Embroiderers' Guild Bookshop - World Cultures

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	Amulets Paine, S Pub. Thames & Hudson Price £14.95 paperback This is an easy-to-read beautifully illustrated and fascinating study of Amulets. Every aspect is covered from history, cultural background, protective qualities, symbolism, folklore to magic. For anyone interested in this subject, this book is a must.

	Art Textiles of the World : Korea Volume One NEW! Lee, M (ed) Pub. Telos Price £27.95 paperback

	Balotra: the complex language of print NEW! Emma Ronald Pub. AMHP Publications Price £9.99 paperback A beautiful monograph on the cotton printed and worn in Rajasthan.

	Batik: Creating an Identity NEW! Lee Chor Lin Pub. National Museum of Singapore Price £17.50 paperback The author examines the role of batik within the social and cultural context of modern Indonesia and Singapore.

	Beadwork A World Guide Crabtree, C & Stallebrass, P Pub. Thames & Hudson Price £28.00 hardback

	Bright Flowers Petherbridge, G Price £32.50 hardback

	Celestial Silks Rutherford Pub. Art Gallery of New South Wales Price £15.95 paperback

	Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools Chatterton, J Pub. Jocelyn Chatterton Price £28.00 hardback

	Colourful World Gallienne, A G Pub. Thames & Hudson Price £15.99 paperback From Mali to Peru, from China to Norway, this book captures all the colours of the world created and used by human beings to brighten their lives.

	Embroidery from Afghanistan NEW! Sheila Paine Pub. British Museum Press Price £10.99 paperback This book looks at the costume of men, women and children as well as embroideries for the home, yurts and domestic animals. Symbolism of patterns, amulets and motifs are explained with the use of beautiful illustrations.

	Embroidery from Palestine NEW! Shelagh Weir Pub. British Museum Press Price £10.99 paperback This book shows the colourful embroidery of village women during the 19th and 20th centuries. The author explores techniques, patterns and materials used in embroidery and patchwork in clothing for weddings, ceremonies and festivals.

	Every Step A Lotus; Shoes for Bound Feet Ko, D Pub. University of California Press Price £15.95 paperback

	Kantha Embroidery - a workbook NEW! Surjeet Husain Pub. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Price £9.95 paperback Surjeet Husain has written another inspiring workbook, this time on the Kantha technique from Bengal. As usual there are easy to follow instructions and drawings to help us recreate a kantha of our own. Colour photographs show us some of the original kanthas from this region of the Sub-Continent

	Lao - Thai Textiles Cheesman, P Pub. Vivian Prideaux Price £55.00 hardback

	Miao Embroidery from South West China Smith, R Pub. Gina Corrigan Price £13.50 paperback This is a fascinating study of the costumes and textiles from the Miao villages in South West China, inspired by Gina Corrigan's wonderful collection. Meticulously researched, with stunning photography and clear instructions for many of the techniques described, this book is essential reading for anyone who is interested in Asian textiles.

	Minority Textile Techniques Costumes from South West China NEW! Editor: Ruth Smith Pub. Gina Corrigan Price £17.00 paperback A follow up book to 'Miao Embroidery from South West China' which widens the scope of this fascinating subject to include the festival dress and processes required to make it, of other minority groups in Guizhou.

	Moroccan Textile Embroidery Denamur, I Pub. Flammarion Price £40.00 hardback

	Oro Plata, Embroidered Costumes of the Bullfight Carborel, D Pub. Assouline Price £40.00 hardback

	Pacific Pattern Kuchler, S Pub. Thames & Hudson Price £24.95 hardback The Pacific is home to some of the most innovative patterns in fibre and fabric in the world. Drawing on local plant resources, such as coconut palm and pandanus leaves, as well as synthetic materials, patterns of astonishing creativity and colour are woven, bound, knotted, plaited, rubbed or stamped. Lavishly illustrated throughout with a rare combination of contemporary, archival and museum images, Pacific Pattern takes the reader on a spectacular journey through the history of the Pacific and the myriad ways in which its peoples weave, bind, knit, plait, rub and stamp patterns of astonishing creativity. It will be an indispensable sourcebook for artists, stitchers, craftspeople and designers.

	Real Western Wear: Beaded Gauntlets from the William P Healey Collection NEW! Pub. Georgia Museum of Art Price £20.00 hardback This catalogue accompanied the exhibition Real Western Wear which presented 73 pairs of decorated gloves. The exhibits, each photographed in detail for the catalogue show the design diversity and technical virtuosity of the American Indian artists who produced these objects between the 1890's and the 1940's.

	Russian Textiles: Printed Cloth for the Bazaars of Central Asia NEW! Susan Meller Pub. Abrams Price £25.95 hardback Charts Russian Textiles created between 1850 - 1950 and exported through Central Asia

	Silken Threads Chung, Young Yang Pub. Abrams Price £45.00 hardback

	Splendid Slippers Jackson, B Pub. Ten Speed Press Price £19.99 paperback This wonderful book is a must for anyone with an interest in Chinese textiles and culture. Beautiful photographs and a fascinating text make it easy and unputdownable reading! Six years of research into the ancient Chinese custom of footbinding resulted in a truly fabulous book. A precious addition to any collection.

	Textile Arts; Multicultural Traditions Singer, M and Spyrou, M Pub. A&C Black Price £14.99 paperback

	Textiles from India : The Global trade Crill, R (ed) Pub. Seagull Books Price £39.95 hardback Textiles have always been central for India and Indian textiles have travelled the globe, clothing Kings and Queens to common man. This fascinating global history from the medieval period up to the present day has been beautifully captured by lavish illustrations and a collection of detailed essays by scholars from four continents. For me of particular interest was the essay by Rosemary Cril about the unique Indian embroideries at Hardwick Hall.

	Textiles of Central and South America Thompson, Angela Pub. Crowood Press Price £25.00 hardback

	The Aesthetics and Vocabulary of Nakshi Kantha Ahmad, P Pub. Bangladesh National Museum Price £27.00 hardback

	The Fine Art of Kimono Embroidery NEW! Shizuka Kusano Pub. Kodansha Price £22.00 hardback This book showcases the exquisite art of the talented embroidery artist Shizuka Kusano.

	Threads of Identity Frater, Judy Pub. Mapin Publishing Price £38.00 hardback

	Toile de Jouy Pub. Thames & Hudson Price £36.00 hardback

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