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Author | : Richard J. Franke |
Publisher | : Swan Isle Press |
Total Pages | : 521 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780226260303 |
Accomplished businessman Richard J. Franke offers in Cut from Whole Cloth an intimate account of the American immigrant experience, recounting the moving story of his grandparents' struggle to build a new life in turn-of-the-century America. Franke draws on extensive primary sources to create an engrossing narrative of his Catholic grandfather and Lutheran grandmother as they flee religious intolerance and economic adversity in Germany and immigrate to America in 1884. They settle in Springfield, Illinois, where they start a family and business and live out the American dream—with its attendant perils and promises—as their business evolves from a tailor's shop to a modern, thriving dry cleaner. Their story is one of strife, frustration, and success. Franke chronicles how they struggle to raise a family in a foreign culture with radically different values, as the old world morals that fuel their prosperity give rise to ancient family tensions that haunt each new generation. By turns charming, wrenching, and poetic, Cut from Whole Cloth is an intensely personal yet timeless tale that will appeal to nearly every descendant of immigrants.
Author | : Cindy Needham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 9781574329346 |
This gorgeous quilting book continues the legacy established by earlier books in the Golden Threads series with unique designs by professional quilters who know what quilters want. Nearly four dozen, full-size quilting patterns are arranged by category: centerpieces, fans, medallions, and borders and shown in various sizes. Cindy's patterns have been available as plastic stencils for years but never before showcased in book format. Use these patterns to transform vintage linens into charming quilts! The antique appeal of the fabrics is retained yet enhanced by today's favorite quilting techniques. Here is a happy marriage between yesterday's treasures and today's quilting trends.
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Publisher | : Margot Woodrough |
Total Pages | : 158 |
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Author | : Mildred Constantine |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Art |
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Illustrated with over 200 examples drawn from artists practicing around the world, this comprehensive resource thoroughly documents the history of cloth in art. Among the extraordinary roster of international artists--in many disciplines, with diverse philosophies--are James Bassler, Christo, Eva Hesse, Faith Ringgold, and Andy Warhol. 240 illustrations, 120 in color.
Author | : Edward M. Harris |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 489 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 1107035880 |
Markets, Households and City-States in the Ancient Greek Economy brings together sixteen essays by leading scholars of the ancient Greek economy. The essays investigate the role of market-exchange in the economy of the ancient Greek world in the Classical and Hellenistic periods.
Author | : Karlee Porter |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014-09-15 |
Genre | : Quilting |
ISBN | : 9781502389732 |
Instructions for creating quilts with complex designs that resemble graffiti art.
Author | : Jacquie Gering |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2013-08-14 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1620331535 |
From two pioneers of today's modern quilting movement, Quilting Modern teaches quilters how to use improvisational techniques to make graphic, contemporary quilts and quilted projects. Explore seven core techniques and multiple projects using each technique--all presented with detailed instructions. Also included is step-by-step direction from Jacquie Gering and Katie Pedersen on tools, materials, and quilting basics, as well as expert advice on color and design. New and seasoned quilting artists will love making stunning bed, wall hanging, pillowcase, and table accessory quilts with this must-have resource. Quilting Modern is a field guide for quilters who strive to break free from tradition and yearn to explore improvisational work. Quilters can make the 21 projects in the book, but will also come away with the new knowledge and skills to apply to their own unique designs. In Quilting Modern, quilters will find the support, structure, and encouragement they need to explore their own creativity and artistic vision.
Author | : Jeannine Stein |
Publisher | : Quarry Books |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2011-06-01 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1610580214 |
Each project in this book combines bookbinding with a specific craft such as quilting, jewelry making, or polymer clay, and offer levels of expertise: basic, novice, and expert. Illustrated step-by-step instructions and photographs demonstrate how to construct the cover pages, and a unique binding technique, easy enough for a beginner to master. Each project also features two other versions with the same binding geared to those with more or less experience. The novice version is for those who have no knowledge of the craft and want shortcuts, but love the look. For the quilter's book, for example, vintage quilt pieces become the covers so all that's needing in the binding. Or if you're interested in wool felting use an old sweater. This offers great opportunities for upcycling. The expert version is for those who have a great deal of knowledge and proficiency of a certain craft - the master art quilter, for example. For this version, an expert guest artist has created the cover and the author has created the binding. This offers yet another creative opportunity - the collaborative project. Since crafters often get involved with round-robins and other shared endeavors, this will show them yet another way to combine their skills. No other craft book offers the possibilities and challenges that Adventures in Bookbinding does. Readers will return to it again and again to find inspiration and ideas.
Author | : Malka Dubrawsky |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 9781600595134 |
Award-winning artist Malka Dubrawksy presents a bold, modern take on dyeing, geared especially to quilters and fiber artists. She’s whipped up a variety of easy patterning techniques--including resist, discharge, and overdyeing--for creating one-of-a-kind fabrics, as well as more than a dozen simple projects that use the vibrant cloth. How-to photos accompany the text, which focuses on sources of inspiration, tools and materials, dyeing recipes, and the surface design techniques themselves. Stunning images from the author’s sketchbook and photos of her workspace provide quilters with additional motivation.
Author | : Virginia Postrel |
Publisher | : Basic Books |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2020-11-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1541617614 |
From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, explore the global history of textiles and the world they weave together in this enthralling and educational guide. The story of humanity is the story of textiles -- as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. From Minoans exporting wool colored with precious purple dye to Egypt, to Romans arrayed in costly Chinese silk, the cloth trade paved the crossroads of the ancient world. Textiles funded the Renaissance and the Mughal Empire; they gave us banks and bookkeeping, Michelangelo's David and the Taj Mahal. The cloth business spread the alphabet and arithmetic, propelled chemical research, and taught people to think in binary code. Assiduously researched and deftly narrated, The Fabric of Civilization tells the story of the world's most influential commodity.