ISBN10: 0313335486, ISBN13: 9780313335488, [publisher: Greenwood] Hardcover
[Columbia, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
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ISBN10: 0313335486, ISBN13: 9780313335488, [publisher: Greenwood] Hardcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.14
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 0313335486, ISBN13: 9780313335488, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport] Hardcover Hardcover. Needlework serves functional purposes, such as providing warmth, but has also communicated individual and social identity, spiritual beliefs, and aesthetic ideals throughout time and geography. Needlework traditions are often associated with rituals and celebrations of life events. Often-overlooked by historians, practicing needlework and creating needlework objects provides insights to the history of everyday life. Needlework techniques traveled with merchants and explorers, creating a legacy of cross-cultural exchange. Some techniques are virtually universal and others are limited to a small geographical area. Settlers brought traditions which were sometimes re-invented as indigenous arts. This volume of approximately 75 entries is a comprehensive resource on techniques and cultural traditions for students, information professionals, and collectors. Needlework serves functional purposes, such as providing warmth, but has also communicated individual and social identity, spiritual beliefs, and aesthetic ideals throughout time and geography. Often-overlooked by historians, practicing needlework and creating needlework objects provides insights to the history of everyday life. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
[Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 0313335486, ISBN13: 9780313335488, [publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Needlework serves functional purposes, such as providing warmth, but has also communicated individual and social identity, spiritual beliefs, and aesthetic ideals throughout time and geography. Needlework traditions are often associated with rituals and celebrations of life events. Often-overlooked by historians, practicing needlework and creating needlework objects provides insights to the history of everyday life. Needlework techniques traveled with merchants and explorers, creating a legacy of cross-cultural exchange. Some techniques are virtually universal and others are limited to a small geographical area. Settlers brought traditions which were sometimes re-invented as indigenous arts. This volume of approximately 75 entries is a comprehensive resource on techniques and cultural traditions for students, information professionals, and collectors.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2007]
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