This striking publication presents highlights from the V&A's outstanding collection of embroidery designs for fashion, accessories and home furnishings. A practical, inspirational resource for textile historians, designers and embroiderers, Embroidery Designs contains patterns for gowns, jackets, bags, collars, children's clothing and soft furnishings, as well as poignant designs for embroideries on the themes of love and intimacy. The book is international in scope, and includes examples from the Italian Renaissance, twentieth-century Russia and Morris & Co as well as a pattern for Queen Mary's closet.
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Höhe: 299 mm
Breite: 245 mm
Dicke: 12 mm
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978-1-85177-814-0 (9781851778140)
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Moira Thunder is a freelance curator, writer and speaker and was previously Curator in the Word and Image Department at the V&A. She is the author of V&A Pattern: Spitalfields Silks (V&A, 2011).
