Embroidered Textiles : : a World Guide to Traditional Patterns

Locations
Call Number: 746.44 Pa
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	746.44 Pa	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Guide to identification -- The Far East -- The Indian subcontinent -- Central Asia -- The Middle East -- West, Central and East Africa -- North Africa -- Southeast Europe -- Eastern Europe -- The Baltic states -- Scandinavia -- Central Europe -- Western Europe -- North America -- Central America -- South America -- The decorative power of cult -- The great goddess -- The tree of life -- The hunt -- The sun -- Religion and its patterns -- Taoism - Buddhism -- Hinduism -- Islam -- Zoroastrianism -- Christianity -- The magical source of protection -- The magic of embroidery -- Protective embroidery -- Supplementary embroidery -- Patterns -- Materials -- The power of red -- High days and holy places -- Transitional embroidery.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

A museum at home submitted by nsvinicki on July 24, 2018, 8:52am I checked this book out hoping to find patterns and instructions, but it's really more of a coffee table book on the history and culture of embroidery on textiles around the world. As that, it was invaluable - it's an exhaustive discussion of the ways different cultures decorate their clothing and textiles. It doesn't give a detailed history of the changes in each culture's decorations through time, but it does give many excellent examples of the prevailing methods and motifs. Lots of beautiful pictures! Great for an inspiration book or anyone interested in embroidery and garment decoration!