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Blackwork

By: Mary Gostelow

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Blackwork, or black-on-white embroidery, has long been a popular craft among needleworkers. Often referred to as "Spanish work" because of its association with Catherine of Aragon and its possible connection with Moorish Spain, blackwork has also been well-documented in portraits by Hans Holbein the Younger and other 16th-century artists. In the present carefully researched work, this beautiful, distinctive, and age-old craft receives a comprehensive treatment from veteran needlecrafter Mary Gostelow. She first offers a fascinating background history of blackwork, tracing its use in England, the United States, and other countries. Clear, concise descriptions of stitches and equipment — needles, ground fabric, embroidery thread, and more — accompany discussions of contemporary styles and suggestions for innovative patterns. Originally applied to clothing and household items, blackwork is still used today to embellish table linens, bedding, wearing apparel, pillows, wall hangings, and other domestic articles. Enhanced with 140 illustrations, including many close-up sketches of blackwork designs, this intriguing and valuable how-to book will appeal to needlecrafters wanting to apply the time-honored techniques of blackwork to new projects in decorative embroidery.

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160

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Courier Corporation

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0486401782

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9780486401782

Texts and Textiles

Affect, Synaesthesia and Metaphor in Fiction

By: Diana Mary Eva Thomas

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Affect, Synaesthesia and Metaphor in Fiction

By: Diana Mary Eva Thomas

This study shows how fiction that makes use of textiles as an essential element utilizes synaesthetic writing and synaesthetic metaphor to create an affective link to, and response in, the reader. These links and responses are examined using affect theory from Silvan Tomkins and Brian Massumi and work on synaesthesia by Richard Cytowic, Lawrence Marks, and V.S. Ramachandran, among others. Synaesthetic writing, including synaesthetic metaphors, has been explored in poetry since the 1920s and, more recently, in fiction, but these studies have been general in nature. By narrowing the field of investigation to those novels that specifically employ three types of hand-crafted textiles (quilt-making, knitting and embroidery), the book isolates how these textiles are used in fiction. The combination of synaesthesia, memory, metaphor and, particularly, synaesthetic metaphor in fiction with textiles in the text of the case studies selected, shows how these are used to create affect in readers, enhancing their engagement in the story. The work is framed within the context of the history of textile production and the use of textiles in fiction internationally, but concentrates on Australian authors who have used textiles in their writing. The decision to focus on Australian authors was taken in light of the quality and depth of the writing of textile fiction produced in Australia between 1980 and 2005 in the three categories of hand-crafted textiles – quilt-making, knitting and embroidery. The texts chosen for intensive study are: Kate Grenville’s The Idea of Perfection (1999, quilting); Marele Day’s Lambs of God (1997, knitting) and Anne Bartlett’s Knitting (2005, knitting); Jessica Anderson’s Tirra Lirra by the River (1978, embroidery) and Marion Halligan’s Spider Cup (1990, embroidery).

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260

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1443879428

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9781443879422

Thornyhold

A gothic romance featuring sparkling prose, delightful characterisation and classic intrigue from the Queen of the Romantic Mystery

By: Mary Stewart

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Thornyhold

A gothic romance featuring sparkling prose, delightful characterisation and classic intrigue from the Queen of the Romantic Mystery

By: Mary Stewart

A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors.' Harriet Evans The rambling house called Thornyhold is like something out of a fairy tale. Left to Gilly Ramsey by the cousin whose occasional visits brightened her childhood, the cottage, set deep in a wild wood, has come just in time to save her from a bleak future. With its reputation for magic and its resident black cat, Thornyhold offers Gilly more than just a new home. It offers her a chance to start over. The old house, with it tufts of rosy houseleek and the spreading gilt of the lichens, was beautiful. Even the prisoning hedges were beautiful, protective with their rusty thorns, their bastions of holly and juniper, and at the corners, like towers, their thick columns of yews. 'Mary Stewart is magic' New York Times 'One of the great British storytellers of the 20th century' Independent

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171

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Hodder & Stoughton

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1444715062

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9781444715064

Alternative Entry Programs to University for Mature Age Students

Program Characteristics that Encourage Or Inhibit Mature Student Participation

By: Marguerite Mary Cullity

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Alternative Entry Programs to University for Mature Age Students

Program Characteristics that Encourage Or Inhibit Mature Student Participation

By: Marguerite Mary Cullity

Australia has a long history of accepting unmatriculated, return-to-study and equity group mature age learners into undergraduate courses. Universities enrol mature age students on the basis of, for example, their equity background, prior learning, work experiences, scores on a mature age entrance test, or results in an alternative entry program. This study examined the nature and outcomes of four alternative entry programs (AEPs) to higher education for mature age learners (21 years plus). Alternative entry programs provide mature age students with a way to explore their academic aptitude for, and confidence to, study.

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280

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UoM Custom Book Centre

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1921775149

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9781921775147

Fans

Building and Refining a Collection

By: Mary Cooper

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Fans

Building and Refining a Collection

By: Mary Cooper

For centuries, fans have been used to keep cool, hide behind and even communicate. Made from a variety of different materials in innumerable styles, from simple utilitarian fan to the beautifully ornate, they have long fascinated fashionistas the world over. Now they are often collectors' items, with many commanding high prices at auction. Starting with a brief history of the fan, Fans then moves on to look at the many fan styles and fashion trends. It explains the terminology used for shapes and materials, illustrating how new inventions led to more versatility for fan makers. It them finishes with a look at more practical matters, such as how to clean and store your fan collection and where to research the origins of your fans. Including over 250 stunning photographs, most of which have never before been published, this book gives a helping hand to both the fan novice and the experienced collector alike, making this beautiful and informative volume essential reading for all fan lovers.

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The Crowood Press

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0719842743

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9780719842740

Fodor's Citypack Washington, D. C. 4th Edition

By: Mary Case,Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc

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Fodor's Citypack Washington, D. C. 4th Edition

By: Mary Case,Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc

This ingenious city guide to Washington, D.C.packages a concise full-color mini guide with a color fold out map. The mini guide contains the top 25 attractions; itineraries, walks, tours, and excursions; capsule reviews of key hotels, restaurants, shops, nightlife, and more; and concise travel facts about getting there and getting around. The full-size color foldout map comes complete with detailed city coverage; neighborhood blowups; public transport, hotels, points of interest, parks, and more. This convenient two-in-one travel resource is perfect for the on-the-go traveler who only needs the highlights of Washington, D.C.

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1400012295

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9781400012299

Fodor's Citypack Washington, D.C.'s 25 Best

By: Mary Case,Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff

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Fodor's Citypack Washington, D.C.'s 25 Best

By: Mary Case,Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff

From the Smithsonian to the Holocaust museum, from the World War II memorial to the White House, travelers will find the 25 best things to see and do while on a visit to the nation's capital. Full color. Full-size map.

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1400015316

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9781400015313

The Complete International Book of Embroidery

By: Mary Gostelow,Susannah Read

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The Complete International Book of Embroidery

By: Mary Gostelow,Susannah Read

Step-by-step instructions and patterns for clothes, pillows and other adaptations of traditional embroidery art, presented in over 400 full-color illustrations.

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288

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Simon & Schuster

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0671228862

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9780671228866

Mary

By: Mary E. Mebane

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Mary

By: Mary E. Mebane

The life story of a woman who refused to accept life in one of the traditional roles assigned to Black women profiles her background on a poor North Carolina farm and chronicles her road to success

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253

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Fawcett Books

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0449700259

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9780449700259

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Alternative Entry Programs to University for Mature Age Students

Alternative Entry Programs to University for Mature Age Students

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Fodor's Citypack Washington, D. C. 4th Edition

Fodor's Citypack Washington, D. C. 4th Edition

Fodor's Citypack Washington, D.C.'s 25 Best

Fodor's Citypack Washington, D.C.'s 25 Best

The Complete International Book of Embroidery

The Complete International Book of Embroidery

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