Textiles

- A History

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  • Denne udgave
  • Bog, hardback
  • Engelsk
  • 304 sider

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A fascinating and accessible history of textiles, including the key personalities and inventions which revolutionized the industry, together with the East End workshops and the creation of artificial materials such as rayon. Textile expert, Fiona McDonald, includes tips on the care and repair of materials and advice on what's worth collecting and the best materials to wear, as well as safe cleaning, tips on collecting. In addition to a handy glossary of textile terms, there is an A-Z of different textiles, full of interesting facts - did you know that velvet was originally made from silk and its name derives from the Latin word, vellus, meaning fleece, or that cabbage was the term used in the rag trade to refer to the extra outfits clever cutters created and sold off the books by careful placement of the pattern. A fascinating and often surprising subject area explored at an accessible but informative level. Did you know?

- Peau de Soie is a heavy satin which was used for wedding dresses at the turn of the last century. The word satin is derived from Zaytoun, an area of China where it was first made

- We have lost many evocative names for colors over the years, including bouffon (darker than eau de nil) cendre de rose (gray with pink nuances), dust of Paris (ecru), esterhazy (silver-gray), fly's wing (graphite) and terre d'Egypt (rust)

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Detaljer
  • SprogEngelsk
  • Sidetal304
  • Udgivelsesdato02-02-2012
  • ISBN139781848845091
  • Forlag Pen & Sword Books
  • FormatHardback
  • Udgave0
Størrelse og vægt
  • Vægt498 g
  • Dybde1,7 cm
  • coffee cup img
    10 cm
    book img
    17,2 cm
    24,8 cm

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