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Author
Language
English
Description
The Shakers' spirit burns brightly through their legacy of design and architecture, represented by the images of Shaker buildings and their furnishings found in this book. From furniture, rugs, and clothing to useful objects such as baskets, boxes, and tools and from tinware to textiles, Shaker arts and crafts remain as a precious and vital contribution to American cultural life. An informative text presents lively historical anecdotes of this most...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
1989
Physical Desc
252 pages : all illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Magnificent collection of patterns assembled over a century ago - all faithful reproductions of designs dating back to Middle Ages, Renaissance and later European and Islamic cultures. Includes floral, animal, bird and geometric motifs - many accompanied by complementary border design.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
x, 246 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A "guide to help anyone bring joy and whimsy into their lives with stylish projects, from home decor to food to fashion"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
218 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Step-by-step instructions and symbol charts put these 139 creative new border designs within reach for beginning and advanced crocheters alike. If you're ready to chart your own crocheted course, Edie Eckman offers plenty of helpful design advice, including how to choose an appropriate border for each project and how to incorporate an element from the main stitch pattern into a new border design. She then explains, with the help of close-up photos,...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
314 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Collectable, one-of-a-kind artisanal objects--whether hand-woven textiles or handblown glass--have become a fixture of the modern home; and the artists who produce them are increasingly sought-after. In this follow-up volume to The New Artisans, design expert and lauded blogger Olivier Dupon continues his exploration of the most creative artisans working today."--
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
319 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiling over seventy artisans who use craft techniques to create stylish, whimsical, desirable objects, this book features hundreds of one-of-a-kind, handmade wonders from all over the world.--From publisher description.
18) Shaker smalls
Author
Publisher
Cardigan Press
Pub. Date
1983
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
19) Shaker design
Author
Publisher
Whitney Museum of American Art in association with Norton
Pub. Date
c1986
Physical Desc
228 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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