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415 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm + 9 sheets of patterns
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English
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From knits, wools, and flannels to corduroy and cottons, these patterns show how to make the most of each fabric's unique characteristics. Sewers will love the affordability and ease of these patterns, each requiring just one yard of fabric. There's something for every skill level and interest.
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English
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This book concerns itself with the origin of the different types of Navajo rugs, with suggestions on how and where to buy, and with their care. New histotical notes were added to facts previously known. The history of the Navajo People has been sketchily depicted and then only as it concerns their weaving. Includes history of weaving, how a rug is made, rug types and areas, how to buy a rug, how to collect rugs, fact and fancy, the future, 20 color...
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206 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"What do Korean bojagi wrapping cloths, Cameroonian Bamileke boubous, Peruvian montera hats, and Hungarian cifraszür shepherd cloaks have in common? Each is made using the ancient technique of patchwork -- the art of juxtaposing fabrics and motifs to create blankets, clothes, accessories, and more. This volume follows Catherine Legrand as she sews together an ethnographic patchwork map. Legrand has spent many years traveling and researching textiles...
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385 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"For centuries the Huichol (Wixárika) Indian women of Jalisco, Mexico, have been weaving textiles on backstrap looms. This West Mexican tradition has been passed down from mothers to daughters since pre-Columbian times. Weaving is a part of each woman's identity--allowing them to express their ancient religious beliefs as well as to reflect the personal transformations they have undergone throughout their lives. In this book anthropologist Stacy...
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American Indian art volume 3
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317 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 29 cm.
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English
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