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Textiles : the art of mankind /

Schoeser, Mary.

Textiles : the art of mankind / Mary Schoeser. - New York : Thames & Hudson, c2012. - 568 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

"1,058 color illustrations."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 557-559) and index.

Impact : Context ; Language, legacies and learning ; Colour and the global vision -- Ingredients : Invention ; Intentions ; Alchemy -- Structure : Non-tensioned techniques ; Looping, knotting, lacing and twisting ; Loom-weaving -- Surface : Yarns ; Stitch ; Painting and printing -- Added dimensions : Letting the cloth speak ; Patchwork and quilting ; Textiles parkour -- Imagery : Identity ; Narrative ; Of time and place.

9780500516454 (hbk.) 0500516456 (hbk.)

2012932518

016122248 Uk


Textile fabrics--History.--design
illustrated books--fashion--creative stitching

NK8806 / .S357 2012

746.09 SCH / 10570