Antique French Textiles for Designers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Antique French Textiles for Designers write by June K. Laval. This book was released on 2004. Antique French Textiles for Designers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A basic history of French textiles, from the Middle Ages to Art Dco, and 416 beautiful color photographs demonstrate traditional and contemporary uses for tapestries, cottons, linens, laces, embroidery, needlepoint, and trims. Suggestions are given for their use in contemporary interior and home dcor.
French Textiles
French Textiles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook French Textiles write by Mary Schoeser. This book was released on 1991. French Textiles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Book of Fine Linen
The Book of Fine Linen - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Book of Fine Linen write by Francoise De Bonneville. This book was released on 2015-10-06. The Book of Fine Linen available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A visual tribute to the elegant world of heirloom household fabrics, from the white linen cloth of ancient Egypt to the rainbow-hued coverlets of today. This lively text introduces heirloom household fabrics, their use, manufacture, embellishments, and care, as well as the infinite variety of fibers and materials used. The author explains how they serve as both unusually revealing testaments of the history of daily life and quintessential examples of the weaver’s craft, often so magnificently decorated that they rival works of art. The text is supplemented by a rich array of paintings, archival photographs, vintage advertisements, and original commissioned photography from collections, private homes, and workshops of the leading contemporary manufacturers. A comprehensive glossary of technical terms, bibliography, and index complete the book.
The A to Z of the Fashion Industry
The A to Z of the Fashion Industry - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The A to Z of the Fashion Industry write by Francesca Sterlacci. This book was released on 2009-09-28. The A to Z of the Fashion Industry available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The history of clothing begins with the origin of man, and fashionable dress can be traced as far back as 25,000 years ago. Recent scientific explorations have uncovered graves in northern Russia with skeletons covered in beads made of mammoth ivory that once adorned clothing made of animal skin. The Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans each made major contributions to fashion's legacy from their textile innovations, unique clothing designs and their early use of accessories, cosmetics, and jewelry. During the Middle Ages, "fashion trends" emerged as trade and commerce thrived allowing the merchant class to afford to emulate the fashions worn by royals. However, it is widely believed that fashion didn't became an industry until the industrial and commercial revolution during the latter part of the 18th century. Since then, the industry has grown exponentially. Today, fashion is one of the biggest businesses in the world, with hundreds of billions of dollars in turnover and employing tens of millions of workers. It is both a profession, an industry, and in the eyes of many, an art. The A to Z of the Fashion Industry examines the origins and history of this billion-dollar industry. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced entries on designers, models, couture houses, significant articles of apparel and fabrics, trade unions, and the international trade organizations.
My French Country Home
My French Country Home - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook My French Country Home write by Sharon Santoni. This book was released on 2017-08-08. My French Country Home available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Entertaining at home in gracious French style. Born from her experience of everyday living in France, Sharon Santoni reveals the gracious, easy French way of entertaining guests at her countryside home, year-round. Personal stories evoke the spirit of the French lifestyle, while gorgeous photos make us feel right at home. Santoni creates lush bouquets from her garden and utilizes resources from surrounding nature to lay gorgeous tables both indoors and outdoors. Venues range from a Sunday morning breakfast on the patio, to a ladies lunch in her lush garden, a formal dinner in her dining room, and a picnic by the river. Santoni also shares 15 favorite recipes utilizing seasonal foods. Find inspiration for your tables throughout the seasons, and discover the simple pleasure of entertaining friends and family. Sharon Santoni writes the popular blog My French Country Home. She is the author of My Stylish French Girlfriends (Gibbs Smith). She resides in Normandy, France.
