Traditional Smocks and Smocking

Language: English

Published by Mills & Boon, London, 1979

0263064085 / 9780263064087

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Pages 101, b/w illustrations and line drawings. Covers have some shelf wear and corners are bumped. The author traces the history of the garment, as far as it is known, describes in detail the main smocking stitches and surface stitches, and offers practical suggestions for modern applications of this ancient art. Chapters on: The evolution of the smock, An expression as folk art, The smock as folk costume, Smocking, The Surface embroidery, The modern adaptation of stitch and design and Finishings and Neatenings. There is a varied range fo picturs which mixes photos of historic smocks and smocking as well as practical diagrams and working diagrams. There are some smocking details written inside back cover from a previous owner.

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Title
Traditional Smocks and Smocking
Author
O. Cave
Publisher
Mills & Boon, London
Publication year
1979
Condition
Very Good
Book Type
Illustrated Cover
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0263064085
ISBN 13
9780263064087
Dimensions
7 1/2 "x 9 1/2 "

The Last Post Bookshop

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We specialise out of print miltary, history, Australiana, and all types of craft books and thousands of patterns for knitting, crochet and related crafts. We also have other "unique" one of a kind books which surface from time to time. Our shop is off the Hume Highway at Holrook between Sydney and Melbourne in NSW "the submarine town", The shop is at the old ambulance station, cnr Hume and Albury Streets, Holbrook.

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Holbrook, NSW Australia 2644