12,269円 In her immensely readable and richly documented book, Christine Bayles Kortsch asks us to shift our understanding of late Victorian literary culture by examining its inextricable relationship with the material culture of dress and sewing. Even as the Education Acts of 1870, 1880, and 1891 extende...

6,210円 Modern Fashion Traditions questions the dynamics of fashion systems and spaces of consumption outside the West. Too often, these fashion systems are studied as a mere and recent result of globalization and Western fashion influences, but this book draws on a wide range of non-Western case studies...

2,642円 Weaving and Fabric in Antiquity: Materiality – Representation – Epistemology – Metapoetics presents 11 papers arranged under the four headings of the title which focus on the process of textile manufacture, the weaving process itself, and the materiality of fabric. Contributions address the probl...

2,906円 Woven textiles are produced by nearly all human societies. This volume investigates evidence for patterned textiles (that is, textiles woven with elaborate designs) that were produced by two early Mediterranean civilizations: the Minoans of Crete and the Mycenaeans of mainland Greece, that prospe...

6,210円 In Caribbean history, the European colonial plantocracy created a cultural diaspora in which African slaves were torn from their ancestral homeland. In order to maintain vital links to their traditions and culture, slaves retained certain customs and nurtured them in the Caribbean. The creation o...

4,560円 In an era of increasingly available digital resources, many textile designers and makers find themselves at an interesting juncture between traditional craft processes and newer digital technologies. Highly specialized craft/design practitioners may now elect to make use of digital processes in t...

2,000円 Sie ist eine der schillerndsten, exzentrischsten und interessantesten Frauen, die es derzeit im Fashion Business gibt. Stardesignerin Vivienne Westwood erzählt gemeinsam mit Ian Kelly in diesem Buch zum ersten Mal ihr Leben. Es ist die Geschichte einer Frau aus einfachen Verhältnissen, die sich s...

1,050円 Élément principal de tout art du costume, la silhouette évolue au gré des variations économiques et des changements qui affectent notre vie. Il revient aux modes vestimentaires de s'accommoder tant bien que mal de cet impératif.

1,779円 Handkerchief, pochette, fazelleto, pañuelo, mouchoir de poche, tenugui, hankachi or hank. They all mean one thing. A small innocent square of fabric. Place one in a jacket pocket however, and it transforms into a pocket square. A gentlemans boldest accessory, it adds the final flourish and charac...

748円 This book contains a lovely collection of embroidery patterns for the making of cushions. With many different styles, this book has something to suit every taste and home, and is perfect for unusual and unique gift ideas. With patterns of various difficulties, this book should suit most levels of...

748円 This antique book contains a detailed step by step guide to making toy animals out of leather. Accessible and easy to digest, this book is perfect for the amateur leatherworker and makes a great addition to any collection of antiquarian handcrafting literature. The making of these toy animals is ...

748円 Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.