Textiles
Fierce: The History of Leopard Print
2018. In this lush compendium illustrated with full-color images, the author of The Burlesque Handbook chronicles the history of one of the world’s most beloved fashion patterns—leopard print—celebrating its beauty and place in couture, and the women who have dared to wear it. In nature, the distinctive markings on..... More
The Gift of Spiderwoman: Southwestern Textiles
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1984. An introduction to the textile weavings of southwestern Native Americans, the narrative history and color illustrations trace the development of weaving among the Pueblo, Navajo, and Hopi, and the Spanish colonists who settled in the Rio Grande. The reproductions of sarapes, blankets, and clothing will..... More
In Her Hands: Craftswomen Changing the World
Monacelli Press, 2000. All over the world, women in developing economies improve the lives of their families by creating and selling exquisite, indigenous crafts. The Ndebele beaders of South Africa, the weavers of Guatemala, the flower painters of Poland, the doll makers of Turkey, the mirror embroiderers of India, the..... More
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China's Dragon Robes
Art Media Resources, Inc. Softcover. 6 x 9", reprint of the 1952 edition, frontispiece, 230 pp., 20 b/w plates, paper, Chicago, 2001. This is a long-awaited reprint of the major work first published in 1952. China's Dragon Robes is a scholarly survey of the dragon-patterned robes worn by nobles and..... More
Sea of Silk: A Textile Geography of Women's Work in Medieval French Literature (The Middle Ages Series)
University of Pennsylvania Press. The story of silk is an old and familiar one, a tale involving mercantile travel and commercial exchange along the broad land mass that connects ancient China to the west and extending eventually to sites on the eastern Mediterranean and along sea routes to India. But..... More