THE MYTH AND MAGIC OF EMBROIDERY
by Stevens, Helen M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0715307746
- ISBN 13
- 9780715307748
- Seller
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WARRNAMBOOL, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
UK: A David & Charles Book. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0715307746 . From ancient times, embroidery and other textile arts have been associated with myths and legends, fables and fairy tales, high drama and folklore. This book features the Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Old English embroidered pictures that were used in such sacred rituals. Each chapter contains an adaptation of a legend with illustrations taken from the author's own workbook. The book includes detailed working methods and new design techniques, such as the transformation of traditional ethnic stitches and the translation of designs from ceramics and architecture into motifs for embroidery, enabling readers to create stunning embroidery pieces of their own.; 300 x 225mm; 144 pages .
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- Bookseller
- M & A Simper Bookbinders (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25404
- Title
- THE MYTH AND MAGIC OF EMBROIDERY
- Author
- Stevens, Helen M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0715307746
- ISBN 13
- 9780715307748
- Publisher
- A David & Charles Book
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- 0715307746
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hobbies; Craft;
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About the Seller
M & A Simper Bookbinders
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WARRNAMBOOL, Victoria
About M & A Simper Bookbinders
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