Madrid: Oficina de Blas Román, 1771. First Spanish Edition. Hardcover. 334 pages. 15.5 x 10.5 cm. 6 folding plates. A comprehensive guide describing the chemistry, processes, and recipes for coloring silk, including the selection and application of various dyestuffs and mordants. Combining theoretical chemical insights with clear, step-by-step practical instructions..... More
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Montreal: Couvent de la Congrégation de Notre-Dame, 1857. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 20.5 x 26 cm. A handwritten and unique book of examples used to teach a sewing class at the Convent of the Congregation of Notre-Dame in Montreal, Quebec. Instructed by sister Louise Rogers, this book includes examples of stitches, sewn..... More
![Item #4064 [TEXTILES] INDIAN BASKET WEAVING. The Navajo School of Indian Basketry](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4064.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1703023900)
Los Angeles: Whedon & Spreng Co., 1903. Sewn binding. 103 pages. 23 x 15 cm. "Baskets are the Indian woman's Poems; the shaping of them her sculpture. They wove into them the story of their life and love." A fully illustrated manual on the art of weaving. Included are Directions..... More
![Item #3675 [STEVENGRAPH] [WORLDS FAIR] Women's Pavilion International Exhibition 1876. Werner...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3675.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1686250307)
Philadelphia: Werner Itschner & Company, 1876. Cloth. 15 x 9 cm. Women's Pavilion 1876 World's Fair Ribbon Souvenir - silk bookmark/ribbon memento. Silk woven on a Jacquard loom by Werner Itschner & Co. During the first American World's Fair - celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the signing of the..... More