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Floor Cloths, Quilts & Pages
Vyvyan Arata Rundgren
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Description for Floor Cloths, Quilts & Pages
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 239 colour illus. BIC Classification: WFBQ; WFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 338.
Learn the traditional American craft of creating painted floor cloths and then experiment with fabrics and papers to create beautiful floor quilts and floor pages. These colorful, painted canvases were developed in Europe in the early 1400s, used as alternatives to carpets and for table coverings in homes and churches. Durable and decorative, they were used widely throughout the 1700s and 1800s until they were replaced by linoleum in the late 19th century. Today, homeowners enjoy them for their handcrafted, artisan appeal. With more than 200 color images, this book includes step-by-step instructions for making floor cloths, floor quilts, and ... Read more
Learn the traditional American craft of creating painted floor cloths and then experiment with fabrics and papers to create beautiful floor quilts and floor pages. These colorful, painted canvases were developed in Europe in the early 1400s, used as alternatives to carpets and for table coverings in homes and churches. Durable and decorative, they were used widely throughout the 1700s and 1800s until they were replaced by linoleum in the late 19th century. Today, homeowners enjoy them for their handcrafted, artisan appeal. With more than 200 color images, this book includes step-by-step instructions for making floor cloths, floor quilts, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764348754
SKU
V9780764348754
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Vyvyan Arata Rundgren
Vyvyan Arata Rundgren has been involved in art all her life, but after moving to Virginia in the 1990s, she became interested in painted floor cloths. She is an instructor at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina.
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