African Textiles Today

Covering textiles, this sourcebook provides information that range from colour-changing, light-sensitive camouflage to emergency shelters of cement...

The breathtaking skill and creativity of the African peoples are presented here in radiant color--the gorgeous stripweaves of the Ashanti and the E...

Contributors analyse the theories behind children's literature, its functions and cultural significance, and suggest the new directions this litera...

Does your child count down the hours and minutes until the Sabbath ends? "Mom, what time is it? Is the Sabbath over yet?" Or is the Sabbath a delig...

Reducere. In Reinventing Christianity, the first comprehensive survey of Christian theology in Africa to appear in English, John Parratt provides a critical ...

A step-by-step guide to the weaving processWeaving is an age-old craft, but it has boundless potential. The beauty and joy of weaving a finished pi...

Mandy Pattullo, textile artist and author of Textile Collage, builds on her previous work demonstrating how to create beautiful and new collages fr...

Reducere. Most psychological research studies today account for the relational problems of African American heterosexual couples inability to stay together i...

Reducere. This revised and expanded Black Theatre USA broadens its collection to fifty-one outstanding plays, enhancing its status as the most authoritative ...

Chronicles the lives of a group of fishermen from Ghana who took the long and dangerous journey to Southern Italy in search of work in a cutthroat ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe research field of smart textiles is currently witnessing a rapidly growing number of applications integrating intelligent functions ...

Drawn from one of the world's leading textile collections, this magnificently presented array of traditional weavings from the Indonesian archipela...

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Reducere. This title is the third in the successful theme-based Stitched Textiles series. It contains a comprehensive techniques section, six beautiful step-...

Kathleen Matthews creates beautiful landscapes by dyeing fabric and threads, layering sheer fabrics and cutting them out and applying fabric pieces...

An inspiring and practical step-by-step guide to creating quirky, contemporary animal-themed stitched textiles from the amazing studio of Mrs. Bert...

The 3rd in the }Stitched Textiles{ series, with 6 step-by-step projects and galleries of inspirational pieces on the theme of birds. Includes every...

Amanda Hislop reveals the skills and processes she uses to make her incredible textile seascapes.

A survey of textiles from every region of the Indian subcontinent that runs the gamut of commercial, tribal and folk textiles. It first places them...

A detailed study of Tudor textiles, highlighting their extravagant beauty and their impact on the royal court, fashion, and taste At the Tudor Cour...

Taking flowers as its theme, this beautiful book offers textile artists a unique insight into the design process itself as well as expert guidance ...

Textiles are a part of our life but we don't always know them well. Yet, knowing how to choose and use them is essential to respect and maximize ou...

This magnificently illustrated and deeply researched volume takes the reader on a journey throughout the Indian Subcontinent to explore the history...

A collection of papers from leading researchers on the role of textiles in the ancient Mediterranean.Publisher: Oxbow BooksIllustration(s): Colour ...

Harness the world of nature in textile art, from growing and gathering your own materials for cordage and cloth to wrappingPublisher: Batsford LtdA...

Reducere. Frances Burke was Australia's most influential and celebrated textile designer of the 20th century. From the late 1930s to 1970, her designs achiev...

Textiles are the most ubiquitous, diverse, and consistently creative art form on the planet. This major new work comprises more than one thousand i...

'Designing and Printing Textiles' follows the creative process of designing patterns from the beginning, when sourcing ideas, through to the final ...

This book examines the critical issue of environmental pollutants produced by the textiles industry.Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages:...

The first comprehensive, career-spanning monograph of NUNO, one of Japan's most innovative and respected textile design studios.Publisher: Thames &...

The textile work of the prolific yet often overlooked Christopher Dresser is considered in terms of its lasting influence and its unusual compromis...

William Morris Textiles was the first comprehensive survey of the many hundreds of original, colourful textiles produced by William Morris and the ...

A lavishly illustrated volume of Pakistani textiles of extraordinary colour and vibrancy from one of the most arid areas on Earth.

Now in paperback, an expert, highly accessible and achievable handbook of ecologically sustainable plant dye methods using renewable resourcesPubli...

The NESAT symposium has grown from the first meeting in 1981 which was attended by 23 scholars, to over 100 at the tenth meeting that took place in...

Reducere. This pioneering work traces the history and evolution of the textiles of Myanmar (Burma) made and used by the Burman (Bama) ethnic majority. Writte...

Exploring prize textiles known as tiraz, whose meaning and materiality illuminate the interwoven communities of the medieval Islamic worldPublisher...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen you are two all the world is a grand, grand place; and today is a big day for the two year old in this book, because it is her birt...

Kimono Design: An Introduction to Textiles and Patterns uses hundreds of photographs and a wealth of information on colors, fabrics and embellishme...

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Publisher: Pearson Education LimitedAuthor(s): Sara kadolphNumber of pages: 596Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 279 x 218 x 22Cover type: Paperbac...

The book presents the science and mechanisms behind the formation of odours in textiles. It discusses consumer perception of odour in clothing, mec...