to again and again. [less]
401 Plastic Canvas Itty Bitties
2005 175 Pages (The Needlecraft Shop)
LCC: TT778.C3
OCLC: 61112947 ISBN 13: 9781573671750 ISBN 10: 1573671754
401 Plastic Canvas Itty Bitties [Hardcover] Vicki (edited by) Blizzard (Author) ISBN-10: 1573671754 ISBN-13: 978-1573671750 [...]
401 Plastic Canvas Itty Bitties [Hardcover]
Vicki (edited by) Blizzard (Author)
ISBN-10: 1573671754
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500 Beaded Objects: New Dimensions in Contemporary Beadwork
2004 420 Pages (Lark Books)
LCC: TT860
OCLC: 54349577 ISBN 13: 9781579905491 ISBN 10: 1579905498
Celebrate the amazing evolution of beadwork from a simple craft to expressive art. Every stunning sculpture, vessel, figure, loomed and woven work, free-form installation, and piece of jewelry shown here in glorious color photos is gallery-quality and thoroughly unique. Jennifer Maestre’s intricate, swooping pencil-point bead sculptures explore form, motion, and space. A. Kimberlin Blackburn has fashioned lush Hawaiian Island scenes out of glass beads and hand-carved wood. The ever-innovative [...]
Celebrate the amazing evolution of beadwork from a simple craft to expressive art. Every stunning sculpture, vessel, figure, loomed and woven work, free-form installation, and piece of jewelry shown here in glorious color photos is gallery-quality and thoroughly unique. Jennifer Maestre’s intricate, swooping pencil-point bead sculptures explore form,
motion, and space. A. Kimberlin Blackburn has fashioned lush Hawaiian Island scenes out of glass beads and hand-carved wood. The ever-innovative David K. Chatt has entries ranging from the pointed
commentary, White Men in Suits, to vivid jewelry. For a little humor, try Valeria Harlow’s masterful Toe Mangler, a testament to every woman who has ever suffered in uncomfortable shoes. This amazing
collection is truly state-of-the-art. [less]
500 Cross-Stitch Blocks
2001 128 Pages (Sterling/Chapelle)
LCC: TT778.C76
OCLC: 47073199 ISBN 13: 9780806971438 ISBN 10: 0806971436
Bright, versatile, and simple to sew, these 500 embroidered designs fit together beautifully to form an array of fabulous patterns. Choose from a wide variety of themes and then have fun arranging them. Some have beads and sizzling colors. Others are small and enchanting, perfect for giving novices enough confidence to move on to more ambitious stitchery. The creative possibilities are limitless.
Bright, versatile, and simple to sew, these 500 embroidered designs fit together beautifully to form an array of fabulous patterns. Choose from a wide variety of themes and then have fun arranging them. Some have beads and sizzling colors. Others are small and enchanting, perfect for giving novices enough confidence to move on to more ambitious stitchery. The creative possibilities are limitless. [less]
501 Quilt Blocks: A Treasury of Patterns for Patchwork & Applique (Better Homes & Gardens Cooking)
1995 320 Pages (Better Homes & Gardens)
Call #: QUILTING LCC: TT835
OCLC: 31117522 ISBN 13: 9780696204807 ISBN 10: 0696204800
A treasury of patterns for patchwork and appliquéHere, quilters will find 501 pieced and appliquéd quilt blocks, easily customized for unique, personalized themes. Plus, 40 step-by-step projects for using blocks in the form of wearables, personal accessories, and home and seasonal decorations are included as well as 500 full-color photos and 600 line drawings.
A treasury of patterns for patchwork and appliquéHere, quilters will find 501 pieced and appliquéd quilt blocks, easily customized for unique, personalized themes. Plus, 40 step-by-step projects for using blocks in the form of wearables, personal accessories, and home and seasonal decorations are included as well as 500 full-color photos and 600 line drawings. [less]
1001 Floral Motifs and Ornaments for Artists and Craftspeople
2013 121 Pages (Courier Corporation)
LCC: NK1560
OCLC: 883386386 ISBN 13: 9780486140711 ISBN 10: 0486140717
Over 1,000 designs: roses, tulips, irises, lilies, more. Classical, Victorian, Art Nouveau, other styles.
Over 1,000 designs: roses, tulips, irises, lilies, more. Classical, Victorian, Art Nouveau, other styles. [less]
1920's (Fashion Sourcebooks), The
1997 64 Pages (Thames & Hudson)
LCC: GT596
OCLC: 59640756 ISBN 13: 9780500279328 ISBN 10: 0500279322
The 1920s saw radical changes in dress such as the drop waist, the bias cut, beading, the flapper, the diamond choker, and the cigarette-holder. It was perhaps the first "modern" decade of the 20th century. This book is part of a series charting the development of women's and men's clothing from 1900 onwards. It includes complete descriptions of each garment and accessories, itemizing colour, cut, necklines, lapels, sleeves, pockets, fastenings, buttons and belts. The year-by [...]
The 1920s saw radical changes in dress such as the drop waist, the bias cut, beading, the flapper, the diamond choker, and the cigarette-holder. It was perhaps the first "modern" decade of the 20th century. This book is part of a series charting the development of women's and men's clothing from 1900 onwards. It includes complete descriptions of each garment and accessories, itemizing colour, cut, necklines, lapels, sleeves, pockets, fastenings, buttons and belts. The year-by-year format progresses through day wear, evening wear, sportswear, leisurewear, underwear, negligee and wedding wear. The text is accompanied by costume drawings by John Peacock, and includes a chart summarizing the evolution of fashion, garment shapes, and biographies of the outstanding designers of the decade. [less]
1953: The Queen's Coronation: The Official Souvenir Album
2013 140 Pages (Royal Collection Trust)
LCC: DA590
OCLC: 860875732 ISBN 13: 9781905686803 ISBN 10: 1905686803
In 1953, the newly-ascended Elizabeth II was crowned Queen in a ceremony broadcast worldwide from Westminster Abbey. Her gown for the occasion, designed by royal couturier Norman Hartnell, bore the emblems of Great Britain and the Commonwealth on the rich white satin, and its intricate beadwork and elaborate embroidery took a team of dedicated dressmakers more than six months to create. Published on the sixtieth anniversary of the coronation, this new and extravagantly [...]
In 1953, the newly-ascended Elizabeth II was crowned Queen in a ceremony broadcast worldwide from Westminster Abbey. Her gown for the occasion, designed by royal couturier Norman Hartnell, bore the emblems of Great Britain and the Commonwealth on the rich white satin, and its intricate beadwork and elaborate embroidery took a team of dedicated dressmakers more than six months to create. Published on the sixtieth anniversary of the coronation, this new
and extravagantly illustrated souvenir album commemorates the momentous occasion with newly commissioned photographs of the coronation gown, the Diamond Diadem—also worn at the coronations of George IV and Queen Victoria—and the many other jewels and
ceremonial garments worn on that historic day, as well as items of pageantry. Many of these items are pictured together for the first time since the coronation, and they collectively tell the story of the people and places of this extraordinary event. A stunning souvenir of royal history,
1953: The Queen’s Coronation will make the perfect gift foranyone with an interest in the pageantry at the heart of the British monarchy. [less]
1999 Laura Ashley Home
1999
Call #: HOUSE & GARDEN
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