GINGHAM APRONS: A Checkered Past (Schiffer Book for Collectors) - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764317482 ISBN 13: 9780764317484

Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD, 2004

Synopsis

Far from having a checkered past, gingham aprons were popular kitchen fashions in the mid-twentieth century. This charming volume of over 300 full color photographs is devoted to beautiful, meticulously handcrafted garments in a myriad of designs: unpretentious, complicated, serious, and whimsical. Lively geometric patterns, stars and flowers, kittens and butterflies, trees and acorns, prayers and blessings are all presented in the cross stitch section alone. Another section is devoted to rickrack decoration, including regular rickrack, miniature and jumbo rickrack, as well as rickrack-cross stitch combinations. Yet another section is filled with techniques that include aprons with pulled thread patterns, smocking, Teneriffe Lace, and stairstep borders. This lavish volume includes engaging, informative captions with values and is a must for all textile designers and collectors of vintage household linens.

About this title

About the Author:

Judy Florence is a textiles conservator who has worked with fabrics for most of her life. Many of her original quilt designs have been published and her quilts have garnered numerous awards. Currently gathering and studying various household linens, she has previously authored Aprons of the Mid-20th Century: To Serve and Protect. She resides in Eau Claire, Wisconsin with her family.

About this edition

• Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0764317482
• ISBN 13: 9780764317484
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1