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Gingham Aprons of the '40s and '50s
Judy Florence
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Description for Gingham Aprons of the '40s and '50s
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 377 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 802.
Far from having a checkered past, gingham aprons were popular kitchen fashions in the mid-twentieth century. This charming volume of over 300 full color photographs is devoted to beautiful, meticulously handcrafted garments in a myriad of designs: unpretentious, complicated, serious, and whimsical. Lively geometric patterns, stars and flowers, kittens and butterflies, trees and acorns, prayers and blessings are all presented in the cross stitch section alone. Another section is devoted to rickrack decoration, including regular rickrack, miniature and jumbo rickrack, as well as rickrack-cross stitch combinations. Yet another section is filled with techniques that include aprons with pulled thread patterns, ... Read more
Far from having a checkered past, gingham aprons were popular kitchen fashions in the mid-twentieth century. This charming volume of over 300 full color photographs is devoted to beautiful, meticulously handcrafted garments in a myriad of designs: unpretentious, complicated, serious, and whimsical. Lively geometric patterns, stars and flowers, kittens and butterflies, trees and acorns, prayers and blessings are all presented in the cross stitch section alone. Another section is devoted to rickrack decoration, including regular rickrack, miniature and jumbo rickrack, as well as rickrack-cross stitch combinations. Yet another section is filled with techniques that include aprons with pulled thread patterns, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764317484
SKU
V9780764317484
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Judy Florence
Judy Florence is a textiles conservator who has worked with fabrics for most of her life. Many of her original quilt designs have been published and her quilts have garnered numerous awards. Currently gathering and studying various household linens, she has previously authored Aprons of the Mid-20th Century: To Serve and Protect. She resides in Eau Claire, Wisconsin with her ... Read more
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