Quilts of Provence: The Art And Craft of French Quiltmaking - Rilegato

Berenson, Kathryn

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ISBN 10: 0307345521 ISBN 13: 9780307345523

Casa editrice: Clarkson Potter, 2007

Riassunto

In Quilts of Provence Kathryn Berenson—the recognized expert on the subject—lays out a richly woven narrative of these intricately detailed heirlooms. This sumptuous book documents the exceptional beauty of the traditional craft practiced by needlewomen in southern France, covering both history and how-to—from the production of this exquisitely detailed work to techniques and patterns for recreating quilts, throws, and apparel. “This story of the art of corded and stuffed quilted work . . . ?nally gives Provence its rightful place in history,” writes Michel Biehm in his foreword.

Berenson chronicles the long history of Provençal needlework, highlighting the craft’s players, among them the artisans who created these revered quilts and the queens and average French women who treasured them. Along the way, she reveals the intriguing politics surrounding French textiles—including a seventy-year prohibition outlawing printed cottons during the eighteenth century. Berenson’s extensive knowledge of traditional quilting also leads her to groundbreaking conclusions documenting the in?uence of Provençal needlework on quilting around the world.

Quilts of Provence provides guidance to readers for creating these artful quilted pieces, with ten projects perfect for intermediate or expert quilters—work sure to inspire beginners as well. Projects include an elegant baby’s bib and an infant lap piece, a comfortable woman’s vest, a quilted pillow sham, and a range of exquisite bedcovers and quilted throws, some of which merit display like the works of art they are. Also included are a detailed resource section, which provides information on how to care for and hang quilts, where to see them displayed, and where to buy antique Provençal quilts. Full-color photographs capture the charm of tiny, hand-stitched infant shirts, the elegance of all-white bedcovers, and the feminine appeal of colorful quilted petticoats.

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“Quilts of Provence is a treasure—carefully researched, well written,
and beautifuly produced.”
Folk Art
“Quilts of Provence . . . provides a well-researched history of the tradition
as well as a window into the lives of needlewomen of centuries past.”
Country Living

L'autore:

Kathryn Berenson is a world-renowned researcher in French and American textiles and a former print and broadcast journalist. Her personal collection of French quilted needlework has been acquired by the International Quilt Study Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She lives in Paris, where she continues her study of Provençal textiles.
michel biehn, who contributed the foreword, is a noted interior designer and dealer in French quilts. He is also author of a history of Provençal costume, as well as Recipes from a Provençal Kitchen, Michel Biehn’s Healthy Recipes, and Home Decoration from the South of France.

Marie-Christine Flocard, who developed the project instructions with the author, lives outside Paris. She is the author of several books on making French quilts published in France and the United States and also teaches classes in both countries

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• Editore: Clarkson Potter
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0307345521
• ISBN 13: 9780307345523
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 216