Textiles & Weaving, Clothing & Stitchery
Archaeological textiles and textile production, preservation techniques, styles of dress, and textiles in past economies, societies and cultures.
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Swedish Textile Art: Traditional marriage Weavings from Scania [Hardback]
Viveka Hansen (Author)
£125.00ISBN: 9781874780076
Published by : Khalili Collections
Ninety five colourful textile panels, woven in various techniques, illustrating the ful range of traditional designs of Scanian marriage weavings.
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Five Thousand Years of Textiles [Paperback]
Jennifer Harris (Author)
£25.99ISBN: 9780714150895
Published by : British Museum Company Ltd
The first comprehensive survey in colour of textile art and production from pre-history to the present day, this book's geographical coverage spans the world from the Middle and Near East to Europe, the Americas and Africa, taking in Byzantine ... .... Learn More -
Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd: The Inventories of the Wardro [Hardback]
Janet Arnold (Author)
£88.00ISBN: 9780901286208
Published by : Maney Publishing
Series: Maney Main Publications
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Technology and Enterprise: Isaac Holden and the Mechanisation of Woolcombing in France, 1884-1914 [Hardback]
Jordan Goodman (Author); Katrina Honeyman (Author)
£20.00ISBN: 9780859677271
Published by : Maney Publishing
Series: Pasold Research Fund Publications
Volume: 6
This book examines Isaac Holden's achievements both as an inventor and as a specialist woolcomber in France during the second half of the nineteenth century. Early business failure in Bradford prompted Holden's move to France, whe... .... Learn More -
The British Wool Textile Industry, 1770-1914 [Hardback]
D. T. Jenkins (Author); K. G. Ponting (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9780859677295
Published by : Maney Publishing
Series: Pasold Research Fund Publications
Volume: 3
This book analyses the progress and performance of the wool textile industry, both nationally and in various regions where it was concentrated. It examines the development of the industry in terms of its structure and location, it... .... Learn More -
The East Anglian Linen Industry: Rural Industry and Local Economy, 1500-1850 [Paperback]
Niesta Evans (Author)
£20.00ISBN: 9780566008474
Published by : Maney Publishing
Series: Pasold Research Fund Publications
Volume: 5
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Flowers of the Yayla [Paperback]
Anthony N. Landreau (Author)
£9.95Published by : Textile Museum
A study of weaving by the Yoruk nomads in western Turkey. .... Learn More -
Lace: A History [Hardback]
Santina M. Levey (Author)
£69.00ISBN: 9780901286154
Published by : Maney Publishing
Valenciennes, Honiton, Bucks Point, Reticella, Brussels Bobbin Lace, Blonde, Bedfordshire Maltese, Hollie Point and Carrickmacross . . . Why did all these varieties of lace develop as they did? When were they first made? Who made ... .... Learn More -
The Dyer's Manual [Paperback]
Jill Goodwin (Author); Gill Goodwin (Author)
£14.95ISBN: 9780954440107
Published by : Ashman's Publications
Although textiles rarely survive in archaeological contexts, we know that dyeing and weaving were practised in the ancient world. This book is part historical and part experimental as Jill Goodwin, well known for her research into dyeing, impar... .... Learn More -
Studies in Primitive Looms [Paperback]
H Ling Roth (Author)
£9.00ISBN: 9780903585033
Published by : Ruth Bean Publishers
This is a reprint of the anthropologist Ling Roth's invaluable guide to the `primitve loom' across the globe and through history. Supported by practical drawings and diagrams Roth's study looks at the development and use of the loom in South A... .... Learn More