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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Images are beautiful bright and vivid. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> From samplers and quilts in Europe and the USA to tribal and nomadic cloth in Mongolia and China folk and traditional designs have played a crucial part in the development of textile art and craft. in this book Anne Kelly explores the traditional motifs used in textile folk art and shows how contemporary textile artists use these In their work today. The beautifully illustrated guide is also packed with helpful step-by-step projects that demonstrate how to apply folk motifs to your own work and create unique and personal folk textiles of your own. The book begins with ‘Samplers in Stitch’ looking at the simple stitched panels handmade mementoes and souvenirs that were often used as a personal record of the lives of women and children and explores the work of artists who use semplers as an element in their art. Anne then journeys north with ‘Hordic Notes’ to look at traditional Scandinavian textile art and how modern screen printing and embroidery have been used by contemporary makers. The Silk Road – Travel and Memory examines the influence of the textiles of nomadic people such as the Mongolians and indigenous Australians on current designers and makers. Work from India is also Included being very much in the folk-art tradition. ‘Small Worlds focuses on intricate and small-scale work and how a shared culture and history can be encapsulated in a small plece such as a badge or box. Finally ‘Home and Childhood demonstrates how the treasured objects clothes and costumes lettering and motifs prints and patterns of our past will always remind us of home no matter how far we travel (SP)