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30 |  | FIBER & TEXTILES Color and Fiber. Patricia Lambert, Barbara Stae- pelaere, and Mary G. Fry. Fiber artists will welcome this opportunity to learn how to use and control color with this monumental and exquisitely beauti- ful book. Whether they stitch, quilt, weave, work in macrame, hook rugs, knit, crochet, or experiment in mixed media, artists will benefit from the authors’ techniques for solving color problems. • 7"x9" (177 x 228mm) • 105 color photos,18 charts, 49 b/wphotos, & 71 line drawings • 255 pp. • 978-0-88740-065-0 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Dyeing Wool: 20 Techniques, Beginner to Advanced. Karen Schellinger. Learn how to add fascinating dimension, intensity, and texture to your textile projects. Step-by-step lessons show you how to spot dye, paint, and overlay color, among many great techniques that let you play with color. Gain skills, learn color theory, and find your color voice • 10" x 10" (254 x 254 mm) • 627 color illus. • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-3432-0 • HC • $59.99 / £54.99 / 85.00 CAD Earthen Pigments: Hand-Gathering & Using Natural Colors in Art. Sandy Webster. Through recipes and illustrations, learn how to turn hand-gath- ered pigments into a variety of artist mediums from water-based paints, to pastels and oil/wax crayons casein solutions, printmaking inks, and even spun into paper threads for weaving, stitching, and tying • 8 1/2" x 9" (215 x 228 mm) • 74 color images, 38 drawings • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-4178-6 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Natural Dyeing with Plants: Glorious Colors from Roots, Leaves & Flowers. Franziska Ebner & Romana Hasenöhrl. This richly illustrated book also shows how the dyed materials can be felted or turned into woolen pictures. The traditional coloring of Easter eggs with natural colors or the coloring of the sun is also explained. Last but not least, the authors deal with trend-setting ecoprint- ing. • 10" x 10" (254 x 254 mm) • 338 color images • 152 pp. • 978-0-7643-5517-2 • HC • $26.99 / £24.99 / 37.99 CAD True Colors, 2nd Edition. Keith Recker, Foreword by Lidewij Edelkoort Deep conversations with 26 artisans from every part of the globe reveal their wisdom, traditions, and know-how on creating color from natural materials. • 9" x 11" (228 x 280 mm) • 300 Color Photos, Four-color Interior • 252 pp. • 978-1-7332003-8-7•PB•978-1-5073-0272-9 (E-book) • $36.95 / £33.99 / 52.95 CAD Antique Linens: From the Kitchen to the Bou- doir. Marsha L. Manchester. 300+ photos guide you through the identification and pricing of antique linens from the 19th and 20th centuries, including tablecloths, towels, napkins, pot holders, doilies, runners, bed covers, boudoir cases, bureau scarves, and more. Enjoy the intricate workmanship of fine appliqué work, embroidery, and laces. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 323 color photos • 192 pp. • 978-0- 7643-1691-3 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / 56.95 CAD TEXTILES: HOME Collectors’ Guide to Vintage Souvenir Table- cloths and Linens. Pamela Glasell. 300+ photos showcase state and souvenir tablecloths, towels, aprons, and scarves, all featuring wonderful graph- ics of state-related themes, popular tourist attractions, and historic events. Info on dating, a price guide, craft suggestions, and a resource list. An invaluable resource for vintage kitchen textile collectors and interior designers • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 315 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-1978-5 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Collector’s Guide to Vintage Tablecloths. Pa- mela Glasell. A pictorial reference guide covering the history of the printed tablecloth from the 1700s to the 1950s. More than 500 striking photographs of vintage tablecloths, period advertising and packaging, up-to-date values, and detailed captions. Includes sections on dating your tablecloths, spotting repro- ductions, and information about major manufactur- ers • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 536 color, 3 b/w photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-1616-6 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Colorful Tablecloths 1930s-1960s: Threads of the Past. Yvonne Barineau & Erin Henderson. This ultimate guide to tablecloths from the 1930s to ear- ly 1960s in countless styles, colors, fabrics, and themes will help identify the manufacturers, dates, and values of these wildly popular collectibles. A must have re- source for interior designers, antique dealers, and textile collector. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 450 colorphotos•176pp.•978-0-7643-2073-6•PB•$29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Colorful Vintage Kitchen Towels. Erin Hender- son & Yvonne Barineau. Vintage towels are small art canvases, affordable, easily cleaned, and easily displayed. These irresistible charmers are showcased here in more than 490 color photos. Manufacturers include Wilendur, Startex, Martex, Broderie, Bucilla, JS&S, and more. Also includes manufacturer and designer information, cleaning and storage tips, measurements, values, and a helpful glossary. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 495 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-2380-5 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD 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 col- lecting. 260 color photos illustrate a wide variety of pot holders, and concise captions provide information and current values. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 260 color photos • 160 pp. • 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 Beacon Blankets: Make Warm Friends. Jerry & Kathy Brownstein. Beacon cotton and wool blankets in Indian and geometric designs and color catalog pages from 1917–1957, together with original blan- ket designs, history of the company, advertisements, and labels. Special sections on crib blankets, bathrobes using Beacon fabric, related blankets, and Skookum Indian dolls • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 622 color photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-1359-2 •HC• $49.95 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Chenille: A Collector’s Guide. Judith Ann Grea- son & Tina Skinner. A rich visual tour of vintage chenille, displaying hundreds of beautiful bedspreads and a few novelty items along with details that highlight manufacturing techniques and styles. A price guide is included in the captions. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 203 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0- 7643-1511-4 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Christmas Household Textiles: 1920s-1970s. Jeanette and Donald Michalets. Illustrated with more than 440 color photos, this book captures the beau- ty, charm, and whimsy of a wide range of Christmas textiles, both mass produced and handmade, from the 1920s to the 1970s. Included are handkerchiefs, tablecloths, tree skirts, tea towels, table runners, and aprons • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 446 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-2646-2 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Collecting Household Linens. Frances Johnson. The origins of handmade household linens, including afghans, later altar cloths, curtains, shade pulls, and bedspreads. Centerpieces and doilies are the best known of these. Decorator pillows, napkins, and napkin rings also appear, along with helpful informa- tion on caring for old linens and creative ideas for saving damaged linens • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 450 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-0111-7 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Collecting More Household Linens. Frances Johnson. This illustrated survey presents common linens and fabrics ranging from detailed samplers to simple but elegant hand towels and splashers, pillow cases, quilts, coverlets, rugs, sheets, blankets, and tablecloths. More than 500 color photos and the price guide make it useful • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 508 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-0208- 4 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD