Making History (eBook)

Quilts & Fabric from 1890-1970

Barbara Brackman (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2008
128 Seiten
C&T Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-60705-302-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Whether you want to create new quilts with an authentic period look, or learn about the history of fabrics in America, you'll find it all in this fascinating book. Learn to choose reproduction prints for vintage designs and build a stash of period-appropriate fabrics. Make any of the 9 beautiful pieced and appliquéd quilts. Or simply enjoy the story of fabrics and quilts in a century of explosive change.

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This wide-ranging book shows how to create quilts with an authentic antique look, collect period textiles, while revealing the history of American fabrics.   Learn the fascinating true story of fabrics in America and make your own period quilts with this  comprehensive guide to fabrics and their influence on American quilts, from the machine age to the atomic age. From quilt historian Barbara Brackman, author of America's Printed Fabrics 1770–1890,Making History not only includes 9 quilt projects inspired by vintage quilt designs and fabrics, but is packed with historic photos, stories, and insights into the role of fabrics in everyday life.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.11.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Handarbeit / Textiles
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• ISBN-10: 1-60705-302-0 / 1607053020
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60705-302-6 / 9781607053026