Velvet on My Mind, Velvet on My Loom : Velvet Weaving Past & Present
by
Wendy Landry
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0764359347
ISBN-13
9780764359347
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Imprint
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of Manufacture
CN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 28th, 2020
Print length
280 Pages
Weight
1,680 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 28.70 x 3.20 cms
Product Classification:
Needlework & fabric craftsSpinning & weaving
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The single resource for weavers and textile scholars interested in velvet's development and production!
The single resource for weavers, textile scholars, and others interested in velvet''s development and production—Includes practical techniques for weaving velvet with affordable equipment
For over a thousand years, velvet textiles were woven by hand with great ingenuity and artistry. This book recounts a transcontinental story of their development into one of the most beautiful, luxurious, and economically important products of the medieval and Renaissance periods, in constant demand at courts throughout Europe and Asia.
Velvet expert Landry offers a consistent theory of the origin and spread of this weaving technique and the technological innovations that accompanied it. She draws from her lengthy personal expertise as a practicing weaver and scholar, examining, analyzing, and engaging in the techniques and technologies in order to excavate the intrinsic ideas and knowledge embedded in the craft of velvet weaving. The instructions feature techniques and equipment accessible to ordinary handweavers and introduce ways to attain complex results without complex equipment.
This will be a valuable resource for weavers, textile scholars, and curators for years to come.
For over a thousand years, velvet textiles were woven by hand with great ingenuity and artistry. This book recounts a transcontinental story of their development into one of the most beautiful, luxurious, and economically important products of the medieval and Renaissance periods, in constant demand at courts throughout Europe and Asia.
Velvet expert Landry offers a consistent theory of the origin and spread of this weaving technique and the technological innovations that accompanied it. She draws from her lengthy personal expertise as a practicing weaver and scholar, examining, analyzing, and engaging in the techniques and technologies in order to excavate the intrinsic ideas and knowledge embedded in the craft of velvet weaving. The instructions feature techniques and equipment accessible to ordinary handweavers and introduce ways to attain complex results without complex equipment.
This will be a valuable resource for weavers, textile scholars, and curators for years to come.
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