Description
This now out of print book is THE definitive book on Swiss Straw work by Veronica Main. Following more than 7 years of extensive research, this book has more than 120 motifs, each described in fine detail and the working diagrams are easy to follow. This book is ideal because it covers basic techniques for split straw, thread, whole straw including hat plaits and flattened straw and then builds effortlessly into the more advanced straw work. This book documents Switzerland’s straw work This book is a must for everyone interested in textiles. It is also a great source of reference for fashion designers, costume enthusiasts and a practical book for textile artists. Many of the techniques can be worked in embroidery threads as well as straw. 192 pages, Main Collins Publishing (June 9, 2003), 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches.
