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 | 31 TEXTILES: INTERNATIONAL | Coverlets and the Spirit of America. Joseph D. Shein & Melinda Zongor. A comprehensive tour of figured coverlets made between 1817 and 1869. These antique woven bed covers, with their graph- ic and colorful images of trains, animals, buildings, heroes, and patriotic symbols, provide a wonderful and perhaps unique snapshot of the bright optimism that was the 19th century spirit of America. More than 100 coverlets in full color and on both sides. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 200+ color photos • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-1660-9 • HC • $69.95 / £63.99 / 105.00 CAD Elegant Table Linens: from Weil & Durrsé including Wilendur™. Michelle Hayes. Linen products of the Weil & Durrsé Company of New York City, from the 1920s to 1984, are of the highest quality, including Wilendur™and other brands. More than 250 tablecloths in 120 printed designs are featured. 425 color photos display exquisite floral tablecloths, napkins, placemats, curtains, towels, aprons, and handcrafted items • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 425 images • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-2090-3 • PB • $30.00 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Fun & Collectible Kitchen Towels: 1930s to 1960s. Michelle Hayes. This informative reference contains more than 350 beautiful photographs of printed kitchen towels and bathroom sets from the 1930s to the 1960s. The designs relate to food, the outdoors, people, and childhood as captured by towel manufacturers Martex, West Point-Stevens, Vera, Cannon, and more • 81/2"x11" (215x279mm) •350 color photos •160pp. •978-0-7643-2315-7•PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Fun Linens of the 20th Century. Elizabeth Sco- field and Peggy Zalamea. Whimsical household linens of the mid-twentieth century, most from the “fun linen” period after World War II through the 1960s. Items include eye catching tablecloths, napkins, placemats, runners, towels, doilies, potholders, bed- spreads, pillowcases, curtains, laundry bags, and aprons. Collecting tips, new information on textile designers, and a value guide are provided. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 308 color photos • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-1599-2 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Gay & Gifty Pot Holders. Barbara E. Mauzy. 100s of examples of pot holders from the 1940s and 1950s explained, dated, and priced. Collectors and dealers alike will appreciate the comprehensive look at an art form few know how to create, but so many enjoy collecting. 260 color photos illustrate a wide variety of pot holders, and concise captions provide infor- mation and current values. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) •260 color photos •160pp. •978-0-7643-1686-9•PB • $16.95 / £15.99 / 23.95 CAD Linen: From Flax Seed to Woven Cloth. Linda Heinrich. Follow the saga of this remarkable fiber from seed to woven fabric. Learn about flax cultiva- tion, processing and spinning, natural and synthetic dyeing, and weaving and finishing linen cloth. 233 color and 156 black-and-white photos and drawings reveal the characteristics of linen • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x279mm) •233color photos156b/wphotos&drawings •232pp. •978-0-7643-3466-5•HC•$49.99 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD More Terrific Tablecloths. Loretta Smith Fehling. Tablecloths from the 1940s and ’50s display bright- ly colored fruit and flower designs, Mexican motifs, ivy and foliage prints, and Pennsylvania Dutch influ- enced patterns sure to whisk you back to mom’s or grandma’s kitchen. Also included is a section on specialty cloths. This book captures a rich part of our textile history with more than 300 delightful photo- graphs • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • over 300 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-0975-5 • soft • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD American Toile: Four Centuries of Sensational Scenic Fabrics and Wallpaper. Michele Palmer. More than 180 bright color photos capture American toile in its many themes. American toile’s major top- ics of illustration include the colonial era, the new republic, the Civil War, the West, farm and city life, and maritime and leisure activities, as well as a variety of patriotic symbols • 11" x 81/2" (279 x 215mm) •182 color photos •128 pp. •978-0-7643-4406-0•HC•$34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD TEXTILES: INTERNATIONAL Sweetheart & Mother Pillows, 1917-1945. Patricia Cummings. These collector items provide a unique insight into World War I and World War II and the years of civilian conservation camps. Sections include the fiber used in making them, the manufac- turers, and distinguishing factors between World War I and World War II pillow covers • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 247 b/w & color images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-3917-2•PB•$24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99CAD Terrific Tablecloths: from the ’40s & ’50s, 2E. Loretta Smith Fehling. These tablecloths include colorful prints inspired by wartime victory gardens, mountain dogwood, and springtime bouquets, as well as fruits, vegetables, berries, florals, and rich border patterns. 400+ color photographs with cap- tions and updated values make this an invaluable resource for collectors, designers, and antique deal- ers. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 421 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-1902-0 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Vintage Feed Sacks: Fabric From the Farm. Susan Miller. More than 500 color photographs present colorfully printed cloth feed and food sacks. Treasured for their fabulous patterns, and for the memories of a simpler time which they evoke, print- ed cloth sacks have become a hot collectible. Espe- cially appealing to quilters and crafters. Includes price guide • 8 1/2"X11" (215 x 279mm) • 510 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-2611-0 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Vintage Victorian Textiles. Brian D. Coleman, Photography by Linda Svendsen. A sumptuous look at rich and varied Victorian textiles on everything from Victorian footstools to portieres is captured in elegant color photographs. Advice on the care and conservation of vintage textiles and a guide to es- tablishing values helps designers and collectors alike to use authentic fabrics. • 81/2"x11" (215x279mm) •170 color photos •176pp. •978-0-7643-1504-6•HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Vintage White Linens: A to Z. Marsha L. Man- chester. Organized alphabetically, beginners, collec- tors, and discerning decorators all can easily find information and identify variations from handmade knit lace to machine-made eyelet embroidery. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •318 color photos •240 pp. • 978-0-7643-0363-0•HC•$39.95 / £36.99 / 56.95CAD Antique French Textiles for Designers. June K. Laval. A basic history of French textiles, from the Middle Ages to art deco, and 416 beautiful color photographs demonstrate traditional and contem- porary uses for tapestries, cottons, linens, laces, embroidery, needlepoint, and trims. Suggestions are given for their use in contemporary interior and home decor. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 416 images • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-2039-2 • HC • $40.00 / £36.99 / 56.95 CAD Artisans by Design. Judy Frater. The story of Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya—the first design school for tra- ditional artisans in India—and its effect on the lives of its students and their community. Personal stories from more than 20 artisans as well as more than 250 photographs of the students and their work. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 250 color images • 304 pp. • 978-0-7643-6843-1•HC•$39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99CAD Eastern European Folk Designs. John Gabrian Marinescu. More than 288 full color, all over patterns, borders, and corners of decorative textile motifs from Romania. Inspiration for decorations of fabrics, wall coverings, carpets, ceramics, historical ornamentation, and jewelry • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 315 color illustrations•160pp.•978-0-7643-1706-4•PB•$29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Beyond the Stones of Machu Picchu: Folk Tales and Stories of Inca Life. Elizabeth Conrad VanBuskirk & Angel L. Callañaupa Alva- rez. Andean village life is vibrantly depicted through folk tales, stories, and art in this com- pendium of South American culture with a special focus on the famous Andean practice of weaving and other textile arts. • 81/2" x 9" (215 x 228 mm) • 86 Color Illustrations, Four-color Interi- or • 114 pp. • 978-0-9838860-5-1 • PB • $19.95 / £18.99 / 28.95 CAD Bogolanfini Mud Cloth: Textile Art with CD. Sam Hilu & Irwin Hersey. Color photographs detail the mud cloth art of the Bogolan people in Mali, Africa. Geometric, abstract, and semi-abstract patterns are hand painted with mud dyes on hand woven cloth. The CD contains over 200 patterns • 81/2"x11" (215 x 279 mm) • 200 illustrations • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643- 2187-0 • HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Embroidering within Boundaries: Afghan Women Creating a Future. Rangina Hamidi, Mary Littrell & Paula Lerner. Following 9/11, Kanda- har was a shambles. Tens of thousands of women, widowed by years of conflict, struggled to support themselves and their families. The grassroots orga- nizationKandahar Treasure, using traditional khamak embroidery, helps 300 brave women to build their lives. • 10" x 10" (254 x 254mm) • 130 Color Pho- tos, 1 Map, Four-color Interior • 172 pp. • 978-0- 9984523-0-2•PB•978-1-5073-0242-2 (Ebook)•$34.95 / £31.99 / 48.95 CAD Every Thread a Story & The Secret Language of Miao Embroidery. Karen Elting Brock, Wang Jun, Zeng Li & Linda Ligon. A stunning set of two beautiful books offers a tribute to ethnic minority artisans of China’s Guizhou Province, including indi- go dyers, embroiderers, weavers, and more. Second, it supplies clear descriptions and stories for 60 sym- bols and motifs found in Miao textiles of that region. • 9" x 11" (228 x 280 mm) • 240 Color Photos, 38 B/W Illustrations, 1 Map, Four-color Interior • 160 pp. • 978- 1-7332003-9-4 box set • $49.95 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Faces of Tradition: Weaving Elders of the Andes. Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez, Christine Franquemont & Joe Coca. Dozens of an- cient-method weavers and the landscapes that they occupy in the Cusco region of the Andes are vividly portrayed through personal stories and life experiences. • 10"x10" (254x254mm) • 175 Color Photos, 1 Map • 152 pp. • 978-0- 9838860-4-4•PB•978-1-5073-0243-9 (E-book) • $34.95 / £31.99 / 48.95 CAD