Designed to fit the National Curriculum, this is part of the Longman Book Project. The project aims to enable teachers throughout the primary school to teach language, fiction and non-fiction. It also offers practical guidance and in-built record keeping and assessment.
This pioneering work revises our notions of the origins and early development of textiles in Europe and the Near East.
Nancy Blomberg's narrative introduces the reader to the history of Navajo weaving and documents Hearst's role in its development. The heart of the book provides a detailed analysis of each textile: fibers, yarn types, dyes, and designs.
This book is designed to provide the student with a basic knowledge of textiles in preparation for a career in the global textile and apparel industry, and to provide the necessary foundation for making informed decisions about textile ...
A guide to African textile collections open to the public, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading make this volume a practical as well as beautiful guide to the rich art of African textiles.
Geographically arranged, this volume pays particular attention to textiles from the Batak and the Lampung region of Sumatra, the Dayak of Borneo, and the Toraja of Sulawesi, as well as rare textiles from Sumba, Timor and other islands.
Recycling in textiles presents several promising technologies and ideas for recycling systems. This is the first book of its kind to bring together textile recycling issues, technology, products, processes and applications.
... Textile History , 20/2 , 151–66 GREIG , J , 1981 " The investigation of a medieval barrellatrine from Worcester ' ... Oslo HOLDSWORTH , P ( ed ) , Excavations in the Medieval Burgh of Perth 1979–1981 , Soc Antiq Scotland Monograph ...
This book covers the elements involved in achieving sustainability in textiles and Clothing sector.
The Finer Things is equal parts inspiration and practical classic.
Originally published: London; Sterling, VA: Earthscan, 2008.