Leavers Lace - A Hand Book of the American Leaver Lace Industry

Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Antiques & Collectibles, Rugs & Textiles, Crafts & Hobbies, Needlecrafts & Fabric, Lace, Art & Architecture, General Art, Graphic Art & Design, General Design
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Author: Vittoria Rosatto ISBN: 9781473388635
Publisher: Read Books Ltd. Publication: May 31, 2013
Imprint: Obscure Press Language: English
Author: Vittoria Rosatto
ISBN: 9781473388635
Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
Publication: May 31, 2013
Imprint: Obscure Press
Language: English

This book deals with the lace industry, exploring its history in England, Europe, and in the United States. Lace is a decorative, open-work fabric formed by looping, interlacing, braiding or twisting threads of various fibres. Concentrating on the invention of mechanical production, this comprehensive and profusely-illustrated volume will appeal to those with an interest in the history of waving and lace. Contents include: “A History of Textiles and Weaving”, “Foreword”, “History of lace”, “Hand-Made Lace”, “Pillow or Bobbin Lace”, “European Centers of Pillow Lace Manufacture”, “Hand-Made Lace in The U. S.”, “The Origin and Chronological Development of Lace Machines”, “The Origin of Lace Machines”, “Warp Lace Frames”, “Leavers Lace Industry in the United States”, “Yarns Used in Making Leavers Laces”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of textiles and weaving.

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This book deals with the lace industry, exploring its history in England, Europe, and in the United States. Lace is a decorative, open-work fabric formed by looping, interlacing, braiding or twisting threads of various fibres. Concentrating on the invention of mechanical production, this comprehensive and profusely-illustrated volume will appeal to those with an interest in the history of waving and lace. Contents include: “A History of Textiles and Weaving”, “Foreword”, “History of lace”, “Hand-Made Lace”, “Pillow or Bobbin Lace”, “European Centers of Pillow Lace Manufacture”, “Hand-Made Lace in The U. S.”, “The Origin and Chronological Development of Lace Machines”, “The Origin of Lace Machines”, “Warp Lace Frames”, “Leavers Lace Industry in the United States”, “Yarns Used in Making Leavers Laces”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of textiles and weaving.

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