Arts & Crafts Textiles

8 X 8 In, 9 Pp, 60 Color Photographs, 20 Black & White Photos, 40 Line Drawing. As with other furniture and accessories from the arts & crafts period, marvelous reproductions and inspired textile originals are being hand-crafted today by talendted women. The results are embroidered pillows and table runners, stenciled window shades and coverings, one-of-a-kind linens, "Centerpiece" accessories, and even women's fashions. The low horizontal silhouettes and abstract shapes of prairie style, the open-air lifestyle of California, the Spanish warmth of the old missions, and the recurring influence of Japanese design. All are captured in the simple elegance of "Arts & Crafts Textiles". Includes tips on caring for and displaying vintage textiles in your home.