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Ruskin Lace & Linen Work (Revised Edition)
Prickett, E
Pub. Elizabeth Prickett
Price £13.50 spiral bound

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.

V&A Pattern - The Fifties NEW!
Sue Pritchard
Pub. V&A Publications
Price £7.99 hardback & CD
A stylish and accessible new design series - includes a free CD of high-resolution images and removable belly band

Pattern Motifs A Sourcebook NEW!
Graham Leslie McCallum
Pub. Batsford
Price £16.99 paperback
Available now! This book is virtually an encyclopedia of pattern motifs, including historical and regional styles. From the author of 4000 Flower and Plant Motifs and 4000 Animal, Bird and Fish Motifs.

Print Pattern & Colour NEW!
Ruth Issett
Pub. Batsford
Price £18.99 hardback
Create printed papers and fabrics using techniques such as monoprinting, roller printing, screen printing, printing with found objects, stencils, rubbing and dyed effects. Develop your own pattern designs. Ideal for textile artists, interior print designers and fashion print designers.

A Passion for Painting Pattern
Foreword by Mary Schoeser
Pub. Unipress Cumbria
Price £12.50 paperback
A Passion for Painting Pattern is about the textile designs of Raymond Honeyman. This book is full of wonderful images of Raymond's work which are bound to inspire any textile artists.

V&A Pattern - William Morris NEW!
Linda Parry
Pub. V&A Publications
Price £7.99 hardback & CD
A stylish and accessible new design series - includes a free CD of high-resolution images and removable belly band.

V&A Pattern - Indian Florals NEW!
Rosemary Crill
Pub. V&A Publications
Price £7.99 hardback & CD
A stylish and accessible new design series - includes a free CD of high-resolution images and removable belly band

Arabic Geometrical Pattern & Design; 200 Plates
Bourgoin, J
Pub. Dover
Price £14.99 paperback

The Pattern Sourcebook: A Century of Surface Design NEW!
Drusilla Cole
Pub. Laurence King Publishing Ltd
Price £19.95
This book is aimed at anyone with an interest in surface design and pattern whether they are students, hobbyists or professionals. 400 images from the last 100 years or so are presented with informative captions and ordered aesthetically. The images will be drawn from a wide variety of styles, art movements and countries of origin to give an overview of pattern design from the beginning of the last century to the present day. Images include fabric designs and wallpaper patterns primarily, plus some ceramic and other decorative patterns where appropriate. The patterns are chosen from a number of sources, including the archives of colleges, museums and private collections. An opening introduction discusses the predominant key themes that are relevant to the subject of pattern design.

Experimental Pattern Sourcebook: 300 Inspired Designs from Around the World NEW!
Jaqueline Herald
Pub. Rockport
Price £25.00 paperback
This collection features 300 designs from the newest generation of pattern designers who are experimenting with new formats to create the most eclectic and inspiring collection of patterns in a single volume. Many designers are fusing hidden messages in their pattern designs which ultimately show up in a diverse range of materials, not just dye or pigments on fabric. A pattern can be lovely looking or perfectly fitting on the thing that it covers - but it gets more interesting if it gives an annotation on the object to which it is connected. This book features patterns from a diverse range of designers from all over the globe who are pushing the boundaries of textiles and printed materials. The patterns featured are delightful and unexpected.

CTDG Workbook 5: Draw Programs and Pattern Making
Muntus, R
Pub. CTDG
Price £12.50 paperback

Pattern Sourcebook - Nature. 250 Patterns for Projects and Designs NEW!
Shigeki Nakamura
Pub. Search Press
Price £10.99
The Patterns in Pattern Sourcebook:Nature represent the best of a Japanese aesthetic for transforming the naturally occurring phenomena around them into beautiful art and repeating patterns. The focus is on waves and clouds and the emotions these designs conjure up in viewers. The 250 patterns can also be found as JPEG and PSD files on an accompanying CD-ROM.

Pattern Sourcebook: Nature 2 - 250 Patterns for Projects and Designs NEW!
Shigeki Nakamura
Pub. Search Press
Price £10.99
The collections of patterns found in Pattern Sourcebook: Nature 2 presents a further study in the Japanese aesthetic of natural beauty as embodied in the phrase Kacho fugetsu or "flowers, birds, wind, and moon". The 250 patterns showcase the flexibity of these traditional patterns, yet even more possibilities exist with the addition of a companion CD-ROM that includes the patterns in JPEG and PSD format.

Pattern Sourcebook: Japanese Style - 250 Patterns for Projects and Designs NEW!
Shigeki Nakamura
Pub. Search Press
Price £10.99
The unique collections of pattern designs found in Pattern Sourcebook: Japanese Style captures Japan's heritage of traditional colour, characters and decorative designs passed down through the ages. The book offers a collection of 250 Japanese style decorative patterns accross sixty categories and provides examples in both print format and on a CD-ROM that includes the patterns in JPEG and PSD format.

Pattern Sourcebook: Japanese Style 2 - 250 Patterns for Projects and Designs NEW!
Shigeki Nakamura
Pub. Search Press
Price £10.99
The unique collections of pattern designs found in Pattern Sourcebook: Japanese Style 2 showcases the art and character of the peaceful Edo period (1615-1867) of Japanese history. The Edo culture is alive within each pattern and represents the atmosphere and vibrancy of a time past. A companion CD-ROM provides 250 high resolution patterns in JPEG and PSD format.

Jacqueline Groag: Textile and Pattern Design: Wiener Werkstatte to American Modern NEW!
G Rayner, R Chamberlain & A Stapleton
Pub. Antique Collectors' Club
Price £25.00 paperback
Jacqueline Groag was probably the most influential textile designer in Britain in the post Second World War era. Although originally Czech, she studied textile and pattern design in Austria with the Secessionist architect and designer Josef Hoffmann, in the 1920s. During the late twenties and early thirties she designed textiles for the Wiener Werkstatte in Vienna and subsequently designed and produced unique hand printed lengths of fabrics for many of the leading Parisian fashion houses, including Chanel, Lanvin, Worth, Schiaparelli and Paul Poiret. She was awarded a gold medal for textile design at the Milan Triennale in 1933 and another gold medal for printed textiles at the Paris World Fair in 1937. Jacqueline was not only a serious and highly respected contender in the field of textile and pattern design but, with her husband, the Modernist architect Jacques Groag, was also deeply immersed in the intellectual life of Vienna.

Pattern Design A Period Design Sourcebook NEW!
Sian Evans
Pub. Anova
Price £20.00 hardback
This has got to be one of the world's best collections of period designs brought together as an invaluable resource for designers of all kinds, from fabric, textile, wallpaper, stained glass, to graphic and fashion designers. This collection of over 300 designs covers wallpaper, textiles, furnishings, costume, tiles and ceramics. The designs range from medieval through renaissance and the 19th century right up to the 1950's. This is a truly beautiful book!