Painted With Thread: The Art of American Embroidery

Painted With Thread: The Art of American Embroidery

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Book Description
Painted with Thread is the catalogue accompaniment to the exhibition of the same name at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. This richly illustrated book emphasizes the art inherent in embroidery and contextualizes the examples within aesthetic movements. The objects and designs are myriad: "pictoral embroidery," wool and cotton sailor's pants embroidered with a running whorl stitch resembling tattoo art. Winding vines of flowers in full-bloom rendered to near botanical precision. Samplers sewn by schoolgirls, table covers, fire screens, valances as domestic artifacts with a resonance far beyond the home and the homespun. Painted with Thread presents a breathtaking array of historic American needlework.

From the Publisher
9 1/2 x 11 trim. 102 color illus.

Painted With Thread: The Art of American Embroidery,Paula Bradstreet Richter,University Press of New England,0883891190,American - General,Art & Art Instruction,Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum,Crafts & Hobbies,Exhibition Catalogs,Hobbies/Crafts,Needlework - Embroidery,Embroidery,USA

Book Contents:

1. P. Allen Smith's Colors for the Garden : Creating Compelling Color Themes
2. P. Allen Smith's Container Gardens : 60 Container Recipes to Accent Your Garden
3. Paula Pryke's Flower School : Creating Bold Innovative Floral Designs
4. Perennial Combinations: Stunning Combinations That Make Your Garden Look Fantastic Right from the Start
5. Perfecting the Quilting Stitch: The Ins & Outs
6. Principles of Electronic Ceramics
7. Quick Country Christmas Quilts
8. Quilts from Two Valleys : Amish Quilts from the Big Valley and Mennonite Quilts from Shenandoah Valley
9. Ribbon Style: Knitted Fashions And Accessories
10. Root Cellaring : Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables

Book Contents

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