Elegant Table Linens
This beautiful book is the first to exclusively present what many agree are the very best of vintage household linens, the products of the Weil & Durrse Company of New York City, from the 1920s to 1984. Their Wilendur? and other brands reign above others in the collecting world for good reason. The bold and beautifully executed patterns stand out as art of the highest quality. Their inks and dyes, as well as their base fabrics, were exceptional. This book provides a brief history of the Weil and Durrse Company and descriptive text for over 250 different tablecloths in 120 printed designs. 425 color photographs display exquisite floral tablecloths, napkins, placemats, curtains, towels, aprons, and handcrafted items.
The Fabric Quantity Handbook: For Soft Furnishings by Catherine Merrick, ISBN 0953526720
Essential for anyone involved in curtain making and design. Accurate and easy to use - for fabric fringe and trim quantities. Includes quantity tables for curtains valences pelments swags blinds bed valences covers table cloths etc. Measurements are in inches and yards.
The Fabric Quantity Handbook: For Soft Furnishings by Catherine Merrick, ISBN 0953526720 
Curtains and draperies > The Fabric Quantity Handbook: For Soft Furnishings by Catherine Merrick, ISBN 0953526720
C. F. A. Voysey by Wendy Hitchmough, ISBN 0714837121
From the 1890s until the outbreak of the First World War, C F A Voysey was one of the most successful and renowned British architects. His elegant, white-rendered houses with stone window dressings and sweeping green-slate roofs combined clarity with a sensual appreciation of natural materials. A designer of all things domestic, as well as an architect, he was often involved in every aspect of a house's interior from wallpaper, curtains and furniture to fire grates. Moreover, the fluid curves of his decorative designs and the elongated simplicity of his furniture prove him to be a vital historical link between the Arts and Crafts and the Modern movements.
As the first definitive account of Voysey's architectural career, this book combines contemporary sources -- photographs, quotations, original wallpaper designs and watercolour perspectives -- with specially commissioned photography of his houses.
C. F. A. Voysey by Wendy Hitchmough, ISBN 0714837121
Curtains and draperies > C. F. A. Voysey by Wendy Hitchmough, ISBN 0714837121
Elegant Table Linens
This beautiful book is the first to exclusively present what many agree are the very best of vintage household linens, the products of the Weil & Durrse Company of New York City, from the 1920s to 1984. Their Wilendur? and other brands reign above others in the collecting world for good reason. The bold and beautifully executed patterns stand out as art of the highest quality. Their inks and dyes, as well as their base fabrics, were exceptional. This book provides a brief history of the Weil and Durrse Company and descriptive text for over 250 different tablecloths in 120 printed designs. 425 color photographs display exquisite floral tablecloths, napkins, placemats, curtains, towels, aprons, and handcrafted items.
Elegant Table Linens
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Classic Interior Design: Using Period Features in Today's Home by Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, ISBN 0847825582
This beautifully illustrated guide from top interior designer Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill reveals the best of architectural and furnishing detail from England and America's most enduring decorating styles of the last 400 years.
A companion volume to her" 2001 Classic Design Styles," this book focuses on architectural details from seven distinct historical eras and identifies the vital details of each period. Carved stone fireplaces, marble columns, tapestry wall hangings, eighteenth-century windows, and plain and painted plaster wall finishes, as well as cushions, tassels, and curtains are all detailed with an eye to applying them to our homes today.
With in-depth historical surveys of each period, illustrated feature by feature, the book is filled with beautiful photographs and hundreds of creative ideas accompanied by insider tips, practical advice, and inspiration from one of the world's top interior designers.
Classic Interior Design: Using Period Features in Today's Home by Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, ISBN 0847825582
Curtains and draperies > Classic Interior Design: Using Period Features in Today's Home by Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, ISBN 0847825582