Needlework through History: An Encyclopedia (Handicrafts through World History) - Hardcover

Leslie, Catherine Amoroso

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313335486 ISBN 13: 9780313335488

Publisher: Greenwood, 2007

Synopsis

Needlework serves functional purposes, such as providing warmth, but has also communicated individual and social identity, spiritual beliefs, and aesthetic ideals throughout time and geography. Needlework traditions are often associated with rituals and celebrations of life events. Often-overlooked by historians, practicing needlework and creating needlework objects provides insights to the history of everyday life. Needlework techniques traveled with merchants and explorers, creating a legacy of cross-cultural exchange. Some techniques are virtually universal and others are limited to a small geographical area. Settlers brought traditions which were sometimes re-invented as indigenous arts. This volume of approximately 75 entries is a comprehensive resource on techniques and cultural traditions for students, information professionals, and collectors.

About this title

Book Description:

From ancient embroidery to modern knitting and crochet, Needlework Through History examines the history & development of needlework through the cultures, lands, materials, and techniques that it represents.

About the Author:

Catherine Amoroso Leslie is an Assistant Professor in The Fashion School at Kent State University where she teaches History of Costume, History of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and workshops in the Needle Arts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0313335486
• ISBN 13: 9780313335488
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256