Download or read book The Art of the Tea Towel written by Marnie Fogg and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A visual history of tea towel design, from the 1950s to today. Both practical and beautiful, the tea towel has over the last century established itself firmly as an essential piece of domestic design. This lavishly illustrated book explores 100 of the best tea towel designs from the 1950s to today. Featured are tea towels from well-known textile designers such as Lucienne Day, Emma Bridgewater, Pat Albeck, Cath Kidston, Orla Kiely and Angela Harding, as well as collectable tea towels from key retail stores such as Heal's and Selfridges. Together they showcase a rich visual history of textiles and homeware design of the last century. With full-page images and close-up details, The Art of The Tea Towel will appeal to those interested in both textile design and homeware.
Download or read book My Ideal Bookshelf written by Thessaly La Force and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The books that we choose to keep -- let alone read -- can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In My Ideal Bookshelf, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most; books that define their dreams and ambitions and in many cases helped them find their way in the world. Contributors include Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Keller, Michael Chabon, Alice Waters, James Patterson, Maira Kalman, Judd Apatow, Chuck Klosterman, Miranda July, Alex Ross, Nancy Pearl, David Chang, Patti Smith, Jennifer Egan, and Dave Eggers, among many others. With colorful and endearingly hand-rendered images of book spines by Jane Mount, and first-person commentary from all the contributors, this is a perfect gift for avid readers, writers, and all who have known the influence of a great book.
Download or read book Pat Albeck Queen of the Tea Towel written by and published by National Trust. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pat Albeck, who died in September 2017, was a prolific and well-known textile and homewear designer, affectionately known as 'the Queen of the Tea Towel'. Her obituary appeared in The Times and the Guardian, and she was the guest on Desert Island Discs a few years ago. Pat started designing in the 1950s and continued working throughout her life, including for John Lewis and Emma Bridgewater. She's best known for her work with the National Trust, for whom she designed some 300 tea towels from the 1970s to the present day. The book will show 80 of Pat's tea towel designs. Her son Matthew Rice (also an illustrator and designer) gives a fascinating insight into the design process for each towel. The tea towels include National Trust houses and gardens and her iconic calendar designs, as well as showcasing her unique, retro and quintessentially British textile design and illustration style.
Download or read book This Hostel Life written by Melatu Uche Okorie and published by Virago. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 'A landmark book by an important new voice in Irish writing' EMILIE PINE THIS HOSTEL LIFE tells the stories of migrant women in a hidden Ireland. Queuing for basic supplies in an Irish direct provision hostel, a group of women squabble and mistrust each other, learning what they can of the world from conversations about reality television and Shakespeare. In another story, a student shares her work with a class only to be critiqued about her own lived experience, and a mother of young twins, living in Nigeria, is at risk of losing her newborns to ancient superstitious beliefs. An essay by Liam Thornton (UCD School of Law) is also included, explaining the Irish legal position in relation to asylum seekers and direct provision. 'Fresh, devastating stories . . . Okorie writes with uncomfortable clarity about things we think we already know' LIA MILLS 'Melatu Uche Okorie has important things to say - and she does it quite brilliantly' RODDY DOYLE
Download or read book The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook written by Downton Abbey and published by Weldon Owen International. This book was released on 2020-05-25 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to this treasured English tradition with recipes, serving and decorum tips, and culinary history—as well as delightful photos from the series. Afternoon tea is a revered English tradition—and no one knows better how to prepare and enjoy a proper tea than the residents of Downton Abbey. With this alluring and vibrant cookbook, fans of the PBS series and anglophiles alike can stage every stylish element of this cultural staple of British society at home. Spanning sweet and savory classics—like Battenberg Cake, Bakewell Tart, toffee puddings, cream scones, and tea sandwiches—the recipes capture the quintessential delicacies of the time, and the proper way to serve them. This charming cookbook also features a detailed narrative history and extols the proper decorum for teatime service, from tea gowns and tearooms to preparing and serving tea. Gorgeous food photographs, lifestyle stills from the television series and recent movie, and quotes bring the characters of Downton Abbey—and this rich tradition—to life in contemporary times.
Download or read book Colorful Vintage Kitchen Towels written by Erin Henderson and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Photography by David De Hoyos; assisted by Yvonne Barineau."
Download or read book Fun Collectible Kitchen Towels 1930s 1960s written by Michelle Hayes and published by Schiffer Book for Designers an. This book was released on 2005 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bright colors, cheerful patterns, storybook rhymes, art of every style has been printed on vintage kitchen towels. Today's collectors use these wonderful linens to add a decorative touch, whether displayed as a runner on a bedside bureau, used as a valance over a sunny window, draped over a bed post, sewn into kitchen curtains, or made into cheerful pillows. This informative reference contains over 350 beautiful photographs of printed kitchen towels and bathroom sets from the 1930s to the 1960s. The towel decorations are wide in scope, illustrating designs related to food, the outdoors, people, and childhood as captured by towel manufacturers Martex, West Point-Stevens, Vera, Cannon, and more. Vintage catalog advertisements provide both original prices and descriptions, and current market values are included. The glossary, bibliography, and index are useful references. This is an excellent resource for textile and kitchen collectors and dealers, and an enjoyable browse for everyone who appreciates the beauty of collectible linens.
Download or read book Take a Tea Towel written by Jemima Schlee and published by GMC Publications. This book was released on 2015-02-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clean, crisp and practical; that sums up the classic linen tea towel, and also this innovative new title. Take a Tea Towel contains 16 projects, four for each of main four areas in the home: bathroom, kitchen, laundry and workroom, all using hardwearing Irish linen tea towels.
Download or read book Rightsize Today to Create Your Best Life Tomorrow written by Marni Jameson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-01-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gentle guide for helping readers “over a certain age” discover their best life by finding the right-sized home in the best location. Moving is no fun. Neither is getting rid of stuff. And both jobs get harder as we get older. So, when those over a certain age — say, in the last third of life — are looking to downsize and move all at the same time, many will conclude, “I’ll just stay put, thank you very much.” It’s not just the acquired possessions holding them back, but also the intangibles. Their memories, their family history, their identities are all in jeopardy, they think. And yet, that reluctance to lighten up, let go, and move on is commonly all that stands between them and a better life. Rightsize Today to Create Your Best Life Tomorrow will help this group of root-bound home dwellers cross the bridge between stuck in the past and a lighter, better future. It will encourage them to embrace the fact that now, when they’re no longer tethered to a school system or to a job they need to be near, is their chance to live where they want to live. Every section contains checklists: some soul-searching (should you or shouldn’t you move?), some practical (what every kitchen must have), and some logistical (where’s your happy place?), to help readers on their journey. Included are enlightening profiles of those who proactively changed their housing in the last third of their life. Whether they moved to a smaller place, remodeled their existing home, or even moved to a larger home, which one third do; whether they moved to a new city, to a senior community, or to a new home in the same neighborhood, they all reimagined their lives, re-evaluated their belongings and made a move toward a better and possibly their best life yet. To live your best life now requires an honest appraisal of who you are and who you’re becoming, where you are in your life and where you’re going or want to go. This book is designed to help those who are stuck explore what’s holding them back, and provide them with the insights, experiences, and courage to move forward.
Download or read book Take a Tea Towel written by Jemima Schlee and published by GMC PUBLICATIONS LTD. This book was released on 2015-08-23 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clean, crisp and practical. That sums up the classic linen tea towel, and also this innovative new title. Take a tea towel contains 16 projects, four for each of the main four areas in the home: bathroom, kitchen, laundry and workroom, all using hardwearing Irish linen tea towels. Embellishing the pieces with different techniques such as dip dying, embroidery, fabric painting, and photo transfers each project has an aesthetic simplicity and is practical and hardwearing. Linen is a very durable, strong fabric. The author, Jemima Schlee, has used the beautiful, timeless Irish linen glass cloth because the nostalgic, striped glass cloth sits comfortably in any interior as simple, practical and timeless. But, of course any natural-fibre cloth in linen, cotton or a linen-cotton mix, and of roughly the same dimensions, can be substituted to make the reader's projects more personal. The humble tea towel is a wonderful thing. Classic gingham or striped cloths, bright French jacquard, kitsch maps of childhood holiday destinations - whether made from cotton or linen they are hard wearing and iron to a crisp fresh finish. The book will appeal to people who want to learn to sew, those who want to develop their sewing skills, for those with a love of simple, clean design and an appreciation of the utilitarian simplicity of Shaker design. This multi-craft project book teaches machine- and hand-sewing techniques and also includes different ways of adorning fabrics: dying, embroidery, fabric painting, photo transfers, Dorset button making, and many more.
Download or read book Law Knowledge Culture written by Jane E. Anderson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining unique practical experience with a sophisticated historical and theoretical framework, this impressive work offers a new basis to explore indigenous intellectual property. In this wide-ranging and imaginative study, Anderson has laid the groundwork for future scholarship in the field. Hopefully this work will set a new trajectory for how this important topic is approached and advanced with indigenous people. Brad Sherman, University of Queensland, Australia This informative book investigates how indigenous and traditional knowledge has been produced and positioned within intellectual property law and the effects of this position in both national and international jurisdictions. Drawing upon critical cultural and legal theory, Jane Anderson illustrates how the problems facing the inclusion of indigenous knowledge resonate with tensions that characterise intellectual property as a whole. She explores the extent that the emergence of indigenous interests in intellectual property law is a product of shifting politics within law, changing political environments, governmental intervention through strategic reports and innovative instances of individual agency. The author draws on long-term practical experience of working with indigenous people and communities whilst engaging with ongoing debates in the realm of legal theory. Detailing a comprehensive view on how indigenous knowledge has emerged as a discrete category within intellectual property law, this book will benefit researchers, academics and students dealing with law in the fields of IP, human rights, property and environmental law. It will also appeal to anthropologists, sociologists, philosophers and cultural theorists.
Download or read book Early Childhood Art Painting and Printmaking written by Amelia Ruscoe and published by R.I.C. Publications. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides teachers and child carers with a wide collection of colour mixing and media application, printmaking and dyeing activities suitable for young children.
Download or read book The Art of Catching Jam Before It Burns written by Kathy Kituai and published by Interactive Publications Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2024-07-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected and New Poems from one of Australia's most accomplished poets. "These poems are deeply rooted in personal memory and quiet emotional courage. They are vivid acts of seeing—contemporary free verse with the timeless quality of Japanese Tanka. You can hear rain in the garden, you share grief in the passing of beloved pets. Kathy’s writing is an unflinching testimony to truth and love and loss—a masterpiece of Australian poetry." – Judith Crispin, poet, artist and friend to dogs This is an unadorned poetry, aware that the poet is a conduit whose craft lies in an ability to take the most ordinary experiences and imbue them with extraordinariness, to find the transcendent in the physical, the complex in the simple. In her continuing commitment to the particularities of experience, Kituai takes us deeper into all our lives. This book is a pleasure to read and re-read. – John Foulcher, 101 Poems, Pitt Street Poetry Kathy Kituai’s craft is notable for carefully chosen diction and striking. Water becomes cream of black opal. After a rosella crashes into a window, “how loud the silence that follows.” In Papua New Guinea, the lines on an elderly woman’s face “swim the stories that have made such deep rivers.” – Moya Pacey, a poet This collection, like the jam that metaphorically spreads itself throughout, “sparkles like liquid gems in a momentary sun.” Kathy Kituai inhabits the moment: “she runs ahead to gather verbs”; sometimes fleetingly, “the sheer shifting of self from self to self”; and sometimes “tongue sweet with the moment.” Her poetry “carved on the side of this page can sing beyond itself.” – Sarah Rice, winner of the Ron Pretty Poetry & the Bruce Dawe prizes Kituai’s poems assure us, time and again, that right after saying goodbye, we are often saying hello. Departure leads to something new and worth examining through image and language. Through these poems, we also realise that in releasing old grief, we make room for the new in the form of image, insight, and experience. – Kimberly K Williams, Still Lives, winner, Canberra Critics Circle Award
Download or read book Cozy White Cottage written by Liz Marie Galvan and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you live in a country farmhouse or an urban apartment, find inspiration for every room in your home. Come cozy up with your creativity and Liz's welcoming voice so you can love the feeling of being at home. In this beautiful book of house and garden photography and DIY inspiration, popular blogger Liz Marie Galvan shares: 100 tips and tricks to make your home feel cozy Budget-friendly hints to make decorating affordable Simple DIY projects for every room in your house In Cozy White Cottage, you'll get the help you need to create a space you love coming home to as Liz offers her best home décor and design tips. You'll love Liz's real-life, easy, and affordable ideas to get the most out of your home and discover things like: The passion and productivity that can pour out of an inspiring, functional workspace or home office The conversation and connection that flow out of a warm, well-arranged living room The thoughtful hospitality that can welcome guests, be it for a cup of coffee or an overnight stay The rejuvenation that can happen when we have quiet spaces for reading, prayer, and rest The calming routines and rituals that we can implement into our spaces and our lives The laughter, joy, and learning that can occur in adorable, functional playrooms The life-giving power that beats in the heart of our homes: the kitchen Join the hundreds of thousands of readers and DIY-ers who find design inspiration on Liz's blog, where she shares stories of life with her son, Cope, and veteran husband, Jose, in their 1800s Michigan farmhouse, and her home décor boutique. Cozy White Cottage offers inspiration for every style and makes the perfect self-purchase, housewarming gift, birthday treat, Mother's Day read, or holiday gift. Look for Liz’s other cozy home décor book of DIY inspiration, Cozy White Cottage Seasons.
Download or read book Affairs of the Art written by Katrina Strickland and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reputations of artists are curious things, influenced by factors beyond the quality of the work. Affairs of the Art explores the role those left behind play in burnishing an artist's reputation after he or she dies. Through interviews with those handling the estates of artists including Fred Williams, Brett Whiteley, John Brack, Howard Arkley, Bronwyn Oliver, George Baldessin and Albert Tucker, as well as a raft of art dealers, academics, curators and auctioneers, Strickland traverses the strange alleyways of the art market, where power resides with those who hold the best stock, and highlights the sometimes heart-wrenching way emotion and duty intersect in the making of decisions by those left behind.
Download or read book Salt and the Art of Seasoning written by James Strawbridge and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-18 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding how to use salt can make or break a dish. Salt and the Art of Seasoning will not only help you master your use of seasoning, but it will allow you to reimagine how you cook, cure and work with salt in your kitchen – elevating your flavours to a whole new level. Includes over 100 salt-inspired recipes! Salt is extraordinary. A fundamental, ancient resource used for thousands of years around the world, it is the one essential ingredient that transforms all cooking: elevating flavours from good to great, to unforgettable. In this stunning new cookbook, chef, TV presenter, food photographer and sustainable living expert James Strawbridge shares with you the fundamentals of this artisan ingredient: from distinctive flavour notes and profiles of different salts found around the world, to brilliantly useful techniques – such as brining, baking, charring, fermenting and preserving. Inside, you’ll also find: • The Science of Taste • A Salt Sommelier’s Guide • How to measure ‘to taste’ and season correctly • Salt Craft – from curing to blocking to baking • Over 100 recipes – from drinks to desserts Salt and the Art of Seasoning will show you how to choose the right type of salt for the right type of dish, how to add it at the right time and in the right amount. James shares techniques such as using salt to pickle, cure and ferment as well as making your own flavoured or smoked salts to bring out all sorts of previously hidden flavours. James has also crafted salt-inspired recipes to help you use salt in more creative, healthy and delicious ways. Recipes include: • Brined chicken • Cornish salted sardines • European-style sour pickles • Native American cured fish • Kimchi fried rice • 8 essential flavoured salts • Smoked salted butter • Focaccia • Smoked toddy • And more! Salt and the Art of Seasoning takes you on an unforgettable journey exploring salt’s long role in food throughout the world and human history – while teaching you how to best use this fundamental spice tonight to make your meal sing.
Download or read book Stitchin for the Kitchen written by Judith Lester and published by Design Originals. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you have been looking for designs that retain the light-hearted spirit and practicality of traditional motifs, Stitchin' for the Kitchen is the book for you. A delightful array of designs and themes for transforming ready-made towels or muslin for applique table cloths, wall hangings, tote bags and home decor.
