Looms and Weaving - Couverture souple

Benson, Anna P.; Warburton, Neil

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0852637535 ISBN 13 : 9780852637531

Editeur : Shire Publications, 2002

Synopsis

This book describes the development of the loom from a crude wooden frame to a sophisticated electronic weaving machine. It introduces textile techniques and there is a description of primitive looms. Medieval craft guilds, the domestic system and Yeoman Weavers are dealt with, while handloom weaving is contrasted with the mill system. The authors examine fabrics such as brocades produced on Chinese drawlooms and the introduction of Jacquard and dobby weaving in the nineteenth century. The reaction against industrialisation and William Morris's inauguration of the Arts and Crafts movement are discussed in relation to the revival of the twentieth century.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

A weaver and textile historian, Anna Benson was formerly curator of the Helmshore Textile Museum and manager of the Queen Street Mill Textile Museum.

Neil Warburton is a weaver using antique handlooms and powerlooms to produce fine quality fabrics. Together they run a specialist weaving business, reproducing fabrics of the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries for stately homes, palaces and museums in the UK and abroad.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Shire Publications
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0852637535
• ISBN 13: 9780852637531
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Warburton Neil
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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