American Star Work Coverlets

by Judith Gordon

Book Overview

The origins and construction of 80 starwork coverlets by Pennsylvanian German weavers. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558213821
• ISBN13: 9781558213821
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Green Editorial
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.8" x 11.3"

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Star-work coverlets, with motifs of stars, diamonds, and/or flowers, were woven by professional weavers of the nineteenth century. This book is the only one extant specifically covering these textiles. The coverlets were not signed or dated. But designs for them appear in coverlet weavers' manuscripts as early as 1819. A chapter in the book discusses some of these weavers and their manuscripts. The last chapter in the book describes the method by which a coverlet may be analysed.Over eighty coverlets were analysed. Handweavers can replicate the textiles exactly, or use the designs to weave other types of fabrics. The book is also of value to antique dealers, textile researchers, museum curators, and coverlet collectors. Craftspeople wishing to incorporate these old designs into modern works may find inspiration in these pages.