TEXTILES - Hardcover

SEILER-BALDINGER ANN

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560985097 ISBN 13: 9781560985099

Publisher: Smithsonian, 1992

Synopsis

First published in German in 1973, this volume provides a classic study of textile techniques. It includes approximately 300 procedures in thread and textile manufacturing and in textile decoration, all presented in text and drawings.

About this title

From Library Journal:

One piece of cloth is not just like another, as this comprehensive guide shows. From the simplest threadmaking, meshing, and plaiting through complex warp methods and weaving, almost every imaginable fabric production technique is represented here in the more than 500 precisely drawn black-and-white diagrams that are the book's greatest resource. Additionally, the sections on fabric ornamentation treat pile formations, beadwork, borders, fringes, dyeing and printing techniques, and 32 examples of ethnic textiles are photographed in full color. Finally, a multilingual index provides access to terminology, while a lengthy bibliography offers many historic and foreign sources, as well as current English texts. Meticulously researched and documented, this reference book is a translation of the expanded 1991 revision of a classic German text published in 1973. While essential for specialized collections, this is also a good basic addition to larger general reference collections.?Therese Duzinkiewicz Baker, Western Kentucky Univ. Libs., Bowling Green
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Smithsonian
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 1560985097
• ISBN 13: 9781560985099
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256