Natural Style: Contemporary Soft Furnishings from Cotton, Linen, Silk and Wool

By Margot Richardson

Book Overview

Explains the different properties of natural fabrics like silk, cotton and linen, their strengths and how to care for them to maintain their beauty. With this information, a range of furnishings from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0706377400
• ISBN13: 9780706377408
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Ward Lock Limited.
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

fine review of natural textiles

This book has a particularly fine and comprehensive review of the advantages and disadvantages of the various natural textiles, particularly as the cloth's qualities relate to use in home furnishings. Information on sun-resistance, soil-resistance, resistance to abrasion, absorbency, strength, and so on makes the first section of the book exceptionally useful. Without that first section, this would be a fairly standard book on making soft furnishings such as cushions, chair covers, curtains, blinds, table furnishings, etc. I would only suggest a section on sources for materials (for example, the author mentions 108" wide linen!) to elevate this book to a five-star treasure.