Gardening with Silk and Gold by Thomasina Beck
In this fascinating and lavishly illustrated guide to the garden in embroidery, Thomasina Beck examines the intriguing parallels between the beautiful work produced by embroiderers through the ages and the developing styles of the garden. From Elizabethan times to the modern day, changing patterns and designs are explored and illustrated with engravings, woodcuts, portraits and a wealth of embroideries. Specially commissioned drawings add a further dimension, showing how these sources can be adapted for imaginative use as patterns today. Gardening with Silk and Gold - a revised, updated and lavishly re-illustrated edition of Thomasina Beck's 1979 classic Embroidered Gardens - is an invaluable source of inspiration and ideas for the modern embroiderer, and a compelling and informative read for the garden enthusiast.
Thomasina Beck, an acknowledged expert in her field, is a well known writer, lecturer and embroiderer. A panel lecturer at the Victoria & Albert Museum for over twenty years, she has presented her own work in eight solo exhibitions and has supplied pieces for many group shows. She has published three other books for David & Charles (The Embroiderer's Garden, The Embroiderer's Flowers and The Embroiderer's Story. She lives in both London and Berkshire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780715313664 |
| ISBN 10 | 0715313665 |
| Title | Gardening with Silk and Gold |
| Author | Thomasina Beck |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | David & Charles |
| Year published | 2002-09-28 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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