The Experiments (a Legend in Pictures & Words), May Rachel

Автор: May Rachel
Название: Quilting with a Modern Slant: People, Patterns, and Techniques Inspiring the Modern Quilt Community
ISBN: 1612120636 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781612120638
Издательство: Workman
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Цена: 17190.00 T
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Описание: As a younger generation discovered sewing and traditional quilting, they yearned for a less restrictive way to express their creativity in fabric. In this book, the author shares the stories and work of 80 renowned modern quilters, as well as the techniques and patterns that serve as the foundation of the craft.

Автор: May Rachel
Название: An American Quilt: Unfolding a Story of Family and Slavery
ISBN: 1643132369 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781643132365
Издательство: Неизвестно
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Цена: 18470.00 T
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Rachel May's rich new book explores the far reach of slavery, from New England to the Caribbean, the role it played in the growth of mercantile America, and the bonds between the agrarian south and the industrial north in the antebellum era--all through the discovery of a remarkable quilt.

While studying objects in a textile collection, May opened a veritable treasure-trove: a carefully folded, unfinished quilt made of 1830sera fabrics, its backing containing fragile, aged papers with the dates 1798, 1808, and 1813, the words "shuger," "rum," "casks," and "West Indies," repeated over and over, along with "friendship," "kindness," "government," and "incident." The quilt top sent her on a journey to piece together the story of Minerva, Eliza, Jane, and Juba--the enslaved women behind the quilt--and their owner, Susan Crouch.

May brilliantly stitches together the often-silenced legacy of slavery by revealing the lives of these urban enslaved women and their world. Beautifully written and richly imagined, An American Quilt is a luminous historical examination and an appreciation of a craft that provides such a tactile connection to the past.