Creative Floral Arranging: How to Decorate with Fresh, Dried & Silk Flowers
The Editors of Creative Publishing international
This is a collection of ideas for decorating the home with live, fresh, dried and silk flowers, and foliage. Easy-to-understand instructions are included for projects ranging from a centrepiece of fresh cut-flowers to a garland of silk flowers, as well as ideas for potted plants, dried flowers and water gardens. Many styles, from traditional to ...
Dried Flowers Books
Ikat : Splendid Silks of Central Asia
Kate Fitz Gibbon, Andrew Hale
The ikat silks of 19th-century Central Asia are unrivalled in their inventive designs, resplendent colours and technical mastery. Ikat is an ancient technique, in which colours are applied to silk warp yarns in a multi-stage, tie-dye resist method before being woven. Highlighting the Guido Goldman collection, this study incorporates original research in Russia and Uzbekistan, and examines the...
Textiles Books
Collecting Textiles
Patricia Frost
This guide introduces the world of fabrics covering a broad range of subjects from English embroidery and lace to Oriental silks and India shawls. A price range is given for every item, and the emphasis throughout is on what is both available and affordable. The text is divided into major collecting areas, such as samplers, velvets, laces and silks, and provides an insight into the history of...
Carpets Books, Rugs Books, Textiles Books
Sensational Bouquets by Christian Tortu : Arrangements by a Master Floral Designer
Christian Tortu, Sylvain Thomas (Photographer), Corine Delahaye, sy Christian Tortu has designed flowers for the fashion houses of Dior and Chanel and for the Cannes film festival. This illustrated volume celebrates his floral designs, from a simple circular bouquet of tulips tied in raffia to bursts of dahlias in wax vases.
Dried Flowers Books
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