Textile Traditions: 3 Classic Books on Fabric Art and Design
Classic Studies in Woven Structure, Ornament, Craft Education, and Applied ArtsBy Willard M. Smith, Kate Heintz Watson
Length16h 39m
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Textile Traditions gathers three classic studies of fabric art and design into a compact history of the textile imagination. Moving between practical instruction, design appreciation, and historical observation, the volume reveals textiles as both useful objects and richly expressive cultural forms. Its varied modes—technical description, decorative analysis, and craft-oriented guidance—illuminate weaving, pattern, material, and ornament as interdependent elements. The collection's particular value lies in its attention to the intimate relationship between handwork, visual culture, and everyday life. The writings of Willard M. Smith and Kate Heintz Watson bring complementary perspectives to this shared field. Together, they reflect the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century revival of interest in the decorative arts, domestic crafts, and the preservation of inherited techniques amid industrial modernity. Their treatments situate fabric making within broader conversations about taste, education, historical design, and the cultural dignity of skilled labor. By assembling these voices, the anthology underscores how textile knowledge has circulated across workshops, homes, classrooms, and museums. This volume is recommended for students of art history, design, material culture, and craft, as well as readers drawn to the enduring language of cloth. It offers an unusually broad encounter with textile traditions, inviting readers to compare methods, aesthetics, and historical assumptions across its three works. As a single-volume archive of fabric art, it fosters a rewarding dialogue between making, looking, and understanding.
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Length16 hrs 39 mins
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Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Embroidery and Fancy Work
2INTRODUCTION.
3DECORATIVE DESIGN.
4EMBROIDERY.
5PAINTING IN OILS.
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6FLOWER PAINTING
7KENSINGTON AND LUSTRA PAINTING.
8STENCILLING.
9WOOD CARVING.
10MODELLING IN CLAY.
11CASTING IN PLASTER.
12MODELLING IN GUTTA-PERCHA.
13LEATHER WORK
14REPOUSSEE WORK.
15TO TRANSFER PATTERNS.
16NETTING.
17GUIPURE D'ART.
18DRAWN THREAD WORK.
19MACRAMÉ.
20CROCHET.
21KNITTING.
22ODDS AND ENDS.
23Textiles and Clothing
24Textiles and Clothing
25WEAVING
26MODERN METHODS
27BLEACHING, DYEING, PRINTING, FINISHING
28TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
29TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
30CARE OF CLOTHING
31Gloves, Past and Present
32PREFACE
33Chapter I. WHY GLOVES?
34Chapter II. ANCIENT HISTORY OF GLOVES
35Chapter III. THE LANGUAGE OF GLOVES
36Chapter IV. HOW GLOVES CAME TO GRENOBLE
37Chapter V. THE GLOVERS IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
38Chapter VI. GLOVES IN MANY MARTS
39Chapter VII. FROM ARTIST TO ARTISAN
40Chapter VIII. ANNONAY AND ITS INDUSTRY
41Chapter IX. THE GLOVES WE BUY
42Chapter X. GLOVES OF THE HOUR
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