Magic Carpets: A Creative Guide to Rug Making - Rilegato

Coss, Melinda; Soudan, Silvie

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ISBN 10: 0004115724 ISBN 13: 9780004115726

Casa editrice: Collins, 1989

Riassunto

In the 1980's there has been a huge revival in the art of knitting which gradually became a "designer medium" with its subsequent links to a strong and flourishing British fashion industry. This in turn spawned a large number of successful knitting books. While knitting requires considerable skill, rugs are easy to make and cost a fraction of the price of ready-made ones. "Magic Carpets" features 30 original rug designs with full instructions on how to make them and simple colour graphs to follow. The basic techniques of latch hooking and cross stitch are given at the beginning of the book and there is a brief history of rugs and rug making.

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Product Description

Magic Carpets features 30 original rug designs, with full instructions on how to make them and simple colour graphs to follow. Specially created for the book, the rugs cover a wide range of both traditional and modern rug and carpet designs, and are all simple to make. The rugs can be used traditionally on the floor, hung on the wall, or draped over furniture, but all will add richness to any room.
The basic techniques of latch hooking are described at the beginning of the book, together with hints and tips on finishing, reading a chart and designing your own rug. Instructions are also given for working rugs in needlepoint using cross stitch or continental stitch.
The book is divided into sections according to the themes of the rug designs:
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National Pride: rugs expressing the traditional designs of different nations, including Indian, Egyptian and Aztec patterns.
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Outside In: designs based on themes from nature - flowers, fruit, leaves and birds.
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Art School: designs loosely based on the works of famous artists.
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Designs for Living: rugs featuring cartoon characters and other fun ideas.
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On Form: rugs with shapes that make a statement.
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Style Revival: carpets with Art Nouveau, Art Deco and 1950s' designs.
The attractive and original rug designs in this book, together with the superb colour photographs, make Magic Carpets an inspiration both to experienced rug makers and to newcomers to this exciting craft.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Collins
• Data di pubblicazione: 1989
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0004115724
• ISBN 13: 9780004115726
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 128
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Simone Casetta; 0039 275422215; casetta@mondadori.it; ; Via Mondadori 1,; Segrate Milano; 20090; Italia