Download or read book Thomas Lester His Lace and the East Midlands Industry 1820 1905 written by Anne Buck and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thomas Lester His Lace and the East Midlands Industry 1820 1905 written by Anne Buck and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 1981 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 19th century saw a sad decline in the fortunes of the English handmade lace industry, yet in the East Midlands the period also witnessed some of its most interesting and remarkable designs. A key figure in this achievement was the Bedford lace merchant Thomas Lester. This book sets his designs and the development of his family business against the fashions of the period, the conditions in the industry and of its workers, and the relentless competition from machine made lace.
Download or read book Bedfordshire Lace written by Jean Leader and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bedfordshire lace became popular in the fashions of the second half of the nineteenth century because of the beauty of its bold-open designs, often with elegant floral motifs, and it continues to fascinate and captivate lacemakers today. This practical book is dedicated to the novice and experienced lacemaker wishing to learn these techniques so as to realize this elegance for themselves. Information is given about the equipment needed for bobbin lacemaking, how to make a pricking (the pattern on which the lace is made), and how to wind thread on the bobbins. Instruction explains how to work cloth stitch and half stitch, plaits, windmill crossings, picots and leaf-shaped tallies, and how to finish a piece of lace. There is a series of twenty-six patterns, some traditional and others designed more recently. These are supported by instructions, photographs and diagrams. The patterns include small motifs, edgings - some with corners for handkerchiefs - butterflies and, finally, three exquisite collars.
Download or read book The Lace Collector written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hedonizing Technologies written by Rachel Maines and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2009-06-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book addresses basic issues in the history of labor and industry and makes an original contribution to the discussion of how technology and people interact.
Download or read book Debrett s Bibliography of Business History written by Stephanie Zarach and published by Springer. This book was released on 1987-06-18 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Records of British Business and Industry 1760 1914 written by Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume describes the records of 1200 companies, partnerships and individuals active in the manufacture and finishing of textiles, clothing and leather when these industries were establishing and consolidating Britain's position as the world's most important industrial and commercial power. It is based on a survey that covered collections in record repositories, libraries and museums, and also archives retained by the original firms or their successors. Details of many of these have not previously been available to the historian. The guide provides information not only about practices and developments in management, accounting, production and marketing, but also about textile design, industrial archaeology and social conditions.
Download or read book The Berg Companion to Fashion written by Valerie Steele and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - An essential reference for students, curators and scholars of fashion, cultural studies, and the expanding range of disciplines that see fashion as imbued with meaning far beyond the material. - Over 300 in-depth entries covering designers, articles of clothing, key concepts and styles. - Edited and introduced by Valerie Steele, a scholar who has revolutionized the study of fashion, and who has been described by The Washington Post as one of "fashion's brainiest women." Derided by some as frivolous, even dangerous, and celebrated by others as art, fashion is anything but a neutral topic. Behind the hype and the glamour is an industry that affects all cultures of the world. A potent force in the global economy, fashion is also highly influential in everyday lives, even amongst those who may feel impervious. This handy volume is a one-stop reference for anyone interested in fashion - its meaning, history and theory. From Avedon to Codpiece, Dandyism to the G-String, Japanese Fashion to Subcultures, Trickle down to Zoot Suit, The Berg Companion to Fashion provides a comprehensive overview of this most fascinating of topics and will serve as the benchmark guide to the subject for many years to come.
Download or read book The Industrial Archaeology and Industrial History of South eastern England written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lyster Pioneers of Lower Canada and the West written by Eswyn Ellinor-Lyster and published by Qualicum Beach, B.C. : E. Ellinor-Lyster. This book was released on 1984 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philip Lyster (1792-1851)--son of Philip Lyster and Mary Hamilton-- married Mary Sixsmith about 1818, and immigrated from Ireland to Melbourne, Quebec. Descendants and relatives lived in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and elsewhere. Some descendants and relatives immigrated to the United States, living in Pennsylvania, California and elsewhere. Includes much ancestry and family history in Ireland, with some in England.
Download or read book Antique Lace written by Heather Toomer and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 2001 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lace, like silver or porcelain, can be classified by type and its date and place of origin often can be identified. But in the absence of marks giving maker or date, lace must be judged on its technical features and style. This new edition gathers fascinating and useful information in an easy to read and well-organised text covering needlepoint laces, embroideries, lace knitting and tatting, and bobbin laces made in Europe from the 16th century forward, including 19th century revivals. Each type is described and illustrated with hundreds of photographs and line drawings to show the technical characteristics and particular regard to the way one lace compares with another. A glossary, notes on cleaning, care, and conservation, and a price guide make this an essential reference for lace makers, designers, and lace collectors alike.
Download or read book In the Cause of English Lace written by Anne Buck and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catherine Channer's committment to the handmade lace industry and its workers, and her first-hand knowledge of each, are illustrated in her book Lacemaking in the Midlands Past and Present, written in cooperation with her friend Margaret Roberts. Although published 90 years ago, this book has few modern rivals, and is reprinted here for the first time within a more extensive work by Anne Buck. As a young museum assistant at Luton, Anne Buck took private lessons in lacemaking from Catherine Channer and provides here a memoir of her life and career as a lacemaker, designer, teacher, and trader. She includes an account of the Lace Associations, with which Miss Channer became involved, and of their attempts to form a new framework for the industry. Finally, she shows how lacemaking evolved from a poorly paid cottage industry into a popular craft.
Download or read book The Local Historian written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues for autumn 1961- include the Standing Conference for Local History Bulletin.
Download or read book A Bedfordshire Lace Collection written by Barbara M. Underwood and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of Bedforshire lace work which includes 67 prickings and tips on working the patterns.
Download or read book Lace Villages written by Liz Bartlett and published by Trafalgar Square Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the history of the major lace villages of the three Midland counties of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire with many examples of the laces associated with these villages. In this book, the reader is taken on a tour through the villages of the Midland counties whose lacemaking heritage is among the most celebrated in the world. The book is illustrated with rare photographs of finished lace, antique printings, many from the author's own extensive private collection, and photographs of local scenes. Lace Villages focuses upon the distinctive lace types produced, important historical features and lacemaking institutions.
Download or read book The Guide to Historic Costume written by Karen Baclawski and published by Drama Publishers/Quite Specific Media. This book was released on 1995 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 270 photographs and the discussion of 250 categories of costume, The Guide to Historic Costume provides the most detailed, comprehensive and up-to-date survey of surviving historic costume in a single volume. Fabric, colour, shape, social and historical context - all give weight and substance to this authoritative source of factual information.
Download or read book Bobbin Needle Laces written by Pat Earnshaw and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
