Church Embroidery

Beryl Dean, in this very practical, reliable handbook, provides expert guidance in a simple, easy-to-follow way for all who are concerned with the decoration and construction of church vestments and ecclesiastical soft furnishings. This book takes into account the various changes which have influenced current fashions and styles of design in recent years. The author gives clear information - with diagrams, examples and comments - upon the whole range of church embroidery. She briefly covers the historical background of embroidery and then surveys Liturgical symbolism. There are chapters on technique - both hand and machine - making-up and construction, and on Vestments. Frontals, Banners, etc. Most measurements are given in both imperial and metric sizes. This is essentially a how-to-do-it book by one of the foremost ecclesiastical embroidery designer-craftspeople in both England and the United States. It contains over 135 black-and-white original diagrams and photographs, and eight pages of beautifully reproduced colour plates.
ASIN: 0819213764
VSKU: BVV.0819213764.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Dean, Beryl
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.