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Methuen 2nd edn 1964
8vo, v min chps + wr to d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 340 gms
(Order reference 10135).£3.00 -
Shoe Trade Publishing 1st 1993
8vo, d/w spine v sl sunned o/w F/VG++ 545 gms
(Order reference 10244)£40.00 -
Merehurst 1st 1994
square fmt 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w F/F 645 gms
(Order reference 10371).£8.00 -
Willow Publishing 1986
square fmt 4to stapled pb 48pp F 160 gms
(Order reference 10454).£4.00 -
Stephen Hope 1st 1974
8vo VG++/VG++ 280 gms
(Order reference 10573).£4.00 -
Stephen Hope 1st 1974
8vo F/VG++ 280 gms
(Order reference 10598).£4.00 -
Mills & Boon rep 1972
4to, bmp + v v sl wr to bds, v v sl crsing + v sl tanning to d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 615 gms
(Order reference 10731).£8.00 -
British Museum Publications 1979
4to pb 208pp, v min bmps + wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 765 gms
(Order reference 10944).
The Art of African Textiles, published to accompany a pioneering Barbican Art Gallery exhibition for the Africa 95 season, examines textile design and manufacture across the African continent, with over 150 illustrations displaying the variety and inventiveness of the cloths produced.Colourful and complex, textiles form an important medium of artistic expression in twentieth-century Africa, yet most literature on the subject has until now dwelt upon the idea of the 'traditional' in African textiles, implying an essentially 'authentic, unchanging, pan-African process, as though the history of African textiles were a single narrative account.
The reality of twentieth-century African textiles is as complex and inter-woven as the textiles themselves. This book reveals the new materials, images, technologies and demands that have enriched textiles in Africa over the last 150 years.
£15.00 -
Centre for North-West Regional Studies University of Lancaster 1st 1998
small 4to pb 118pp F+ 290 gms
(Order reference 11408).£7.00 -
HMSO 1st 1955
8vo pb, 6pp of text, 32 b/w plates VG++ 65 gms
(Order reference 11466).£2.00 -
Tweedales & Smalley 1919
8vo, blue bds with gold titling to fr bd, sl wr, small aptches of staining to bds o/w VG+. Numerous photographs, diagrams + tables 450 gms
(Order reference 11471).£40.00 -
Harry N Abrams 1st 2002
landscape fmt 4to, red cloth cvred bds with silver titling to spine M/F 1770 gms
(Order reference 11532).£20.00 -
Mainstram Publishing 1st 1991
4to pb 208pp, v v sl crsing to cvrs, gift inscr to title p o/w VG++ 735 gms
(Order reference 11595).£3.50 -
English Tourist Board nd
8vo stapled sftbk 48pp, v v min wr + crsing to cvrs + small mark o/w VG++ 95 gms
(Order reference 11604).£5.00 -
Search Press rep 1999
4to pb 135pp F 535 gms
(Order reference 11616).£7.50 -
Shire Publications rep 1987
8vo stapled sftback 32pp F 75 gms
(Order reference 11878).£4.00 -
Shire Publications rep 1987
8vo stapled softback 32pp F 75 gms
(Order reference 11880).£4.00 -
Dalesman Books rep 1984
8vo stapled softback 48pp F+ 115 gms
(Order reference 11883).£8.00 -
SAVE Britain's Heritage no date
8vo stapled sftback VG++ 95 gms
(Order reference 11884).£5.00 -
Shire Publications rep 1986
8vo stapled softback 32pp F 75 gms
(Order reference 11886A).£3.00 -
Centre for North West Regional Studies University of Lancaster 1998
4to pb 118pp F 295 gms
(Order reference 12003).£7.00 -
Thames & Hudson 1st 1999 lrge square 4to, v v tiny bmps to bds, v v min wr to edges of d/w o/w F/VG++. 778 illustrations, 551 in colour. 1610 gms
(Order reference 12008).£22.00 -
Pepin Press 1st 1993
large 4to, v v min wr to bottom edge of bds, VG++/VG++ 1365 gms
(Order reference 12009).£30.00 -
Heinemann Educational 1st thus 1967
8vo, no d/w, decorative bds, sl wr, sl grubby. Small name to fr pastedown o/w VG+ 260 gms
(Order reference 12256).£4.00 -
Merrow 1971
8vo, maroon cloth cvred bds, crsing, chps + wr to dulled d/w, small name to fep o/w VG++/VG 225 gms
(Order reference 12584).£7.50 -
Mitchell Beazley 1990
large square fmt 4to, v v min bmps to bds, v v min wrinkling + wr to d/w edges o/w VG+/VG++ 1500 gms
(Order reference 12678).£15.00 -
Search Press rep 1989
4to pb 96pp VG++ 410 gms
(Order reference 12867).£5.00 -
Sidgwick & Jackson revised edn 1985
8vo, glazed pictorial boards F++ 455 gms
(Order reference 12928).£10.00 -
G Bell and Sons 1st 1975
4to F/VG++ 435 gms
(Order reference 13026).
£55.00 -
Fibre Art Wales
small 4to sftbk, unpaginated. Cvrs sl sunned. Illustrated biographies of the members of this textile artists' group VG+ 115 gms
(Order reference 13075).£6.00 -
Coats 1992
square fmt 4to sftbk, unpaginated. V min crsing/wr to cvrs. Illustrated catalogue of a selection of entrants' work VG+ 300 gms
(Order reference 13076).£10.00 -
Harris Museum & Art Gallery 1991
4to stapled sftbk 28pp VG++. Exhibition catalogue. 115 gms
(Order reference 13079).£8.00 -
Mills & Boon rep 1974
8vo, small name to front pastedown, v v slight wr, short tear + sunning to d/w, especially to spine o/w VG+/VG 530 gms
(Order reference 13488).£5.00 -
Sir Isaac Pitman 1st 1964
8vo, d/w v slightly grubby o/w VG++/VG+ 310 gms
(Order reference 13489).£8.50 -
Barbican Art Gallery 1st 1995
4to pb 144pp, prev owner's small printed name and address sticker to 1/2 title page F 600 gms
(Order reference 13560).£100.00 -
H R Carter 2nd revised edn no date c 1920
small 8vo, wr to cvrs, cvrs sl grubby, sl creasing to fr cvr, rear cvr cracked G++ 200 gms
(Order reference 13581).
£8.00 -
no publisher stated 2nd edn no date (c 1915)
8vo, cloth covered boards, no d/w, minor wear to board edges, frontispiece (?) removed o/w VG+ 545 gms
(Order reference 13639)£20.00 -
Forbes Publications no date
8vo pb 80pp, bmps, wr + sl curling to cvrs + few following pages o/w VG 95 gms
(Order reference 13782).£1.00 -
Department of the Environment 1st 1983
4to stapled sftback 18pp VG++ 65 gms
(Order reference 13823).£2.50 -
Merseyside County Museums no date
landscape fmt 8vo stapled sftback M 90 gms
(Order reference 13829).£10.00 -
Search Press 1st 1988
square fmt stapled sftbk 48pp. V v min wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 120 gms
(Order reference 13911).£2.00 -
Longman 8th imp 1974
small 4to pb 80pp, very sl wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG+ 160 gms
(Order reference 13984).£2.00 -
Artemis 1st 1994
4to pb 96pp F. Published to accompany the Arts Council Exhibition. 450 gms
(Order reference 14118).£28.00 -
Shire Publications rep 1994
8vo stapled pb 32pp F 85 gms
(Order reference 14136).£4.00 -
Thames & Hudson 1st pb edition 2004
4to pb 218pp F+ 1130 gms
(Order reference 14222).£16.00 -
Search Press rep 1999
4to pb 135pp VG++ 530 gms
(Order reference 14251).£5.00 -
A & C Black rep 1992 s
quare fmt 4to, glazed pictorial bds, name to fep o/w VG++ 740 gms
(Order reference 14311).£12.50 -
New Holland 1st thus 1994
4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w, v v min wrinkling to d/w edges o/w F/VG++ 880 gms
(Order reference 14362).£12.50 -
Thames & Hudson rep 2002
large 4to pb 160pp, min bmps + wr to cvrs + min crsing to top r h cnr o/w VG+ 805 gms
(Order reference 14427).£15.00 -
David & Charles 1st 1973
8vo, v v min bmps to bds, white areas of d/w sl tanned o/w VG/VG 455 gms
(Order reference 14438).£8.00 -
New Holland 1st 1990
4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w F+/VG++ 700 gms
(Order reference 14456).£6.50 -
British Museum Press rep 1995
4to pb 208pp F 870 gms
(Order reference 14457).
The Art of African Textiles, published to accompany a pioneering Barbican Art Gallery exhibition for the Africa 95 season, examines textile design and manufacture across the African continent, with over 150 illustrations displaying the variety and inventiveness of the cloths produced.Colourful and complex, textiles form an important medium of artistic expression in twentieth-century Africa, yet most literature on the subject has until now dwelt upon the idea of the 'traditional' in African textiles, implying an essentially 'authentic, unchanging, pan-African process, as though the history of African textiles were a single narrative account.
The reality of twentieth-century African textiles is as complex and inter-woven as the textiles themselves. This book reveals the new materials, images, technologies and demands that have enriched textiles in Africa over the last 150 years.
£10.00 -
Thames & Hudson 1st 1997
4to pb 157pp, v v min impact dmge to top edge o/w VG++. Published in conjunction with exhibition 830 gms
(Order reference 14460).£35.00 -
A & C Black rep 2003
4to pb 128pp, sl bmps to cnrs o/w VG+ 465 gms
(Order reference 14472).£5.00 -
Forbes Publications rep 1978
8vo, decorated bds, sunning to spine o/w VG++ 525 gms
(Order reference 14563).£6.00 -
Apple Press 1st 2007
square fmt 4to pb 160pp F+ 775 gms
(Order reference 14635).
£15.00 -
Lark Books/A & C Black 2nd prtg 1990
4to, glazed pictorial boards F 710 gms
(Order reference 14807).£10.00 -
Shire Publications rep 1990
8vo pb 72pp VG++ 150 gms
(Order reference 14825).£5.00 -
Harry N Abrams 1st 1975
4to paperback 157pp, wr, bmps + slight delamination to cvrs o/w VG+ 665 gms
(Order reference 14848).£8.50 -
Mills & Boon rep 1978
4to paperback 112pp, v v min bmps + wear to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 360 gms
(Order reference 14849).
This book introduces a new craft, modelling figures in the supple, natural material of hessian. The step-by-step instructions show one how to make the basic figures and their accessories, while the photographs of Mrs. Hutchings' beautiful figures suggest how these methods can be used to make original, sensitive forms.
Margaret Hutchings is the creator of numerous books on handicrafts. Her constant inventiveness has delighted children and adults alike for many years.£5.00 -
Lee Fabrics nd (1930s?)
4to, card bds with cloth spine, tipped-in coloured frontis, 9pp of monochrome ills, 7pp of text + 10 coloured samples inside rear cvr, very minor rubbing +wear + slight marking to bds o/w VG++ 230 gms
(Order reference 14851).£20.00 -
Alan Sutton 1st 1990
4to, v min dulling to btm edge of bds, v v slight wrinkling to d/w edges, area of rubbing/fading (?) to rear of d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 880 gms
(Order reference 14892)£11.50 -
Herbert in ass'n with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1st 1994
4to pb 128pp F 405 gms
(Order reference 14900)
£35.00 -
Horrockses Crewdson nd (1920s?)
small 8vo stapled softback 40pp with foldout sheet showing processes involved in cotton manufacture. Some spotting + dulling to covers, small triangle mssg from top right of fr cvr, short closed tear to foldout o/w VG+. Vignettes by Septimus E Scott RBA + Fred Gardner RBA. 65 gms
(Order reference 14930)£25.00 -
Jan Messent 1st 1991
4to pb 40pp, v v sl wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 230 gms
(Order reference 15004).£3.50 -
Textile Institute 8th edn with revisions 1988
large 8vo pb 297pp, v minor bumps/creasing to covers, Courtauld's Textiles stamp to inside front cover o/w VG++ 520 gms
(Order reference 15071)£6.50 -
Smiths Books 1st 1987
square format 4to pb 83pp, very, very minor wear to edges of covers o/w VG++ 285 gms
(Order reference 15082)£7.00 -
City of Bradford Metropolitan Council Libraries Division rep 1981
8vo stapled softback, card covers. Covers slightly dulled with small name to top right hand corner o/w VG+ 110 gms
(Order reference 15126)This is Maggie Newbery's story of the country where she lived as a child and the city where she worked in the mills in England. It describes her later experiences as a nurse at Menston Asylum, as a swimming teacher and as a wife, mother and grandmother, against the background of the depression and the Second World War. Photographs and illustrations are included.
£3.00 -
McKechnie, Karen: There and Then Series - A Border Woollen Town in the Industrial Revolution (15132)
Longmans 1st 1968
8vo pb 96pp, ex college library with usual stamps & stickers. Slight dulling + slight wear to covers o/w VG 120 gms
(Order reference 15132)£8.50 -
Corporation of Bolton 1927
8vo, 32pp + 2 foldout maps and a foldout Crompton family tree. Oversize card covers with slight dulling, creasing + wear to covers o/w VG+ 90 gms
(Order reference 15140)£25.00 -
Longmans, Green and Co. 1912
8vo, blue boards with blind stamped title to front board & gold titling to spine. Boards rather worn + bumped, names to front pastedown, staining to endpapers + pastedowns o/w G++ 925 gms Important historical work.
(Order reference 15166)An exhaustive treatise on the designing and colouring of textile fabrics.
£22.00 -
A & C Black rep 2009
large 8vo pb 114pp F++ 325 gms
(Order reference 15167)With green and sustainability issues at the forefront of many craftspeople’s minds, this book is your key to unlocking the world of colouring possibilities offered by plants. Whether harvesting dye-plants from your own garden or using dried materials from suppliers, Natural Dyes contains all the information, instructions and inspiration you need to get the very best results from your dyeing. Natural Dyes includes a wide range of projects, hints, tips and step-by-step sequences for dyeing both yarns for weaving and fabric and threads for embroidery. The projects are easy to follow with minimal fuss and equipment. The book also includes a section packed with the results of over 40 experiments with different sources of dye, detailing the varied effects and results you can obtain from each particular plant. All in all, this comprehensive guide will be an inspiration to anyone who wants to explore using natural dyes in imaginative ways.
£10.00 -
Harris Museum & Art Gallery 1991
square format stapled softback 28pp VG+ 115 gms. Produced in conjunction with the exhibition 'Old Yarns respun' organised by the Harris Museum & Art Gallery
(Order reference 15233)£8.00 -
HMSO/V&A Museum 2nd amended impression 1972
4to paperback 79pp. Very, very slight wear to edges of covers o/w VG++ 325 gms
(Order reference 15266)This book documents an exhibition of the English pattern books and chintzes that had been found between 1955 and 1960 in England and America. The Victoria & Albert Museum staged this exhibition in 1960.
£6.00 -
Greater Manchester Council 1976
8vo stapled softback. Slight wear + abrasion to covers o/w VG+ 90 gms
(Order reference 15269)£5.00 -
Butterick 1999
small 8vo paperback 64pp F 45 gms
(Order reference 15271)£2.00 -
Quarry Bank Mill Trust 1996
8vo stapled booklet 44 pages F 90 gms
(Order reference 15374)£12.00 -
Shire Publications reprint 1984
8vo stapled paperback 32 pages. Very, very minor wear + very, very slight creasing to covers o/w VG+ 75 gms
(Order reference 15440)Tells the story of the cotton industry from its spectacular growth during the late 18th and early 10th centuries to its devastating decline in the 20th century. The development of the processes used to transform raw cotton into finished goods is also well illustrated.
£3.00 -
Batsford reprint 1991
4to, caramel boards with gold titling to spine F++/F++. Handwritten inscription to front free endpaper: 'Jacqueline S Hyman, The Textile Restoration Studio, Cheshire September 1993' 640 gms
(Order reference 15463)£25.00 -
David & Charles 1970
8vo, dark 'tweed' effect boards with gold titling to spine. Tanning to inside top edge of d/w and top edge of pages, slight sunning to d/w o/w VG+/VG. The text of Edward Baines's Account of the Woollen Manufacture of England is reprinted from Thomas Baines's Yorkshire, Past and Present (1875).500 gms
(Order reference 15677)£4.00 -
Butterick Co. Ltd 1994
small 8vo paperback 64 pages VG++ 45 gms
(Order reference 15777)£1.50 -
William Heinemann 1st 1953
8vo, blue boards with gold titling to spine, spotting to inside of d/w + to white rear of d/w. Very minor wear + chips to d/w edges o/w VG++/VG+ 425 gms
(Order reference 15830)£12.00 -
Search Press 1st 1992
4to paperback 64 pages plus envelope of 15 patterns attached to inside rear cover. VG++ 410 gms
(Order reference 15839)£2.50 -
McGibbon & Kee 1st 1972
ex college lib, d/w fixed to bds with self-adh cvr o/w VG+/VG+ 544 gms
(Order reference 2716).£8.00 -
Augustus M Kelly 1st thus 1970
8vo, v v min bmp to bds, v sl sunning to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 495 gms
(Order reference 3152).£12.00 -
Oxford University Press 1st 1969
ex lib, abrasion to fr pd, v min wr to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 505 gms
(Order reference 3161).£10.00 -
I G Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft 1st 1936
sm 8vo, min wr to titling o/w VG++ 670 gms
(Order reference 3185).£10.00 -
Sidgwick & Jackson 1st 1979
8vo, glazed pict bds VG++ 415 gms
(Order reference 3277).£8.50 -
Odhams nd (40's?)
4to, no d/w, extremely clean and bright VG++ 1375 gms
(Order reference 3473).£12.00 -
Sir Isaac Pitman 1st 1927
8vo, no d/w, v min wr to bds, sm name to fr pd o/w VG++ 410 gms
(Order reference 3474).£18.50 -
Van Nostrand Reinhold 1st pb 1975
sm 4to pb 96pp, sl darkening to p edges o/w VG++ 265 gms. Signed copy
(Order reference 3524).£7.50 -
Webb & Bower 1st 1988
8vo, glazed pict bds F 190 gms
(Order reference 4317).£12.00 -
Mills & Boon 1st 1975
4to, glazed pict bds, top r h cnr of f ep has been clipped o/w VG++ 495 gms
(Order reference 4320).
This book introduces a new craft, modelling figures in the supple, natural material of hessian. The step-by-step instructions show one how to make the basic figures and their accessories, while the photographs of Mrs. Hutchings' beautiful figures suggest how these methods can be used to make original, sensitive forms.
Margaret Hutchings is the creator of numerous books on handicrafts. Her constant inventiveness has delighted children and adults alike for many years.£8.50 -
Textile Institute 1993
lrge 4to pb 368pp + 1p addendum, min bmps + crsing o/w VG++ 1360 gms
(Order reference 4354).£55.00 -
Artists House 1988
large 4to, glazed pict bds F/F 955 gms
(Order reference 4440).£12.00 -
Colour Library Direct 1998
lrge 4to, glazed pict bds, d/w price-clipprd o/w F/F 1550 gms
(Order reference 4483A).£12.50 -
David & Charles 1st 1985
4to, v v min crsing to d/w o/w F/VG++ 760 gms
(Order reference 4759).£6.00 -
David & Charles 1st 1986
4to, tiny nick to d/w sp, d/w sp sl sunned, ex libris plate to fr bd o/w VG++/VG++ 605 gms
(Order reference 4762).£8.50 -
Whitney Library of Design 1st 1987
4to, landscape format pb 234pp, sl wr + crsing to cvrs o/w VG+ 715 gms
(Order reference 4782).£9.00 -
University of Lancaster 1998
4to pb 118pp, v sm crse to btm of rear cvr o/w F 285 gms
(Order reference 4827).£7.00 -
Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1st 1985
square format 4to pb 142pp, sticker to inside fr cvr, v min wr to cvrs o/w VG+ 390 gms
(Order reference 4937).£5.00 -
Methuen 2nd edn 1964
8vo, ex lib, min bmps to bds, wr, crsing + chps to d/w o/w VG/VG 315 gms
(Order reference 4948).£3.00 -
David & Charles 1st 1970 + 1971
4to, v v min wr to the top edge of the d/w of Vol 1 o/w Nr F in Nr F d/w's. Wonderful examples of these rare titles. 1110 gms
(Order reference 4970).£140.00 -
David & Charles rep 1992
4to, glazed pict bds in similar, price-clipped, d/w, VG++/VG++ 720 gms
(Order reference 4986).£8.50 -
Robert Hale rep 1982
4to, v v min wr to bds, v v min wr + crsing to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 1090 gms
(Order reference 5080).£5.00 -
British Standards Institution 1963
8vo, cloth cvrs, 'withdrawn from the college library' stamped on fr bd + few handwritten numbers. 3 amendments fixed inside. Minimum wear o/w VG+ 835 gms
(Order reference 5084).£10.00 -
Simon & Schuster 4th imp 1989
4to 414pp, min bmp tom bds o/w VG++/VG++ 1280 gms
(Order reference 5095A).
£22.00 -
David & Charles 1st 1970
4to, v v min dulling to bds, chps, wr + 1 sm tr to d/w o/w VG+/VG+. Rare. 515 gms
(Order reference 5136).£35.00 -
Guild 1985
4to, tiny trs to d/w, cancelled name to fep o/w VG++/VG++ 690 gms
(Order reference 5177).£5.00 -
Routledge & Kegan Paul 1st 1969
large 8vo, v v min crsing to d/w edges o/w VG++/VG++. Inscribed by Richard E Early on 1/2 title verso. 690 gms
(Order reference 5290).£30.00 -
HP Books 1983
large 4to pb 176pp, v min wr to edges of cvrs + 1 tiny crse o/w VG++ 515 gms
(Order reference 5410A).£6.00 -
Guild 1986
4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w, v v vmin bmps + wr to bds o/w VG++/VG++ 800 gms
(Order reference 5418A).£6.00 -
Thames & Hudson 1st 1992
large 4to, min bmp to frv bd o/w F/F 1130 gms
(Order reference 5426).
The fabrics of Indonesia have long held a unique allure. At one time the preserve of anthropologists and scholarly enthusiasts, they have now won universal popularity, so much so that local names for techniques of resist-dyeing - batik, ikat, plangi and tritik - have been adopted internationally as generic terms. The reverence accorded to textile art on the islands is reflected in every area of production; precision of weave and exquisite patterning are testimony to superlative craftsmanship.Lying at the heart of a vast network of trading routes, Indonesia has absorbed a wealth of foreign influences that have spawned an eclectic culture uniquely mirrored in its textile art. Beautiful cloud shapes characteristic of Chinese painting reappear in Javanese batik, while Ming porcelain and Chinese embroideries provided inspiration for many wonderful patterns. Indian symbols - the tree of life, the naga snake, the sacred mountain, the lotus - have all been rendered as textile motifs. Geometric forms, human and animal figures and even Dutch Art Deco designs are also found amidst this rich array.
John Gillow begins his account - based on firsthand research often conducted in isolated areas - with a complete history of textile production in the Indonesian archipelago. He describes the various materials, dyes and looms, and details their use in the creation of batik and the many other richly patterned cloths, from Javanese silks and the hinggi mantles of the Sumban kings to Balinese lamak banners and the gold-thread brocades of Sumatra. Specifics of their embellishment are followed by a guide to the islands and their products. More than 150 dazzling photographs specially taken by Barry Dawson illustrate these marvels of time-honoured workmanship, whilst a reference section including a bibliography and guide to collections provides indispensable factual background.
This refreshingly new insight into a glorious tradition of ethnic craft will captivate students, travellers, collectors and designers, and all who appreciate textile art at its finest.
With 237 illustrations, 188 in colour, and a map
On the jacket: Finely detailed tiga negri (three-country) tulis-batik sarong started in Pekalongan, Java. The blue was added in another north-coast town before the cloth was soga-dyed in Surakarta.
£21.00 -
Adlard Coles 1st 1987
4to pb 143pp, v v min crsing to cvrs o/w VG++ 545 gms
(Order reference 5433).£6.50 -
Pitman 1st 1978 4to
M/F 1060 gms
(Order reference 5464).
Constance Howard is widely known on both sides of the Atlantic as a leading authority on embroidery and textile design. For this book, she has brought together a team of experts from Britain and the United States to provide truly practical, illustrated introductions to the crafts in which they specialize. The result is nine handbooks in one volume, each containing all the basic information needed to practise that particular craft (whether the reader is a beginner or not) and to stimulate interest in the related crafts that form the rest of the book.
Although different in concept and technique, each of these crafts is concerned with the manipulation of threads. The success of any textile craft project depends on the thoughtful use of yarns as well as techniques, and the character of a yarn is related to the fibres from which it is spun. The first chapter of the book is therefore Margaret Seagroatt's Spinning, in which she describes the nature of the various fibres and how to spin and dye them. Constance Howard's own chapter, Embroidery, covers all aspects of hand and machine stitchery, fabric manipulation, and the consideration of design for embroidery projects. Peter Collingwood's Sprang (plaiting on stretched threads) explains in detail the techniques of inter-linked, interlaced, intertwined and circular warp sprang. Enid Russ's Weaving deals with tapestry weaving as well as the intricacies of work on the modern loom and the making of balanced weaves. In Crochet and Knitting Eve de Negri examines not only the basic principles of each craft but also the advanced techniques and non-traditional ideas which have given both their `new look'. In Bobbin Lace Dorothea Nield makes it clear that the use of unusual yarns and a freer approach to techniques enable the lacemaker to reconsider traditional methods and effects, and to interpret them in new and exciting ways. Macrame, too, can be freer with many more varieties of thread available than the light lacy threads used by the Victorians; Zoe de Negri explains basic macrame techniques as well as encouraging an individual approach to projects. The techniques of Coiled Basketry are simple, incorporating stitches that relate to embroidery and to weaving, and using stitching fibres that are common to all textile crafts; Helen Richards's chapter explores the creative use of materials and methods, and shows how to make a functional container also a work of art.
In its coverage of a wide variety of crafts whose material is thread and fabric, this book is unique. It is an invaluable work of practical instruction, inspiration and reference. Every chapter is illustrated with specially taken photographs (many in full colour) of striking finished work, and there are over 150 diagrams and detailed working drawings, all executed by the same artist, of stitches and techniques.
£12.50 -
ICI 1950s (?) s
4to stapled booklet 40pp, some spotting to cvrs + min crsing to pages o/w VG. A series of advertisements issued by the Dyestuffs Division of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. 135 gms
(Order reference 5499).£6.00 -
ICI 1950s (?)
4to stapled booklet 40pp VG+. A series of advertisements issued by the Dyestuffs Division of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd 135 gms
(Order reference 5500).£6.00 -
Society of Dyers & Colourists 1934
4to, thickcard covers 286pp. An extremely bright and clean copy - a real find! Leather and fabric samples complete, clean and bright. 760 gms
(Order reference 5506).£45.00 -
Morehouse Publishing 1st 1992
4to pb 64pp F 260 gms
(Order reference 5579).£5.50 -
Textile Council nd (1960s?)
16pp 8vo stapled booklet VG++ 30 gms
(Order reference 5693).£2.00 -
Heinemann Educational Books 1st 1982
4to pb 42pp VG++ 110 gms
(Order reference 5699).£5.00 -
Sir Isaac Pitman 1927
4to stapled magazine, spine missing, cvrs worn + detached but contents clean and complete VG 210 gms
(Order reference 5703).£4.00 -
Dover 1st 1987
4to stapled booklet, min wr + dmge to edges of cvrs o/w VG 200 gms
(Order reference 5710).£3.50 -
OUP rep 1985
4to pb 224pp, v v min wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 450 gms
(Order reference 5829).£6.50 -
Search Press 1st in hardback 1989
large 4to, v v min wr to bds o/w VG++/VG++ 640 gms
(Order reference 5848).£20.00 -
Dobson & Barlow 1927
8vo, no d/w, bmps, wr + sunning to bds, fr hnge split o/w VG - many b/w photos. 440 gms
(Order reference 5853).£8.00 -
Hamlyn 1st 1986
4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w VG++/VG++ 805 gms
(Order reference 5886A).£6.00 -
Macmillan 3rd prtg 1947
8vo, no d/w, bmps to bds o/w VG+ 1160 gms
(Order reference 5932).£20.00 -
Macmillan 3rd edn 1911
8vo, no d/w, marking + slight wr to bds o/w VG+ 825 gms
(Order reference 5933).£15.00 -
ICI nd (1950?)
8vo stapled pb 74pp, v v min dulling to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 120 gms
(Order reference 6038).£6.50 -
Contemporary Books 1st 1997
large 4to F/F 970 gms
(Order reference 6083).£15.00 -
Chancellor Press 1st 1988
large 4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w F/F 990 gms
(Order reference 6102).£7.00 -
B T Batsford rep 1970
8vo, ex school lib, min bmps + sl dulling to bds, spotting, wr + chps to d/w + tr o/w VG/VG 550 gms
(Order reference 6125).£8.50 -
David & Charles 1sts 1970 + 1971
4to, each F/F - d/ws in clear protectors 1160 gms
(Order reference 6131).£140.00 -
Mills & Boon rep 1978
4to pb 112pp VG++ 365 gms
(Order reference 6135).
This book introduces a new craft, modelling figures in the supple, natural material of hessian. The step-by-step instructions show one how to make the basic figures and their accessories, while the photographs of Mrs. Hutchings' beautiful figures suggest how these methods can be used to make original, sensitive forms.
Margaret Hutchings is the creator of numerous books on handicrafts. Her constant inventiveness has delighted children and adults alike for many years.
£7.50 -
Shire Publications rep 1993
8vo stapled booklet 32pp, wr to cvrs o/w VG+ 85 gms
(Order reference 6139).£2.50 -
Shire Publications 1st 1981
8vo stapled booklet 32pp, sm area of tippex to fep o/w VG++ 75 gms
(Order reference 6141).£8.00 -
Shire Publications rep 1978
8vo stapled booklet 32pp VG++ 90 gms
(Order reference 6146).£4.00 -
Shire Publications 1st 1983
8vo stapled booklet 32pp, ex lib, bmps, wr + crsing to cvrs o/w VG 100 gms
(Order reference 6158).£1.50 -
Blackie & Son no date (War Economy Standard)
4to, no d/w, v v min marks to bds o/w VG+ 1210 gms
(Order reference 6200).£6.50 -
Millers 1st 2000
4to, v v min bmps to bds o/w VG++/VG++ 750 gms
(Order reference 6234).
If you have inherited an old sampler or a piece of embroidery. you will now how beautiful and fascinating such textiles are, but do you now how much your piece is worth, or when and where it was made? If you are thinking of starting a collection, the questions can seem puzzling. How can you tell the difference between 17th-century and 9th centurysilks? Why is one piece of lace more collectable than another? How should you choose a collecting niche that is both accessible and affordable?
Miller's Collecting Textiles gives you all the information you need to start your collection — whether you decide to base it on a particular period, a certain technique, or an area of textile production. With over 350 fully captioned photographs in full colour; and a straightforward and informative text, all the key collecting areas are covered: from English embroidery and lace to Oriental silks and velvets, from North American samplers and quilts to 20th-century printed cottons and scarves. With an emphasis on what is available and affordable, this is an invaluable guide to collecting textiles from all over the world.
Each collecting area is given detailed coverage — what to look foi. what to avoid, suggestions on how to specialize and so on. Items of all values are included, with a few rare examples to give context, and many more at accessible prices. A realistic price range is gven for every item, along with information on its condition.There is also a section explaining the different techniques, with all specialist terms defined, and a bibliography, together with information on how to display and care for your collection and where to buy.
